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nPenn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
nToday at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
nPenn Medicine Lancaster General Health is seeking a full-time Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist to join our hospital-based Behavioral Health team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
nThis position offers a 7-on/7-off schedule with 10-hour day shifts, providing a predictable schedule and approximately 26 weeks off annually, along with compensated call coverage.
nThe psychiatrist will join an interdisciplinary team caring for medically complex patients throughout Lancaster General Hospital and practice within an integrated behavioral health model that includes our Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), modeled after the Yale New Haven approach.
nOur BIT embeds behavioral health expertise within the hospital to help identify and assess patients with behavioral health needs and support medical and nursing teams in caring for patients whose psychiatric or behavioral conditions may complicate their medical care.
nWhy Consider This Opportunity?
nnn7-on/7-off schedule with 10-hour day shifts
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nnCompensated call coverage
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nnAn established Behavioral Intervention Team embedded within the hospital
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nnPractice within Penn Medicine
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nnDiverse CL practice across medical, surgical, ICU, emergency, and specialty services
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nnStrong collaboration with Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, nursing, social work, and other specialties
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nnOpportunities for resident and interdisciplinary education
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nnOpportunities to participate in quality improvement and program development
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nnComprehensive benefits including PSLF eligibility, retirement benefits, dependent tuition benefits, CME, and paid time off
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n nThe Role
nThe Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist provides psychiatric consultation for adult patients across the hospital, including evaluation and treatment of mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety, delirium, suicide risk, behavioral complications of medical illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders.
nThe psychiatrist works closely with medical and surgical teams, the Behavioral Intervention Team, and other behavioral health services on assessment, treatment planning, medication management, safety planning, disposition, and transitions of care.
nPhysicians also participate in a compensated call structure supporting hospital consult services, the PATH unit, and Emergency Department coverage.
nQualifications
nnnMD or DO from an accredited medical school
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nnCompletion of an accredited Psychiatry Residency
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nnBoard Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
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nnEligible for an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license
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nnConsultation-Liaison fellowship training welcomed but not required
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n nInterested candidates may apply online or submit CV to Dave Phillippe, Specialty Physician Recruiter at
nWhy Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health?
nJoin a growing Behavioral Health service within Penn Medicine where behavioral health is integrated into the broader medical system. This is an opportunity to practice hospital psychiatry while helping advance innovative approaches to caring for medically complex patients with behavioral health needs.
nWe believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
nLive Your Life's Work
nWe are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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lancaster, PA, 17622, US
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