General Psychiatrist

UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, located in Erie, Pennsylvania is seeking a general psychiatrist to join a well-established comprehensive, community behavioral health outpatient program. It's your opportunity to live in an affordable city on the water, in a family-friendly community with short commutes from many surrounding neighborhoods!

Qualified candidate will join an established practice serving more than 7,900. Safe Harbor provides a collaborative and team-oriented work environment with collegiality and nursing support. Join a group of two full-time psychiatrists, two additional psychiatrists and six APPs, to provide a continuum of nursing, case management, therapy, addiction services, and crisis intervention services support with the delivery of quality care. This job opportunity offers J waiver sponsorship.

BENEFITS

• Competitive starting base salary

• Retention bonus

• No call rotation

• Flexible work schedule

• Nursing team manages phone calls and works on behalf of the provider to troubleshoot

• Stable and friendly work environment

• Five annual CME days and stipend

About UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor

UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor has a primary focus in serving adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance. Safe Harbor has been recognized for its innovation in behavioral health programming including comprehensive crisis intervention services, hospital diversion programming, and partnership with local law enforcement. Safe Harbor's Crisis Services is a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Center.

About UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital currently employs more than 150 psychiatrists and manages more than 400 psychiatric beds across the network. We have more than 390,000 outpatient visits a year and over $80 million in research funding. A leader in the treatment of mental health and addictive disorders, UPMC is consistently ranked among the nation's top hospitals for psychiatry by U.S. News & World Report.

About Erie, PA

As the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania, Erie has an abundance of resources in culture, recreation and education. Erie and UPMC Hamot overlook Presque Isle Bay and Peninsula.

Lake Erie offers the perfect setting for boating, water skiing, wind surfing, sailing and fishing. Proximity to the Allegheny Mountains affords easy access to Alpine and Nordic skiing. Cultural offerings include a symphony orchestra, ballet and dance companies, playhouse theatre groups and the Presque Isle Downs and Casino. Erie is also home to semi-professional baseball, basketball and ice hockey teams. For children Erie offers a planetarium, the Erie Zoo, a Children's Museum, community parks, an amusement park and indoor and outdoor water parks. Erie has a selection of excellent public, private and parochial schools, as well as four local universities.

• Board-eligible/board-certified

• Preferably 2-5 years' experience in community mental health setting

• Three appointments per hour with flexibility to manage acuity

• Approximately 18 patients/day

• Substance use disorder treatment/interest

• Willingness to work primarily with adult and geriatric patients

• A strong interest in community mental health and serious mental illness