Telehealth Psychiatrist | Outpatient ABH | Pennsylvania | Part-Time 10–12 hrs/week | $210/hr

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do! 

We are seeking a part-time Telehealth Psychiatrist to support our Outpatient Services programs in Harrisburg, PA and Carlilse, PA.

Pay range: $200-$210/hour

Shift: 10-12 hours per week + 1 hour per week supporting the Mobile Psychiatric Nursing (MPN) program.

Licensed Psychiatrist in Pennsylvania with current, unrestricted licensure required.

Position details:

The Telehealth Psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing treatment for adults with behavioral health needs. This position collaborates closely with an interdisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality, accessible psychiatric care through telehealth.

The Psychiatrist will:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and establish accurate diagnoses using evidence-based practices.

• Develop, implement, and oversee individualized treatment plans in collaboration with therapists, nurses, case managers, peer specialists, psychiatric rehabilitation specialists, and other members of the treatment team.

• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications while ensuring safe medication management and adherence to Merakey policies regarding prescription renewals and electronic prescribing.

• Provide crisis intervention, psychiatric consultation, and ongoing medication management for individuals participating in the Partial Hospitalization Program.

• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation within the electronic health record (EHR) and ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

• Educate individuals and their families regarding diagnoses, treatment recommendations, medications, potential side effects, and expected outcomes while obtaining informed consent.

• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment meetings, case conferences, quality improvement initiatives, and peer review activities to support high-quality patient care.

• Collaborate with primary care providers, community partners, and external behavioral health providers to ensure coordinated, person-centered care.

About Merakey's Adult Behavioral Health Services

As part of our Adult Behavioral Health Services team, you'll join a compassionate, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to providing person-centered mental health treatment and recovery-focused services that empower individuals to achieve their goals. Learn more about our Adult Behavioral Health Services here:
https://www.merakey.org/services/adult-behavioral-health

Benefits:

Merakey offers competitive compensation plans and more!

• DailyPay

• Work/Life Balance

• Flexible Schedules

• Cell Phone Discount Plans

• Employee Referral Bonuses

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Merakey Stevens Center located at 33 State Avenue, Carlisle, PA 17013 provides telemedicine/telehealth, outpatient treatment and partial hospitalization/day treatment and is classified as a community mental health center. As part of treatment, it includes psychotropic medication, couples/family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. The staff at Merakey Stevens Center is highly trained in treating young adults, adults and children / adolescents with mental health issues. In addition, this center offers treatment to transitional age young adults, people with serious mental illness and children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Additional services that the Merakey Stevens Center offers include court-ordered outpatient treatment, intensive case management and mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services.