Psychiatrist

Reading Hospital is seeking a BE/BC Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team at Reading Hospital. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to engage in outpatient care, consultative services, or a combination of both. Consultations will primarily be conducted at Reading Hospital, providing you with a diverse and rewarding clinical experience.

Job Summary:

• Engage in outpatient psychiatric care, providing comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatments to patients.
• Conduct consultative services at Reading Hospital, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to address complex psychiatric needs.
• Teach and mentor Psychiatry residents and medical students as part of our Psychiatry residency program, which welcomed its inaugural class in 2022.
• Join a supportive and collaborative environment dedicated to fostering professional growth and development.

Additional Psychiatric services offered by Tower Health’s Reading Hospital and Tower Behavioral Health include: a medical complexity unit, a dedicated C/L service, extensive outpatient services throughout Berks County, including partial hospitalization and an Assertive Community Treatment Program. Other services include Medication Assisted Treatment, Behavioral Medicine Pain Management, and a Senior Assessment Program.

Reading Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program

The Benefits We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
• Malpractice insurance & Tail Coverage
• Educational Loan Assistance
• Residency/Fellowship Stipend
• Generous paid time-off allowance
• CME time and money
• Relocation assistance
• H1B & Green Card Support
• Spousal/Domestic Partner Job Search Support
• Supportive health system to advance goals

Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals. As the nationally recognized, Magnet® designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades™, and has been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.

The Community:

Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading.

The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.

Videos:

Virtual Tour – Reading Hospital

Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health  

Living in Berks County – From Reading Fellows (Video)

Websites:

Reading Hospital Campus Map

Facts About Reading Hospital

Berks County Living Website

Newcomers Guide to Berks County

Pennsylvania’s Americana Region

Contact Name: Christopher David

Contact Email: Christopher.David@towerhealth.org

Contact Phone: 570-401-4510 (Call or Text)

• MD, DO, or equivalent foreign degree
• Completion of ACMGE accredited psychiatry residency or fellowship program
• Candidates must be BE/BC in Psychiatry 
• Candidates coming out of training encouraged to apply!
• A valid PA Medical License or the ability to obtain one is required

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org