Child Psychiatry- Northwestern PA

Job Description

Exciting Opportunity to Create Child Psych Program in NW PA

Meadville Medical Center is currently recruiting a BC/BE Child Psychiatrist to build a program in a community with a great and growing need. The current psych practice has 3 busy adult psychiatrists. Closest child psychiatrist is a 45-minute drive, so the community need is tremendous. The position can be 100% outpatient child/adolescent psychiatry and/or could include a mix of child psych and in/outpatient adult pscyh.

he inpatient mental health facility currently has twenty adult beds with an opportunity of expansion to include eight additional beds. The staff is productive and easy to get along with, providing a comfortable, progressive atmosphere for the physician.

Candidate should be well trained and ready to apply for or already possess their Pennsylvania state medical license. Clean background and excellent communication skills required.

Employment package for the ideal candidate includes:

Generous Base Salary + incentives program

Up to $100k in Educational Loan repayment

Signing Bonus

Paid Moving Expenses

Full family health benefits

Paid medical malpractice insurance

Paid vacation and CME time/allowance

Meadville Medical Center is a 235 bed regional medical center with a service area of 100,000 offering our community members the highest quality medical treatment and patient care. We have a medical staff of over 140 representing 37 medical and surgical specialties. With the recent completion of our surgical services facilities, MMC boasts 12 state-of-the-art surgical suites as well as a newly renovated 28 bed ambulatory surgery center in addition to our 16 bed inpatient surgery center.

Teaching opportunities are available through our Osteopathic Family and Manipulative Medicine residency program.

The acute care facility provides the newest technology for diagnostic, surgical, obstetrical and emergency services; while the non-acute facility offers inpatient mental health, drug and alcohol rehab, transitional care and a comprehensive pain management clinic. Our radiology department features state of the art equipment and physicians well trained in interventional procedures. In the spring of 2008, Meadville Medical Center opened the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute, an exceptional comprehensive cancer care facility that has been designed around the concept of treating the whole person mind, body and spirit. In February, 2010, The Womens Diagnostic Center opened and boasts cutting edge digital mammography and MRI guided biopsies.

Meadville Medical Center services most of Crawford County and is located in close proximity to Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Cleveland. With a rich and diverse history, the picturesque downtown district of Meadville is listed on the National Register of Historic places. Noted for outdoor recreation, Crawford County boasts six lakes, several state parks and woodlands that offer year-round recreation including hunting, fishing, skiing, power and sail boating. Dozens of local golf courses in the area take advantage the stunning hills and various landscapes. Allegheny College, a private liberal arts college, is located in Meadville and adds a significant cultural and educational facet to the community. With beautiful and varied residential neighborhoods, excellent public and private school systems and churches of most denominations, Meadville is truly a great place to live.

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