Psychiatry Physician Geriatric Psychiatrist - Physicians Only Apply - Perm

Company: MedSource Consultants
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

A Psychiatry Physician Geriatric Psychiatrist practice is seeking a qualified physician for Philadelphia, PA. This and other physician jobs brought to you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply.

If you enjoy working in a teaching/academic setting with geriatric patients then this could be just what you are looking for. --You will--provide direct clinical care to geropsychiatric patients in-- a mix of Inpatient and Outpatient settings.-- The mix will be roughly 50/50.The inpatient unit has 17 beds. There is another psychiatrist on the unit who does most of the IP so you will be responsible for approx. 5-6 patients on the IP side. You will also be involved with treating residents and fellows.In this role you will work closely with patients, their family members and in some cases the--patients's primary care physicians to monitor cognitive and memory issues, medication management, and more. You will work with an internal team of therapists, social workers, psychologists, and more-- and will also be responsible for supervising and training residents rotating through the unit.-- You also will, if interested, perform ECT to help with depression in older adults.Salary 200-210K plus annual department bonus of 3-5,000 per year --plus $10,000 from call plus exceptional benefits including both a pension-- plan and 403B
Candidate does not need to have a geriatric fellowship but must be interested and willing to work with this population.

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