Inpatient Psychiatrist - Weekend Coverage, Saturday & Sunday (Adult & Adolescent)

New Graduates or Experienced Psychiatrist are encouraged to enquire

Tower Behavioral Health is a 181-bed healthcare system dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate behavioral health services across the continuum of care. Our state-of-the-art inpatient psychiatric hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania provides acute, evidence based psychiatric treatment for both adult and adolescent patients in a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment. Tower Behavioral Health operates under a patient centered, recovery oriented model supported by multidisciplinary teams including psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology, and allied health professionals. The organization is committed to clinical excellence, ethical care, regulatory compliance, and collaborative practice, while fostering an environment that supports physician engagement and quality outcomes.

Overview:
Provide weekend coverage for our adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units. This role focuses on psychiatric management of hospitalized patients during weekends, including medication management, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
This position is ideal for psychiatrists seeking weekend only coverage, supplemental clinical work, or schedule flexibility, with clear handoffs and strong weekday provider support.

For more details please contact - debbie.hughes@acadiahealthcare.com or call/text - 615.861.7581

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care to adult and adolescent patients during weekend coverage
• Conduct rounding, clinical follow ups, and psychiatric evaluations as needed
• Manage psychopharmacologic treatment, including medication adjustments and side effect monitoring
• Collaborate with nursing, social work, therapists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Address acute psychiatric needs, behavioral concerns, and stabilization issues during weekend hours
• Support continuity of care through clear documentation and communication with weekday psychiatric providers
• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation in the electronic medical record
• Adhere to all ethical, legal, regulatory, and organizational standards of psychiatric practice

Schedule & Coverage Details:

• Weekend coverage only (Saturday and Sunday)
• Daytime rounding and on site unit presence
• No routine weekday responsibilities
• Call expectations, if any, can be structured based on candidate availability
• Schedule and coverage scope customizable based on experience and preferences

Compensation & Perks:

• Competitive weekend compensation
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Collaborative, team based inpatient care environment
• Opportunity for additional coverage or expanded roles, if desired

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry
• Current, unrestricted DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
• Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing inpatient psychiatric care to adult and/or adolescent populations
  Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training strongly preferred for candidates covering adolescent units
• Comfort managing acute psychiatric presentations across age groups
• Experience working within multidisciplinary hospital based teams

Acadia Healthcare Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.


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