Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist Hershey, PA

Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist Opportunity in Hershey, PA

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is seeking an Adult Psychiatrist for a full‑time outpatient clinic‑based position at our primary location in Hershey, PA. Interest in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders and interventional psychiatry is preferred. The primary outpatient site in Hershey PA integrates research and clinical services, running approximately 40,000 clinical visits per year. We also provide integrated behavioral health services in multiple locations.

Across sites, the department offers assessment programs, medication treatments, neuromodulation and interventional psychiatry, and evidence‑based group and individual counseling services. There are opportunities to work with medical students, general psychiatry residents and other learners. All required calls are phone backup to residents with the option of additional compensation for doing in‑person calls.

As the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health for Penn State College of Medicine and the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, we are committed to enhancing the quality of life through improved mental and behavioral health, the professional preparation of those who will serve the mental and behavioral health needs of others, and the discovery of knowledge that will benefit all.

We achieve excellence through the integration of education, research, patient care, and service to the community. We use the resources of Penn State University as an R1 land grant university, and strengths in neurosciences, methodology, and social and biological sciences, to discover new ways to improve the lives of people with mental and behavioral illness.

We host specialty clinical and research programs, including research that crosses the translational spectrum. Our educational programs include psychiatry residency, psychiatry child and adolescent fellowship, psychology internship, psychology externship, and psychology post‑doctoral fellows. We have a strong collaboration with basic and clinical science in other neuroscience and public health disciplines across several Penn State campuses.

At Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI), located in uptown Harrisburg, PA, we have a full spectrum of care including 89 inpatient beds, partial hospital programs, neuromodulation services, an Advancement in Recovery addiction treatment program, and general and specialty outpatient programs for children and adults. Services through Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center include programs in general and specialty adult and child psychiatry and psychology, interventional psychiatry, adult partial hospital, sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine, eating disorders, psychiatry and addiction consultation/liaison, and integrated care with primary care and medical/surgical specialties.

• Potential for customizing part of the clinical duties to reflect other current or growth areas of interest
• Position includes a faculty appointment within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Penn State College of Medicine. Academic rank commensurate with qualifications, starting at least as an Assistant Professor, non‑tenure track.
• Opportunities to teach trainees
• Supportive environment for research initiatives with talented, academically oriented faculty
• Robust mentorship programs and staff infrastructure designed to support faculty
• Attractive compensation package commensurate with qualifications
• Medical, dental and vision coverage (no waiting period)
• 5% employer 401(k) match
• 20 days of vacation and 10 days of CME (plus funds) for full‑time employees
• 75% Penn State tuition remission for employees, dependent children and spouses
• Relocation assistance

• MD, DO or equivalent degree
• Completion of accredited residency program
• BC/BE in psychiatry is required with certification within 3 years after hire
• Ability to acquire a medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a DEA certificate
• Successful candidates should have strong teaching as well as clinical skills and, optimally,…