Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

• Job Reference Id: ORD-229123-MD-PA
• Title: MD
• Dates Needed: January 4, 2027
• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Assignment Type: Outpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: Negotiable
• Job Duration: Locums

This facility operates a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) designed to deliver structured behavioral health treatment to adolescents who require more support than traditional outpatient therapy but do not require 24-hour inpatient hospitalization. The program functions as a day-treatment setting, with patients attending treatment during the day and returning home each evening. For the psychiatrist role, the clinical focus is on assessment, medication management, and coordination with the broader multidisciplinary treatment team.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, offers a range of historical and outdoor attractions suited to varied interests. Notable destinations include the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, the Johnstown Inclined Plane - recognized as one of the steepest vehicular inclined planes in the world - and the 51-mile Ghost Town Trail. Outdoor recreation is available through white-water rafting on the Stonycreek River and viewing Hinckston Run Falls, a roadside waterfall formed by reservoir outflow. The community supports cultural events such as the Cambria City Ethnic Festival and the AAABA National Amateur Baseball Tournament, held annually since 1944, alongside parks and recreational facilities throughout the area.

Clinicians in this role will provide part-time outpatient psychiatric services via telehealth for a patient population spanning all ages, working day shifts totaling 16 hours per week. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations (1 hour each) and medication management follow-up appointments (15-30 minutes each) for patients presenting with depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, ADHD, suicidal ideation, and self-harming behaviors. The role is structured within a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), a day-treatment model in which patients attend structured treatment during the day and return home in the evenings. Prescriptive authority is required, and no call coverage is required for this assignment.

• Case Load/PPD: Variable
• Patient Population: All Ages
• Location Type: Telehealth
• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
• Government: No
• Shift Hours: Part time (16 hours)
• Cases Treated: Depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, ADHD, suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviors; patient population spanning all ages
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day: 15-30 minutes per medication management follow-up appointment
• Initial Evaluation Time: 1 hour per initial evaluation

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