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 psych.

The 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 independent community hospital located in beautiful northwestern Pennsylvania. It is the sole community provider for a population of 100,000 with a medical staff of over 140 physicians representing 37 medical and surgical specialties. Meadville, PA is conveniently located 45-minutes from Erie, 1.5 hours from Pittsburgh and 2 hours from Cleveland and Buffalo. Meadville Medical Center has received numerous awards for the quality medicine it practices and the community value it offers. In fact, Consumer Reports ranked Meadville Medical Center as one of the leaders in the nation for Hospital and Patient Safety.

Meadville is a great place to raise a family. It’s safe with a low cost of living. It’s suburban living without the hassles of a big city. Noted for outdoor recreation, residents participate in outdoor activities while enjoying the beauty of all four seasons. The area boasts a number  of lakes including Woodcock, Tamarack, Pymatuning and Conneaut Lake, the deepest natural lake in Pennsylvania and only a ten minute drive of downtown.

Allegheny College, a highly respected liberal arts institution founded here in 1815, provides many cultural and education opportunities. Allegheny College and Edinboro University collaborate with Meadville schools to provide opportunities of advanced placement credits.

Visit our website at  www.mmchs.org  to learn more about our Medical Center and  www.visitcrawford.org  for more information regarding the community.

BE/BC in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry