Psychiatry - Chairman of Behavioral Health - Sayre, PA
Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location 18840, Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 7/02/24

Service Line Leadership Opportunity at Guthrie’s Level 1 Trauma Center

Opportunity Highlights

  • Excellent opportunity for an experienced leader to head the development of our Behavioral Health Service Line
  • Provide guidance to the organization in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of behavioral health care management programs
  • Offer broad leadership over clinical operations and quality of care for system-wide Behavioral Health
  • Establish budgeted targets for the Department’s programmatic growth
  • Improve alignment and engagement of team across the organization


Candidate Requirements

  • Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time
  • BC/BE in Psychiatry
  • Ability to obtain/maintain Pennsylvania and New York state license
  • Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience in hospital or health system of notable size and complexity

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

  • Affordable living in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region
  • Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, and malpractice insurance
  • Guthrie Retirement Savings Plan (403B) with employer match and annual age-based contributions
  • Allowance for primary licensure fees, DEA fees, and renewals


Career Development

  • Meeting time - 14 days with options for home study and 1 week of CME is convertible to additional PTO at your discretion
  • CME stipend for conference registration, certifications, membership fees for specialty-specific medical societies
  • Teaching opportunities with Guthrie's residency and fellowship programs offer the opportunity for clinical academic appointments. Guthrie is a regional campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.


Supportive Transition

  • Relocation expenses paid up to $15,000 (subject to applicable taxes)
  • Accompanying partner placement assistance
  • Provider professional and social special interest groups
  • Dedicated Onboarding Specialist and Provider Services team to ensure a successful start at Guthrie


About the Facility

A 254-bed tertiary care referral center, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, has received numerous national awards for the high-quality care it provides to patients. The hospital is the region's only Level I Trauma Center, accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, and is served by Guthrie Air, a regional aeromedical helicopter program. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital offers a full range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services.


About the Community

Located on the Pennsylvania and New York border, Sayre is part of the larger community known as the Penn-York Valley or simply "The Valley." The other communities comprise Athens, PA, South Waverly, PA, and Waverly, NY. The combined population of these communities is 35,000. The Valley offers scenic countryside and rural living with easy access to larger areas such as Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Binghamton, NY. I-86 is only minutes away and offers a direct route to Elmira and Binghamton, NY airports.


About Guthrie

Guthrie is a fully integrated healthcare system servicing Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier region of New York. With six hospitals and 76 regional offices in a 13-county catchment area, our team of nearly 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provides more than 2 million patient visits annually.