Psychiatry - System Chair of Behavioral Health - Upstate NY / Northeast 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: 12/19/24

Build a Behavioral Health Service Line at The Guthrie Clinic in NY/PA

Highlights of the opportunity

  • Flexible schedule options for enhanced work-life balance
  • Pioneer our Behavioral Health service line by establishing psychiatric and mental health services throughout Guthrie’s 15-county service area in Upstate NY and Northeastern PA
  • Provide guidance to the organization in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of behavioral health 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

Candidate Requirements

  • Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time
  • Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience in hospital or health system of notable size and complexity

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

  • $150k Student Loan Repayment
  • Paid relocation
  • Affordable living in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region
  • Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, and disability insurance
  • Malpractice insurance, including tail coverage
  • Guthrie Retirement Savings Plan (403B) with employer match and annual age-based contributions
  • Allowance for primary licensure fees, DEA fees, and renewals
  • $10,000 referral bonus if you refer a physician that we hire on a full-time basis

Career Development

  • Meeting time - 14 days with options for home study 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.
  • Physician mentoring and leadership training opportunities available

Supportive Transition

  • Paid relocation expenses up to $15,000
  • Accompanying partner placement assistance available
  • Physician professional and social special interest groups
  • Dedicated Onboarding team to ensure a successful start at Guthrie
Excellent physicians and advanced practitioners choose Guthrie because of a shared commitment to our community and to each other. The Guthrie Clinic was founded on the principle that people in small towns deserve the same access to high quality medical care as those in big cities. Non-profit and physician-led, we deliver on that promise through an integrated healthcare delivery system caring for patients across the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our focus on our patients and quality care has never wavered.

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.