UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital currently employs more than 150 psychiatrists and manages more than 400 psychiatric beds across the network. We have more than 390,000 outpatient visits a year and over $80 million in research funding. A leader in the treatment of mental health and addictive disorders, UPMC is consistently ranked among the nation’s top hospitals for psychiatry by U.S. News World Report.

We have an array of opportunitiesacross specialties such as:

Adult outpatient including subspecialties in OCD, bipolar, women's healthGeriatric outpatient and nursing homesChild Adolescent including subspecialties in autism early childhood traumaEating DisordersAddiction Medicine Detox (positions available for non-psychiatrists with addiction training/certification)Psychosomatic Medicine (including Oncology)Chronic Mental Illness including ACT TeamsEmergency Psychiatry including our community crisis clinic, our hospital-based psychiatric emergency room, and telepsychiatry to medical ERsIntegrated Clinics (Pediatric, Geriatric, and PCP practices)Interventional Psychiatry (ECT, TMS, Ketamine)

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is an integrated behavioral health system comprising clinical services, education and training, and research. Together with the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, we provide behavioral health care that is informed by the latest research, for individuals across the lifespan, who are at all stages in their recovery. Many of our sites are teaching clinics and offer multiple opportunities for training residents, medical students, and other trainees. The Department of Psychiatry offers a Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program. It is also actively recruiting physicians who are interested in furthering our robust DEI initiatives including the University of Pittsburgh Race and Social Determinants of Equity and Well-being Cluster Hire and Retention Initiative.

A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine faculty appointment commensurate with experience. To apply for a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Appointment, please submit your materials atwww.join.pitt.edu. Under "Find Positions", select "Faculty" and keyword search position number 24002138.

OurTelepsychiatry Division continues to grow, and at this time we have limited casual and part-time telepsychiatry openings for our outpatient mental health clinics. We have received an increase in applications, so screening and interview priority will be given to those who currently hold active licensure in their home state and the state of Pennsylvania.

J-1 positions are also available at our network hospitals.

Minimum education requirement: MD or DO degree and completion of a psychiatry residency.

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