Primary Function: (state main function of position) Responsible for providing direct care to patients in the Einstein Crisis Response Center, a 24/7 service providing immediate assistance to individuals with behavioral health crises. Supervises the clinical work of professional staff, residents, medical students and other trainees in the CRC; evaluates admissions and discharges for quality assurance; and participates in clinical treatment teams as needed. Evaluates involuntary admissions for QI standards and safety. Follows CRC, Hospital and Departmental policies and procedures and complies with standards of regulatory agencies. Presents course work for residents and medical students as assigned by the Medical Director or Associate Chair. Participates in weekly department huddles, medical staff and administrative committees of the hospital as required by the Medical Director or Chair, attends departmental educational activities and assumes clinical responsibilities as a participant in the overall practice plan of the department as directed by the Chairman. Provides linkage with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Disability Services (DBHIDS) and other agencies as appropriate.

This position requires providing service to the following age population(s) adult, older adult, and frail elderly in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served. ______________________________________________________________________________

Education/Training/Experience: (indicate if required or preferred)

M.D. or D.O. from accredited program (required)

Completion of approved psychiatric residency (required)

Experience in Emergency Psychiatry (preferred)

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Licenses/Certifications: (indicate if required or preferred)

Valid license to practice medicine in the State of Pennsylvania (required)

Board certified/board eligible by ABPN(required).

Added subspecialty qualifications (preferred).

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.