List the following in Section 9 of the Application for Employment:  Your PA Medical License no. and date of certification/eligibility for certification in psychiatry by an American Specialty Board.  Include name of specialty and specialty board.   

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER  2007-963

ISSUED   JULY 6, 2007

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examinations

 

for

 

PSYCHIATRISTS

 

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION IS THE TEST.

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Titles

 

Job Codes

Pay Schedule

and Range

1.

 

Staff Psychiatrist

37500

DR12

2.

 

Psychiatrist Supervisor

37510

DR13

3.

 

Chief of Psychiatry

37520

DR13

 

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  In order to add job titles after you have submitted an application for this announcement, you will need to complete and submit a new application.

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for the care and treatment of patients with a mental health or co-occurring diagnosis.  You will provide these services to patients in wards, diagnostic centers, other similar facilities or community programs.  Examinations, diagnoses, treatment and other therapeutic functions are performed under the general direction of a higher level psychiatrist.

 

Psychiatrist Supervisors direct a segment of the total psychiatric services within a facility, such as admissions, forensic, children and adolescents, or out-patient activities.  Other duties include directing the treatment team, coordinating psychiatric care with other professional services, and contributing to policy development and interpretation.

 

Chiefs of Psychiatry have hospital-wide responsibility for all psychiatric services, including integration with other professional services, supervision of medical staff, direction of in-service training programs, and developing policies within the facility.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

For some jobs, offers of employment will be made only if you are willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

 

You must be of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Pennsylvania residency is currently waived for these job titles.

 

Some of the positions in these job titles come under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.  If you are a final candidate for one of these positions, you will have to provide reports on your background from such sources as the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.  If you are a final candidate and not a Pennsylvania resident, you must also obtain a report of Federal Criminal History Record Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  If your background is unacceptable, you will be disqualified for employment in such positions.  You will receive information about these requirements and how to obtain the required reports at the time you are being considered for employment.

 

Some of the positions in these job titles come under the provisions of the Older Adults Protective Services Act.  If you are a final candidate for one of these positions, you will have to obtain a report of criminal record information from the Pennsylvania State Police or a statement that the State Police Central Repository contains no information relating to you.  If you are a final candidate and not currently a Pennsylvania resident, or if you are currently a Pennsylvania resident and a final candidate but have not been a resident for two years prior to the date that you received notification that you are a final candidate, you are also required to furnish a report of Federal Criminal History Record Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  If your background is unacceptable, you will be disqualified for employment in such positions.  You will receive information about this requirement and how to obtain the required reports at the time you are being considered for employment.

 

Necessary Special Requirements for All Job Titles

Possession of a license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as issued by the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure, or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

 

Certain positions in children’s and adolescent facilities require completion of a residency program in child psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.

 

Minimum Requirements

Training For All Titles - Completion of a residency or training program in psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.

 

Experience

Staff Psychiatrist – None

 

Psychiatrist Supervisor – One year as a Staff Psychiatrist; OR one year of experience in psychiatry or child psychiatry.

 

Chief of Psychiatry – One year as a Psychiatrist Supervisor; OR two years of experience in psychiatry or child psychiatry, including one year in a supervisory, administrative, or consultative capacity.

 

You must list the following in Section 9 of the Application for Employment:  Your PA Medical License number and date of certification/eligibility for certification in psychiatry by an American Specialty Board.  Include the name of the specialty and specialty board.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

As of the date of issue of this announcement, the following positions are located at facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

 

Staff Psychiatrists – There are a total of 43 filled positions.  One position is located in each of the following departments:  Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry; and 40 positions are located in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 

 

Psychiatrist Supervisor – There are 13 filled positions in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 

 

Chief of Psychiatry - There are 2 filled positions in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

 

Lists created by these tests will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur due to retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth. 

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact the agency for which you are interested in applying:

 

Department of Public Welfare

Bureau of Human Resources

Room 222

Health and Welfare Building

P.O. Box 2675

Harrisburg, PA  17120-2675

Telephone:  (717) 787-5068 or 1-800-346-4254

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Department of Human Resources

Bldg. S-0-47

Fort Indiantown Gap

Annville, PA 17003-5002

Telephone:  (717) 861-6993

Internet:  www.dmva.state.pa.us

 

Department of Corrections

Bureau of Human Resources

2520 Lisburn Road

Camp Hill, PA  17011

Telephone:  (717) 975-4901

Internet:  www.cor.state.pa.us

 

Department of Labor and Industry

Room 1700

7th and Forster Streets

Harrisburg, PA 17120

Telephone:  717-787-6374

Internet:  www.dli.state.pa.us

 

Additional Compensation

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offers substantial bonus payments as described below in addition to the regular salaries.

 

Board Certification Bonuses

Bonuses are paid to full-time and part-time medical and osteopathic physicians in all the specialties listed in the Commonwealth’s contract, in accordance with eligibility criteria established by the state.

 

Eligibility is limited to physicians whose regular duties are predominately within the specialty for which they are board certified, except for management-level employees, whose duties need not be within the board areas.  Payments are made annually. 

 

The amounts listed below are based on 12 months of service during a fiscal year.  Payments are prorated according to an employee’s length of compensable status.

 

Full-time employment - $5,600

Part-time employment (75%-99% of full-time) - $4,200

Part-time employment (50%-74% of full-time) - $2,800

 

Child or Forensic Psychiatry

Full-time employment - $10,000     

Part-time employment (75%-99% of full-time) - $7,500

Part-time employment (50%-74% of full-time) - $5,000

 

Quality Assurance Bonuses

Payments are made in accordance with eligibility criteria established by the state to recognize continued employment.  Payments are pro-rated for part-time physicians, who must be employed at least 50% of the full-time schedule to qualify.

 

Retention Payments For

Full Credited Years of Service:

 

1 year

$5,000

7 years

$11,000

2 years

$6,000

8 years

$12,000

3 years

$7,000

9 years

$13,000

4 years

$8,000

10 years

$14,000

5 years

$9,000

11 years

$15,000

6 years

$10,000

12 years

$16,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-management Level Physicians Only

Compensation is paid for hours worked outside regularly scheduled hours in response to emergencies and for hours spent “on call.” 

 

TESTING

 

Your application will be evaluated to determine whether you possess the Necessary Special Requirements and the Minimum Experience and Training.  If you meet these requirements, you will receive a score.

 

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you are found ineligible, you may reapply when you meet the Necessary Special Requirements and the Minimum Experience and Training.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O. Box 569, Hbg.,

 

17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers

only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone (Voice)

 

(412) 565- 7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only)

(412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us  

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this

 

announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."