Adult Psychiatrist

We are looking for a compassionate, experienced adult psychiatrist to join our medical facility. You will be responsible for assessing patients, diagnosing, or ruling out mental disorders, prescribing treatments, and conducting regular follow-up appointments to monitor the patient’s progress.

Essential Duties:

• Assessing patients through psychiatric evaluations, daily rounding, and medical history reviews.
• Lead the multidisciplinary care team as the attending psychiatry provider
• Assess patients for appropriateness for level of care and their specific program
• Provides direct clinical care in psychiatry, including brief assessments, interventions, and medication management
• In collaboration with treatment team, patient, and family, develop behaviorally-focused, evidenced-based treatment plans of care that address mental health, functional impairment, and co-occurring addictive or psychiatric disorders
• Work with program RN on addressing and collaborating with outpatient providers on comorbid medical issues in our patient population
• Regularly following up with the patient to check progress and adjust the treatment plan as needed.
• Thoroughly documenting each patient's diagnosis, symptoms, medication, treatment effectiveness, etc.
• Supports trauma-informed care model
• Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.

Requirements

• Board-eligible in psychiatry
• Medical degree from an accredited medical school and completion of an approved psychiatric residency
• Licensed to practice medicine in Texas
• Current DEA registration
• Excellent knowledge and familiarity with current DSM criteria
• Familiar with crisis assessment tools and techniques
• Strong working knowledge of general psychiatric principles and practices
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Productivity bonus, CME allowance, malpractice insurance.

Job Type: Full-time