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Psychiatrist - MD/DO

Join our team in Houston, TX, a city alive with energy and rich in diversity. Houston is a dynamic mix of imagination, talent, and first-class attractions that makes it a world-class city. Home to a vibrant economy, beautiful surroundings, and a population full of optimism and spirit, it's no wonder that Houston is a popular international destination.

Job Description

• Perform all duties and responsibilities of a staff psychiatrist, including treatment and professional outpatient care (including tele-mental health), psychiatric consultations, and attending treatment teams.
• Must be clinically competent to perform examinations, diagnosis, therapeutic treatment, handle emergencies, manage patients, and document in patient records.
• Provide professional direction and participate in the treatment team, which includes clinical staff such as psychologists, nurses, nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, social workers, social work associates, physician assistants, and addiction therapists.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement treatment plans; prepare examining physician's reports for courts on commitment cases; attend court hearings to provide testimony.
• Complete a progress note for each episode of outpatient care.

Requirements

• Must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited graduate school of Medicine.
• Must have successfully completed a residency program in psychiatry approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association or those Canadian training programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other appropriate Canadian medical authority.
• Must be board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Association.
• Must be in good standing, and under no restrictions, with the state licensure board in any state in which a license is held.
• Must maintain current certification in American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.

Additional Details

• Location: Services will be provided onsite at Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC), 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77030 or at any of its nine Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) locations.
• Schedule: The normal work schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with a 1/2 hour non-paid lunch break.
• Patient Load: 10-16 patients a day to include scheduled, unscheduled, and emergency patients.
• Support Staff: The support staff ratio varies at each clinic. Each clinic consists of psychiatrist, psychologist, social workers, and administrative support (for scheduling). Each clinic also has a Clinic Director, Nurse Manager, and a head administrator.

Community Overview

Houston offers outstanding performing and visual arts venues and countless restaurants featuring cuisine from Tex Mex and South American to Middle Eastern and Vietnamese. For sports fans, local teams represent all major sports. The city has a population of approximately 2.4 million and is served by Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), with all major airlines providing nonstops to over 60 international locations.