Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist - MD/DO

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The Facility – Houston VA System Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine. The hospital is on a 118-acre campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center. It is accredited by JCAHO, and has 343 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care. The hospital is staffed by Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston faculty, residents, and students. Baylor College of Medicine has been affiliated with the hospital since 1949. The facility also takes students and residents from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.

Duties and Responsibilities

Perform all duties and responsibilities of a staff psychiatrist. Duties include but are not limited to treatment and professional outpatient care (including tele-mental health), psychiatric consultations, attending treatment teams. Outpatient Mental Health Services at the Houston VA Healthcare System include:

• Must be clinically competent to perform examinations, diagnosis, therapeutic treatment, be effective in handling emergencies, patient management and document in patient records. Must be effective in teaching (patient education and co-workers). Must be effective in planning and should have sound decision-making skills.
• Individual to provide professional direction and participate in the treatment team (which includes clinical staff – psychologists, nurses, nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, social workers, social work associates, physician assistants, addiction therapists), evaluate, develop and implement treatment plans; prepare examining physician's reports for courts on commitment cases, attend court hearings to provide testimony. A progress note must be completed for each episode of outpatient care.

Qualifications/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 which has been 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 MEDVAMC, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77030 or at any of its nine (9) Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) locations
• Schedule - The normal work schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm., 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 however consists of psychiatrist, psychologist, social workers, and administrative support (for scheduling). Each clinic also has a Clinic Director, Nurse Manager, and a head administrator.