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Job Description

Psychiatrist Opportunity as Medical Director – Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic

VA North Texas Health Care System | Fort Worth, TX

Discover one of the best places on Earth to lead mental health care for Veterans.

The VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service is seeking a Medical Director to lead the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic. This is a full-time, permanent, in-person leadership role offering an exceptional blend of clinical impact, professional growth, and quality of life in the heart of North Texas.

Why This Role?

You’ll provide clinical leadership for a high-performing, multidisciplinary outpatient mental health team dedicated to delivering uninterrupted, high-quality care to Veterans. Working closely with Clinical Directors and Nurse Leadership, you’ll help shape operations, staffing, resource allocation, and patient care delivery—while remaining clinically engaged.

What You’ll Do

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• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary outpatient mental health services
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• Ensure excellence in clinical quality, compliance, and continuity of care
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• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care: evaluation, medication management, psychotherapy
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• Supervise and collaborate with NPs, PAs, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, peer support, and nursing staff
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• Serve as a key clinical leader across service lines including PTSD, substance use, mood and psychotic disorders, geriatrics, and community mental health recovery
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• Engage in academic affiliation, teaching, and clinical program development
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Our Mental Health Service

VA North Texas offers one of the most comprehensive mental health programs in the region, including:

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• General adult psychiatry, geriatrics & psychosomatic medicine
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• PTSD & trauma services
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• Substance use disorder treatment & buprenorphine programs
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• Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR)
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• Homeless programs, vocational rehab, peer support & residential care
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• Strong academic affiliations and active clinical research
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Schedule & Lifestyle

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• Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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• Very low to no call
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• No regularly scheduled telework
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• Flexible/compressed tours may be available
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Top Perks

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• Enhanced salary options
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• EDRP (student loan repayment) available
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• Recruitment/relocation incentives (may apply)
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• Up to 55 days paid time off (holidays + CME included)
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• Federal pension + 401(k) with VA contributions
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• Free malpractice coverage
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• No state income tax in Texas
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• Academic appointment opportunities
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Why North Texas?

Live and work where Southern hospitality meets big-city energy in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex:

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• Affordable housing & great schools
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• World-class dining, arts, pro sports & theme parks
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• Global travel access via DFW International Airport
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• A booming healthcare and innovation hub
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Preferred Qualifications

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• ABPN eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry
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• Buprenorphine treatment experience
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• Leadership experience in multidisciplinary clinical settings
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• Experience with virtual mental health care
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• VA psychiatry experience preferred
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Interested? Let’s talk.
\n Send your CV to: View email address on ziprecruiter.com

Terry Anderson, MPH, CPRP
\n U.S. Navy Senior Chief (FMF), Retired
\n National Recruitment Consultant, Veterans Health Administration
\n View phone number on ziprecruiter.com