Podiatrist - Medical Director, MH

Job Title

Medical Director of the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic

Job Description

The Medical Director of the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic duties include but are not limited to: Core responsibilities include leading and coordinating the operations of a multidisciplinary outpatient team with a focus on uninterrupted high-quality care to Veterans. Incumbent monitors and ensures compliance with VANTHCS and mental health policies, regulations, executive orders and management directives. Incumbent will collaborate with other teams and team leaders to improve communication and to ensure ongoing continuity of care for Veterans. In conjunction with the Clinical Directors and Nurse Manager of this Mental Health Team, the incumbent plans, organizes, and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the team. Duties include coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, resource allocation as well as direct patient care. Incumbent should be skilled in providing comprehensive psychiatric medical care (assessment, consultation, treatment). They must be skilled in general outpatient psychiatry, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. They should be competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems, including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder, mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population. The incumbent will serve as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team. They will provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists. They may act as formal collaborating physician for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. They will also provide shared administrative supervision for Social Workers, Psychologists, Peer Support, and Nursing staff. Preferred leadership experience of a multi-disciplinary team. VANTHCS MHS provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry, geriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, substance abuse sub-specialty services, trauma services, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs, comprehensive homeless programs, peer support services, opiate replacement programs, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR), vocational rehabilitation programs, domiciliary based programs and inpatient services. There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders, and homelessness. Clinical training programs exist for medical students, psychiatry residents and fellows, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses. VA North Texas Health Care System has an active relationship with multiple academic affiliates. Staff are encouraged to be involved in Health Profession Trainee education.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until October 12, 2026, or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is May 27, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated. After that time, you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period.