Chief Psychiatrist

The Chief Psychiatrist provides clinical oversight and strategic leadership for psychiatric services within the Travis County Jail and Correctional Complex. This senior role is responsible for shaping a culture of patient-centered care, aiming to establish a new standard for excellence in correctional behavioral health.

Working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team, the Chief Psychiatrist collaborates with:

• Psychologists

• Medical providers and 24-hour nursing staff

• Social Workers and Professional Counselors

• Correctional Officers

• Inmate Programming Staff and Chaplains

Travis County offers a premier Total Rewards package that is designed to support your long-term success and well-being. This comprehensive benefits program includes:

• A highly-rated retirement plan

• Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick leave, 3 personal holidays, and 12 company holidays

• Longevity pay and tuition reimbursement

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Access to a free employee health care clinic

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a job classification within the Medical job family. The incumbent must be licensed to practice as a medical doctor in the State of Texas. It is distinguished from the Psychiatrist in that it is a supervisory position for the Psychiatrist, contract partners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and in the required education and preferred certifications.

• Provides strategic leadership for a team of psychiatric providers, ensuring alignment with the Travis County Sheriff's Office mission to deliver exceptional patient care and optimize clinical operations.

• Manages a patient caseload by conducting timely initial and follow-up psychiatric assessments, overseeing medication management, and developing comprehensive treatment plans.

• Serves as an expert witness by completing applications for court-ordered treatment and providing courtroom testimony as required.

• Maintains meticulous records of each patient's visit in the electronic health record, ensuring compliance with all health information management standards.

• Provides hands-on leadership in all aspects of team management, including provider hiring, retention, coaching, and performance management.

• Supervises and guides the prescriptive authority of mid-level psychiatric providers.

• Ensures optimal clinical operations by managing provider schedules, advocating for their needs, and guaranteeing the delivery of excellent patient outcomes.

• Partners with the Director of Inmate Behavioral Health to strategically plan, implement, and evaluate clinical services, driving continuous operational improvements and efficiency.

• Creates and standardizes evidence-based treatment protocols to ensure the delivery of high-quality clinical care that aligns with or exceeds community standards.

• Manages court applications for outpatient, inpatient hospitalization and compelled medication.

• Drives professional growth across the organization by developing and presenting a minimum of two continuing education seminars annually for behavioral health, medical, and correctional staff.

• Actively participates in key departmental and clinical functions, including Treatment Team meetings, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, Medical Provider meetings and Trauma-Informed Care committee

• Serves as a key public ambassador for the Travis County Sheriff's Office, promoting a progressive and positive approach to inmate mental health.

• Actively partners with community organizations to expand and enhance services for inmates both during incarceration and upon their return to the community.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine with a degree as a medical doctor including residency in the field of psychiatry, AND more than five (5) years practicing medicine as a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with increasing responsibility in clinical and administrative supervision of mid-level providers and overseeing clinical operations with a diverse population in a correctional facility, psychiatric outpatient clinic, or diagnostic clinic.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

Licensed to practice medicine in the…