Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant or Associate Professor

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant or Associate Professor

College/School/Unit: Dell Medical School
Department: Psychiatry
Posted: Mar 11, 2025
Apply By: Open until filled

The Dell Medical School (DMS) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a board certified/board eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the clinical faculty and serve on our community and school-based telemedicine programs and consultation-liaison clinical team in Austin, Texas. We seek a physician who will help the Department achieve our goal of working with community partners to develop clinical, educational and research initiatives that revolutionize how people get and stay mentally healthy in Central Texas and beyond.

Student loan forgiveness is available for faculty of the Department of Psychiatry through the Texas Mental Health Professionals Loan Repayment Program.

Additionally, DMS is a Health Research Institute (HRI) of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium. The program and projects of the DMS HRI work to address the clinical needs of the programs which address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in Texas for children, adolescents and their families. This position will provide clinical and consultative care as a part of the Child and Perinatal Psychiatric Access Network (CPAN and PeriPAN), a telephone consultation line for physicians, Texas Child Health Access through Telemedicine (TCHATT), a school-based telehealth program and Child Psychiatry Workforce Expansion (CWPE) projects for the Central Texas catchment area.

We are also integrated in our local mental health community clinics.

Primary responsibilities will include providing clinical expertise to evaluate and treat a broad spectrum of mental health challenges for children and adolescents and in support of physicians who call the Child and Perinatal Psychiatric Access Network for consultation. The physician would also provide psychiatric care to children and adolescents as part of the Community Psychiatry Workforce Expansion (CPWE) program. This program is part of recent legislative funding to increase access to pediatric mental health services across Texas.

We seek candidates committed to providing exemplary care and treatment that restores hope and helps patients live healthier, fuller lives. A clinical assignment will occur through our Department's collaborations with the Seton Healthcare Family with the physician providing clinical care at a Local Mental Health Authority and/or Dell Children's Medical Center remotely.

• Treatment and Assessment:
  Treats and assesses patients and/or physicians; obtains information through the clinical interview and interprets age-specific responses to treatment; applies knowledge of psychosocial systems and age-specific psychopharmacology; provides education, clinical recommendations, and referral information; prescribes medication in collaboration with the patient/guardian; complies with formulary; provides ongoing medication management; evaluates and monitors effectiveness; provides patient education and obtains consents; performs AIMS and other applicable assessments.
• Evaluation:
  Documents in person and/or telemedical psychiatric evaluations consistent with standard of care; orders and reviews lab work as indicated; adjusts treatment as needed.
• Documentation:
  Documents all services in medical records systems within 24 hours of service delivery; documents rationale for treatment deviations from usual standards when applicable.
• Emergency Evaluation:
  Provides child and adolescent psychiatric emergency evaluations and crisis services; assists in crisis plan development.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Participates in treatment team meetings, medical staff meetings, peer review, quality management activities; collaborates with colleagues to develop new services/programs and maximize access to services.
• Professional Conduct:
  Maintains attendance, work schedule, on-call policies, training, licensure, and professional behavior; communicates with staff and patients in a timely manner.

The ideal candidate will comply with attendance, policy, and billing standards; maintain required training and licenses; demonstrate ethical, courteous, and professional behavior.

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We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package and opportunities for clinical excellence, education, and scholarly contributions within a dynamic department and growing medical school.

Required:

• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas, or ability to obtain prior to appointment.
• Board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, or board eligible with a commitment to obtain certification within two years.
• Eligible for credentialing and…