Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist — Community Crisis Care

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Retirement plan

Paid time off accrual

Cell phone discounts

Tickets at Work

Headspace subscription

Employee assistance program

Student loan forgiveness

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD seeks a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Psychiatric & Emergency Services. This role delivers psychiatric evaluations, medication maintenance, and crisis intervention for juveniles in the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, working with a multidisciplinary team across The Harris Center and HCJPD.

You will provide prescriptive authority, supervise APRN and PA teams, and ensure documentation meets Medicaid, Medicare, and organizational

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice medicine in Texas.
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
• DEA registration and PDMP registration.
• Completed psychiatric residency.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate juveniles in detention and complete required assessments.
• Provide medication maintenance and crisis intervention as needed.
• Provide case consultation and prescribe rehabilitative therapies.
• Coordinate crisis services and make appropriate referrals.
• Ensure 100% compliant documentation for Medicaid/Medicare and internal standards.
• Prescriptive authority oversight and supervision of APRN/PA staff.
• Complete required training and attend designated meetings.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Board certified/eligible in Psychiatry

DEA prescriptive authority

PDMP registration

Education

MD from accredited medical school

Psychiatric Residency

Texas Medical License

Job description

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD seeks a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Psychiatric & Emergency Services. This role delivers psychiatric evaluations, medication maintenance, and crisis intervention for juveniles in the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, working with a multidisciplinary team across The Harris Center and HCJPD.

You will provide prescriptive authority, supervise APRN and PA teams, and ensure documentation meets Medicaid, Medicare, and organizational