Staff Psychiatrist

Buckeye Global; Rusk (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckeye Global seeks a Staff Psychiatrist - Inpatient for the Skyview Unit in Rusk, Texas. This permanent, direct-hire role offers a Monday–Friday daytime schedule and access to Texas public-sector retirement benefits.

Provide direct psychiatric care for patients under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with opportunities for clinical supervision and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Start date ASAP, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Provide psychiatric interviews and evaluations.
• Manage treatment plans and ongoing care.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for assigned patients.
• Conduct psychiatric, physical, and neurological exams.
• Develop and manage individualized treatment plans.
• Participate in voluntary admission and compelled psychoactive medication proceedings.
• Participate in civil commitment proceedings when required.
• Provide clinical supervision to psychiatric APPs.
• Provide emergency psychiatric consultation and rotating after-hours coverage.
• Collaborate with medical and mental health teams.
• Maintain clinical documentation per UTMB/TDCJ policies.

Job description

Location: Skyview Unit, Rusk, Texas 75785

Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent | Direct Hire

Schedule: Monday-Friday | Day Shift | 40 hours/week

Compensation: Open

Interview: Virtual

Start Date: ASAP, subject to completion of onboarding requirements

Schedule

• Monday-Friday
• Day shift only
• 40 hours per week
• 7:00 AM-4:00 PM
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• 6:30 AM-3:30 PM
• No routine night shifts
• After-hours call is performed from home and shared among providers on a rotating basis.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Staff Psychiatrist - Inpatient to provide direct psychiatric care to patients within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) at the Skyview Unit in Rusk, Texas.

This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity offering a structured Monday-Friday daytime schedule, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and access to Texas public-sector retirement benefits.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working in a secure correctional healthcare environment and providing care to patients with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of assigned patients.
• Conduct psychiatric, physical, and neurological examinations.
• Develop and manage individualized treatment plans.
• Participate in voluntary admission and compelled psychoactive medication proceedings.
• Participate in civil commitment proceedings when required.
• Provide clinical supervision to psychiatric advanced practice providers as assigned.
• Provide emergency psychiatric consultation and participate in rotating after-hours call coverage.
• Participate in Psychiatry Quality Improvement/Quality Management programs.
• Collaborate with medical, mental health, nursing, utilization review, and correctional healthcare teams.
• Maintain appropriate clinical documentation and comply with UTMB/TDCJ policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.