Seeking Psychiatrists, including a Department Chair, for New Behavioral Health Center! This is YOUR Future!
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Click Here to Apply: Psychiatry 31866BR
The Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, in partnership with the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is expanding the Mental, Behavioral and Relational health services in West Texas with the NEW Center opening in 2026. Current & Future opportunities available! Opportunities in this role include:
General Psychiatry - Inpatient and Outpatient:
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for inpatient and outpatient clients.
- Diagnose and treat a range of psychiatric disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including medication management, psychotherapy, and other therapeutic interventions.
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as necessary.
- Provide crisis intervention and management of psychiatric emergencies.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents.
- Diagnose and treat a range of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavioral or emotional issues.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including medication management and psychotherapy.
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as necessary.
Forensic Psychiatry:
- Perform forensic psychiatric assessments for competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, risk assessments, and other legal matters.
- Prepare detailed forensic reports for courts, attorneys, and other stakeholders.
- Provide expert testimony in court, depositions, and other legal settings as required.
- Collaborate with legal professionals, including attorneys, judges, and law enforcement officers, to provide insights and recommendations on psychiatric issues in legal cases.
Required Qualifications
- MD, DO or MBBS
- Completion of, or in process of completing, a residency in psychiatry
- Board Eligibility, or in the process of completing training to become board eligible, in psychiatry
- Able to obtain a Texas Medical License
Preferred Qualifications
- Completion of, or in process of completing, a fellowship in child and adolescent or forensic psychiatry
- Board Certification in psychiatry
- 2+ years of experience in outpatient or inpatient psychiatry
- Active Texas Medical License
Click Here to Apply: Psychiatry 31866BR
Welcome to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center(TTUHSC), where a dedication to education, patient care, and research has impacted the health of West Texas and beyond for more than 50 years. We meet the healthcare needs of more than 2.75 million people who live throughout a vast 108-county stretching from the Texas Panhandle south to the Permian Basin and west into Eastern New Mexico.
Our passion, since our founding in 1969, has been improving health outcomes in the most unreached, underserved communities in West Texas and around the world. If you share that passion – if medicine is as much a vocation as an occupation for you – then you’ll find a curriculum and a community ready to make your life our purpose. Welcome to your future. We have established ourselves as a leader in education and patient care and continue to build a top-ranked research environment with significant studies underway in areas such as aging, cancer, reproduction, genetic diseases, and rural health.
As a comprehensive health sciences center, our mission is to enrich the lives of others by educating students to become collaborative healthcare professionals, providing excellent patient care, and advancing knowledge through innovative research
TTUHSC educates students, provides patient care, and conducts biomedical and clinical research. We graduate the most healthcare professionals in the state of Texas. Nationally recognized for innovative programs, academic achievement, and cutting-edge research, we are training the next generation of highly qualified health professionals. To date, we have trained more than 28,000 healthcare professionals who now serve patients and drive medical discovery in tangible, life-changing ways – both for the 2.75 million people in our immediate service area and beyond.
• The AAMC has ranked Texas Tech #1 in faculty satisfaction (Promotion & Tenure, Transparency, Women's satisfaction in the workplace)
• Top 10% in the U.S. for diversity
• TTUHSC Graduating Medical students are in the top 15%
• Clinical Research Unit
• Collaboration with area hospitals
At TTUHSC - You are the Future of Health: TTUHSC-School of Medicine
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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