Medical Director - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

The division/section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join a rapidly growing service that is undergoing an exciting expansion of its' clinical, education and research mission in a pre-eminent children's hospital and integrated pediatric healthcare system.  The Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Intensive Outpatient Program Medical Director role will provide clinical care at both 3660 Bellaire and the Woodlands locations. 

The Medical Director, working in collaboration with the Division Chief and Division Clinic Chief, is responsible for creating and maintaining patient care activities in the Service that are in keeping with TCH and BCM missions, values, and goals. 

This position provides potential for a mixture of clinical, education and research opportunities depending on the applicant's interest and experience. Successful candidates should be eligible for faculty appointments at Baylor College of Medicine at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels.

Qualifications:

• M.D. or equivalent
• Certification/Licensure: Licensed by the Texas Medical Board
• Training and/or experience in providing multidisciplinary evaluation and intervention
• Experience working in an academic medical center 
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Strong leadership/communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating Cross-Mission Patient Care within Psychiatry
• Partner with Program Directors in Clinical, Research, and Training areas to create, disseminate, and implement patient-care policies and procedures
• Maintain partnerships and provide oversight of clinical program development and patient-care activities across locations (Medical Center and Woodlands)
• Participate with other clinical leaders within division of Psychiatry to manage patients through care continuum.
• Participates as Division of Psychiatry faculty representation in TCH committees, workgroups, and project teams.

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.