Staff Psychiatrist

Staff Psychiatrist – Inpatient

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
• 8-hour workdays
• Potential schedules:
• 7:00 AM–4:00 PM
• 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
• 6:30 AM–3:30 PM
• No regular weekend schedule
• 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.