Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Description
Provides patient care in outpatient and/or inpatient psychiatric care services for child and adolescent services.
Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and emotional problems in children and adolescents in an in-patient and outpatient setting. Provides leadership participation of the pediatric behavioral clinic. Provides comprehensive consultation and ongoing patient care services for children and adolescents with mental illnesses and disorders in-hospital and ambulatory settings.
Required Skills

• Effective assessment, evaluation and resolution skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to remain flexible and positive in stressful situations.
• Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish).

Required Experience
Work Experience

• Minimum of 3 years related experience and/or training.

License/Registration/Certification

• Current Board Certification or Board Eligibility in the specialty of planned clinical activity.
• Current license to practice medicine in the state of Texas.
• Current specialty specific cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross;

Education and Training

• Completion of a four-year M.D./D.O degree program and medical residency.
• Completion of a ACGME approved (or equivalent) post-graduate training in Psychiatry followed by successful completion of an accredited fellowship program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.