Psychiatrist Lead Forensics chez The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD is expanding our psychiatry team! The Psychiatrist Lead, Forensics Chronic Care supervises the chronic care prescribers, performs psychiatric evaluations and treatment interventions for chronic care patients within the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) jail facility, and ensures chronic care department operates with efficiency to maintain standards of care. Collaborates with the Forensic Medical Director, jail Mental Health Administrator and other clinical staff to assure the quality of clinical services provided and compliance with regulatory requirements. On call duties may be required.

Your Role in Action:

• Serves as a role model through the provision of positive and supportive leadership, direction to the multidisciplinary treatment team. This is to facilitate continuity and effective clinical care delivery.
• Works with the Chronic Care - Triage RN to ensure standards of care are being met.
• Performs psychiatric evaluations and staffing as needed. 
• Collaborates with the Mental Health Administrator and Forensic Medical Director to assure compliance with contract, quality management and regulatory requirements.
• Manages routine and emergency psychiatric care by assessment, formulating and directing treatment interventions through collaboration with the treatment teams as needed.
• Works collaboratively in consultation with Lead Psychiatrist to institute actions enhancing the quality of psychiatric services rendered to patients.
• Utilizes TIMA guidelines in the provision of patient care. 
• Complies with The HARRIS CENTER and HCSO policies and procedures, accrediting/regulatory bodies and contractual requirements.
• Performs other related work as assigned. Adapts to changing work requirements.

What qualifications you will need:

Experience Required:

• Graduation from Accredited Medical School and Psychiatric Residency Program 
• Must be Board eligible (and preferably Board certified in General Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry or Board eligible or certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry).
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Texas (Psychiatry) according to the Texas Board of Medical Examiners.

Experience:

• Must have experience in a psychiatric setting (prefer minimum of 12 months). Experience in a correctional setting preferred. 

Required Knowledge, Skills/Abilities:

• Must have knowledge of various therapeutic modalities and DSM-IV diagnostic evaluation.
• Must have basic knowledge of principles of the development, implementation and documentation of individualized care and treatment.
• Must have the ability to evaluate patients, set up and carry out an effective course of treatment utilizing the expertise of other clinical personnel with a minimum of direction.
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively with other professional groups

What we have to offer:

The Harris Center not only offers a competitive salary but also a suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally. Imagine a future with a robust retirement plan complemented by our generous company matching – a testament to our investment in your long-term financial well-being. Experience the unique advantage of our prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual, empowering you to enjoy well-deserved breaks.

Enjoy Cell Phone Discounts, exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work, and a free Headspace subscription for mental wellness. Additionally, our Employee Assistance Program supports your overall well-being.

Take advantage of significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness as a valued member of The Harris Center team. As a qualifying entity, our employees are eligible for various student loan forgiveness programs, designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education.

What else you should know:

• This posting is associated with position #9336. Harris County Sheriffs Office, 1200 Baker St., Houston, TX 77002.  
• Sign-on bonus $10,000 

About us:

The Harris Center is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas.  As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provides care to over 90,000 people and has an annual budget of over $300 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The Harris Center provides a full continuum of services at 80 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the largest communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.

Contributes to suicide care and prevention by embracing our values and applying a trauma-informed approach rooted in safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.