Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences - Baylor Psychiatric Clinic (Assistant Professor)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7284216 (Ref:19850-en_US)
Posted: September 29, 2024
Job Description
Summary
Baylor College of Medicine, a leading academic health science institution located in the world's largest medical center in Houston, Texas, is renowned for excellence in education, research, healthcare, and community service. The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Psychiatrist to join our team and provide direct patient care at the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic.
Job Duties
- Conduct Comprehensive Evaluations: Perform thorough psychiatric evaluations, establish diagnoses, and develop individualized treatment plans for patients.
- Medication Management: Prescribe and manage medications as part of treatment plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Collaborative Care: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of on-site psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists to provide holistic and integrated care for patients.
- Supervision and Education: Provide supervision and mentorship to residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners, fostering their professional development.
- Interdisciplinary Communication: Liaise and collaborate with research and educational teams to integrate clinical practice with ongoing research and educational initiatives.
- Interventional Psychiatry: Provide, with potential to lead based on previous experience, and collaborate on transcranial magnetic stimulation services with the potential for further expansion of interventional psychiatry in the clinic over time.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum Education: MD or DO from an accredited medical school, with completion of an approved residency program in psychiatry.
- Certification/Licensure/Registration: Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Possession of a current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Texas.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience: Previous experience in an academic medical center or a similar clinical setting is highly desirable.
- Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to evidence-based practice, and a passion for teaching and mentorship.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
