Adult Psychiatry (Hybrid Role and Flexible Schedule)- Southwest, Houston - Legacy Community Health

About: 

Legacy Community Health is a premium, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive community care by treating the entire patient while improving their overall wellness and quality of life.  As the largest FQHC in the state of Texas, with locations in the Greater Houston and surrounding areas including Beaumont and Baytown, we empower patients to lead better lives by promoting healthy behaviors and offering resources such as literacy classes, family planning services, and nutrition/weight management education.

Benefits:

• Mission-focused career impacting change and improving health outcomes for all patients
• Legacy is a proud participant of several loan repayment programs that may qualify you up to $180,000 in loan repayments. Below are the loan repayment programs available to you when working at Legacy:
• Nurse NHSC Loan Repayment Program
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Program
• Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Paid vacation, sick time, and 403b retirement plan
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing medical education reimbursement
• Paid malpractice
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement
• Medical visit copays are waived when seeing a Legacy provider

Job Description

Provides a full range of psychiatric services to Legacy Community Health FQHC clients with the aim of improving the mental health and quality of life of the patients served.

Essential Functions

• Perform assessments and provide treatment to clients of the Clinic.
• Keep regularly scheduled hours as agreed upon in the Service Agreement and actively see patients in the Clinic.
• Meet or exceed productivity requirements as set forth by the Chief Medical Officer and the Director of Behavioral Health.
• Develop and maintain clinical diagnostic and treatment protocols for psychiatric treatment.
• Be available by phone during regular Clinic hours should assistance be required and outside of regular Clinic hours as scheduled.
• Assist in review and development of patient educational material before release to patients.
• Supervision of health care students assigned to the Clinic for educational purposes.
• Develop and maintain a program for clinical quality assurance.
• Supervision of non-physician providers, including Licensed Therapists, Neuropsychologists (retesting), and our Behavioral Health Coordinators, with respect to psychiatric treatment.
• Interviews and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention, including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Attend meetings as necessary.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement Program
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Certifications, Licenses & Training

• Must be Medical Doctor, Board-certified (or Board-eligible and working toward certification) in Psychiatry with current Texas License.
• Must uphold the Code of Ethics of their professional licensing entity.
• Must complete the minimum hours of continuing education to maintain professional license.
• Must maintain good standing with professional licensing board.
• Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers’ compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.
• Ability to meet Legacy Community Health’s EPIC proficiency requirements

Required Years of Experience

• Experienced candidates preferred; residents considered.

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• 3 years Psychiatry experience, Adult Med, Geriatrics