Psychiatrist as Medical Director Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic

Discover one of the best places on Earth to lead mental health care for Veterans.

The VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service is seeking a Medical Director to lead the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic. This is a full-time, permanent, in-person leadership role offering an exceptional blend of clinical impact, professional growth, and quality of life in the heart of North Texas.

Why This Role?

You’ll provide clinical leadership for a high-performing, multidisciplinary outpatient mental health team dedicated to delivering uninterrupted, high-quality care to Veterans. Working closely with Clinical Directors and Nurse Leadership, you’ll help shape operations, staffing, resource allocation, and patient care delivery—while remaining clinically engaged.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary outpatient mental health services
• Ensure excellence in clinical quality, compliance, and continuity of care
• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care: evaluation, medication management, psychotherapy
• Supervise and collaborate with NPs, PAs, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, peer support, and nursing staff
• Serve as a key clinical leader across service lines including PTSD, substance use, mood and psychotic disorders, geriatrics, and community mental health recovery
• Engage in academic affiliation, teaching, and clinical program development

Our Mental Health Service

VA North Texas offers one of the most comprehensive mental health programs in the region, including:

• General adult psychiatry, geriatrics & psychosomatic medicine
• PTSD & trauma services
• Substance use disorder treatment & buprenorphine programs
• Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR)
• Homeless programs, vocational rehab, peer support & residential care
• Strong academic affiliations and active clinical research

Schedule & Lifestyle

• Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Very low to no call
• No regularly scheduled telework
• Flexible/compressed tours may be available

Top Perks

• Enhanced salary options
• EDRP (student loan repayment) available
• Recruitment/relocation incentives (may apply)
• Up to 55 days paid time off (holidays + CME included)
• Federal pension + 401(k) with VA contributions
• Free malpractice coverage
• No state income tax in Texas
• Academic appointment opportunities

Why North Texas?

Live and work where Southern hospitality meets big-city energy in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex:

• Affordable housing & great schools
• World-class dining, arts, pro sports & theme parks
• Global travel access via DFW International Airport
• A booming healthcare and innovation hub

Preferred Qualifications

• ABPN eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry
• Buprenorphine treatment experience
• Leadership experience in multidisciplinary clinical settings
• Experience with virtual mental health care
• VA psychiatry experience preferred