Psychiatrist as Medical Director - Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic

Position: Psychiatrist Opportunity as Medical Director - Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic
VA North Texas Health Care System | Fort Worth, TX

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 pensionk) 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

Interested? Let’s talk.
Send your CV to:

Terry Anderson, MPH, CPRP
U.S. Navy Senior Chief (FMF), Retired
National Recruitment Consultant, Veterans Health Administration