Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

ERC Pathlight•Austin, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ERC Pathlight is hiring a full-time General Psychiatrist for its Austin, Texas team, supporting patients across Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center programs. The position is 100% onsite, five days per week, in a standalone Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) setting. The psychiatrist will provide care to children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma-related conditions, and other co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training is not required, but the physician must be willing and comfortable treating younger patients as well as adults. The psychiatrist will lead multidisciplinary treatment teams and provide comprehensive, evidence-based psychiatric care. Responsibilities include evaluations, diagnosis, individualized treatment planning, medication management, determining levels of care, collaboration with families and referring providers, clinical documentation, and participation in insurance peer reviews. The role also includes supporting quality, compliance, outcomes, and patient satisfaction; contributing to staff training and continuing education; and serving as a clinical resource, teacher, and mentor. During the week, physicians provide call coverage for their own patients as needed. There is no weekend call requirement; weekend coverage from Friday through Sunday is managed by the Plano, Texas on-call physician.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Completion of an accredited Psychiatry Residency Program or equivalent training.
General Psychiatry training.
Willingness and comfort treating children, adolescents, and adults.
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
Licensed to practice medicine in Texas or eligible for Texas licensure.
Maintain all required certifications, licensure, and registrations.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations.
Diagnose psychiatric conditions and develop individualized treatment plans.
Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications.
Provide psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and adults.
Determine appropriate levels of care.
Collaborate with therapists, dietitians, nursing teams, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals.
Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning.
Advocate for patients within healthcare and insurance systems.
Complete timely and thorough clinical documentation and maintain complete, accurate, and timely medical records.
Collaborate with families, support persons, and referring providers as appropriate.
Participate in insurance peer reviews to help optimize treatment duration and outcomes.
Practice evidence-based, high-quality psychiatric medicine focused on patient care and outcomes.
Support patient understanding, engagement, and shared decision-making.
Collaborate with clinical leadership, physicians, treatment teams, families, and referring providers.
Promote respect, collaboration, and clinical excellence.
Support organizational goals related to quality, compliance, outcomes, and patient satisfaction.
Participate in continuing education, staff training, and professional development.
Serve as a clinical resource, teacher, and mentor to the multidisciplinary team.
Provide weekday call coverage for the physician’s own patients as needed.