A full-time staff psychiatrist position is available in the Tyler Mental Health Team in the VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Tyler, TX. Core responsibilities include providing comprehensive psychiatric medical care (assessment, consultation, treatment) to patients on the Tyler Team. Care provided to patients on scheduled and unscheduled basis. You must be skilled in general outpatient psychiatry, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. You should be competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems, including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder, mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population. You will serve as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team. You may provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists. You may be formal collaborating physician for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. VANTHCS MHS provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry, geriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, substance abuse sub-specialty services, trauma services, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs, comprehensive homeless programs, peer support services, opiate replacement programs, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR), vocational rehabilitation programs, domiciliary based programs and inpatient services. There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders, and homelessness. Clinical training programs exist for medical students, psychiatry residents and fellows, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses. VA North Texas Health Care System has an active relationship with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as our primary affiliate, as well as other local teaching institutions.