Acclaim Physician Group and JPS Health Network are looking for a full time, board certified, Psychiatrist to join the Department of Behavioral Health in the role of Vice Chair of Outpatient Services.

In partnership with the JPS Health Network, Acclaim providers are dedicated to providing a full continuum of behavioral health services, including inpatient services at Trinity Springs Pavilion, emergency behavioral health services at the Psychiatric Emergency Center, psychiatric consultations at JPS, and outpatient services (including medication management and PHP/IOP) at six JPS outpatient clinics.

The Vice Chair of Outpatient Services is responsible for administrative and clinical activities occurring within the outpatient setting.  The Vice Chair is accountable for outpatient provider performance, including continuous productivity and performance improvement and resolving any identified problems, and regulatory compliance for their related clinical areas. The Vice Chair collaborates with the Chair, other Vice Chairs, Department Administrator and the organizational senior management team to accomplish these responsibilities.

Major Responsibilities

• Oversight of Outpatient provider productivity and other clinical and teaching activities
• Lead strategy discussions to improve and develop outpatient clinical services
• Work with Executive Teams to ensure effective outpatient clinical resource utilization
• Maintain patient and provider safety and compliance with relevant legal, quality, and regulatory standards as well as network and department policies and procedures

In addition to providing great care, JPS is also an urban teaching hospital with a long history of training physicians and medical students. The Department of Psychiatry partners with medical education and sponsors a residency program for specialization in psychiatry as well as clinical rotations for medical students and internships for physician assistant and nurse practitioner students. We are affiliated with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas Christian University Medical School

Required Education and Experience:

• Current Medical Doctor (M.D) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree from an accredited school of medicine
• Residency and/or Fellowship training in Psychiatry
• 3-5 years of leadership experience in an outpatient or hospital setting

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• Current, unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Texas
• Board Certification in Psychiatry
• Unrestricted DEA certification