Psychiatry (Locum Tenens)
Updated 3/27/26
Houston, Texas, United States
Physician
Psychiatric-Mental Health
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
- Work Dates Needed: 7/20/2026 thru 7/1/2027 plus four (1-yr) options to extend.
- Preferred Schedule: 5 days per week; Monday - Friday; 8am to 4:30pm CST, not including federal holidays. Although hours are subject to change as deemed necessary by the the Chief of Staff. Monthly call scheduled to cover MH emergencies will be prepared in advance by the admin officer w/n 5 working days prior to the end of the month.
- Worksite Setting: VAMC hospital and/or surrounding CBOCs
- Scope of Work: Inpatient at the hospital and/or outpatient at hospital clinic or CBOC
- Inpatient - Seeing 1C/1D Psych Service-Ward Patients
- Admitting
- Diagnosis of Patients, Developing Treatment Plans, Managing
- Discharge/Transfer
- Outpatient Care
- Seeing all new patient referrals w/accompanying medical records
- Seeing severely mental ill patients
- Evaluation disposition E-consult
- Post-discharged follow-up
- Patients must be seen by provider in 30 days
- Case Load: 6 to 6.5 patients bookable per day. 6 patient for an hour each or roughly 12 patient for one half-hour each; or any combination of one-hour and one-half hour appointment per day totaling 6 to 6.5 bookable patient hours per day.
- Licenses, Certifications, Requirements: A minimum of 6 full-time Psychiatrists needed for the main location in Houston and/or its Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). Must be BE or BC. Must live w/n a 90-mile radius of Houston. Candidates w/prior VA experience may be rated more favorably.
- Any State Medical License
- Current DEA registered in any state
- BE/BC
- BLS & ACLS
- Current Immunizations to include yearly PPD
- Fingerprinting and Federal Security Clearance to include eAPP
- EMR: RPMS/CPRS
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