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Psychiatrist

Wellpath·Fort Bend County, Texas

$218 - $218/hrOtherOn Site2-5 yrsPosted 21 days ago
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Psychiatrist · $218 - $218/hr

How this role compares

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  • 16 similar openings in the Fort Bend County area · median $78,417

About the role

The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients and supports mental health staff through clinical consultation. This role involves conducting evaluations, monitoring psychotropic medications, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective treatment.

You Matter Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports: Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients Autonomy in a warm team environment Growth and training Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching Company paid life insurance Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA) Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans Why Us Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals.

Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients while supporting mental health and healthcare staff through clinical consultation.

This role delivers direct psychiatric services in alignment with professional standards and organizational guidelines.

The position collaborates closely with facility leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure consistent and effective psychiatric care.

The Psychiatrist supports continuity of care through treatment planning, follow-up, and coordination with mental health services.

Key Responsibilities Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care while exercising independent medical judgment.

Monitor psychotropic medications for effectiveness and side effects and adjust treatment as clinically indicated.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership and care teams to ensure uniform psychiatric and mental health services.

Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation and participate in required meetings, consultations, and on-call services.

Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention, and clinical collaboration with mental health and medical staff.

Qualifications & Requirements Education Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from accredited university with specialty training in psychiatry.

Experience Experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.

Experience in providing psychiatric services to an adolescent population preferred for youth facility clinical assignments.

Corrections experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.

Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.

Current DEA registration (unless CPO determines it as optional) Current BLS certification We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply!

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply.

You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume.

Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with specialty training in psychiatry and possess a current unrestricted medical license. Experience in providing psychiatric services to adult populations and current DEA registration are required.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Treatment planning
  • Patient care
  • Crisis intervention
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Clinical consultation
  • Clinical documentation
  • Psychiatric evaluation
  • Psychotropic medication management
  • Mental health services
  • Medical judgment

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401k
  • Medical insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • Tuition assistance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Wellness program
  • Product discounts
  • Dailypay
  • Health spending accounts
  • Fitness memberships
  • Dependent scholarships
  • Discounted home and auto loans
  • Banking partnership

Posting details

Employment type
Other
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$218 - $218/hr
Location
Fort Bend County, Texas
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Closes
Aug 17, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Wellpath

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Join our Wellpath family and make a difference every day by providing care to society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Our team has the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size5,001-10,000 employees
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Texas psychiatrist roles remain in steady demand

Psychiatrist openings in Texas are typically driven by ongoing behavioral health needs across hospitals, clinics, and integrated care settings. These roles are competitive because employers often look for board certification, a Texas license, and strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, and tailor your application to show team-based care experience and licensure readiness.

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