The department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Cook Children's Medical Center is growing and is seeking board certified/board eligible Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists to join our team!

We have a well-established, outpatient and inpatient pediatric program which provides a full range of early intervention, rehabilitation, medical, and mental health services for children.  Our interdisciplinary team is currently comprised of nine child & adolescent psychiatrists, child psychologists, advanced practice providers, developmental pediatricians, as well as speech, physical, and occupational therapists. The treatment philosophy of the program is a Collaborative Problem-Solving model. 

Full time outpatient opportunities are available and offer a variety of clinical activities, including evaluation, ongoing treatment and follow-up, consultation, and education in a stimulating atmosphere of close collaboration with other disciplines in the care of the child.  

We will also have full-time and part-time opportunities in our upcoming Behavioral Health Assessment Center.

Schedules are Monday-Friday 8:00 to 5:00 with shared on call responsibility.

Cook Children's HealthCare System recently ranked number one on the Forbes' 2024 list of "America's Best Large Employers" in the “Health Care and Social Services” industry category.

Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization comprised of two Medical Centers, Physician Network, Home Health company, Pediatric Surgery Centers, Urgent Care Centers, Health Plan and Health Foundation.  Cook Children’s Medical Center is a freestanding 462-bed quaternary care pediatric hospital that is consistently ranked by US News and World Report.  The integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North and West Texas, serving a 23-county referral network. Cook Children's Physician Network is the largest pediatric multi-specialty physician group in its service area with over 900 employed subspecialty and primary care providers.

Learn more about our department here:  Behavioral Health Psychiatry (cookchildrens.org)

Fort Worth, TX is one of the leading population growth centers in America with an expanding job market and diverse professional population. We offer a competitive salary with a complete benefits package, including medical/dental/vision, generous vacation time, retirement, relocation and more. 

Cook Children’s is an EOE/AA, M/F/Disability/Vet.

Candidates must be board certified/board eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas Medical License before commencement of employment.

About Cook Children's Physician Network

Cook Children's Health Care System embraces an inspiring Promise—to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, we're proud of our long and rich tradition of serving the community. Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of eight companies, including our medical center, physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. For more than 100 years we've worked to improve the health of children from across our primary service area of Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties. We combine the art of caring with leading technology and extraordinary collaboration to provide exceptional care for every child. This has earned Cook Children's a strong, far-reaching reputation with patients traveling from around the country and the globe to receive life-saving pediatric care. Cook Children's is honored to continually... receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care. At Cook Children's, we believe that childhood should be simple. But when things get complicated, we also believe that every child has the right to the very best care possible.

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