Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Opportunity 

This position will primarily serve the patients of the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health, providing collaborative care between the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, developmental pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychology. The position will be primarily outpatient clinic work with opportunities to develop subspecialty interests caring for the psychiatric needs of children and adolescents with comorbid neurologic conditions.

Primary schedule is Monday through Friday, with a mix of on-site and remote work.  The position will also include on-call and weekend coverage with our general psychiatry pool (including some inpatient).

Opportunities for research and teaching are available as desired by the candidate. 

The Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health was created to provide a single point of care for children with disorders of the nervous system. The Institute’s Vision is to uphold the Promise of Cook Children's by providing easily accessible, well-coordinated and comprehensive evaluation and treatment - guided by innovation, research and a relentless dedication to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. The Institute will open October 2023 with >100,000 sq. feet of clinical space following the completion of the Dodson Clinic expansion and will house the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, psychology, psychiatry, developmental pediatrics, developmental psychology, pain medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

In addition to working with a fantastic team in a collegial environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits package, no state income tax, and a strong economy in one of the fastest growing areas of the United States.

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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