Psychiatrist needed in San Antonio, TX!

Job description

🧠 Forensic Adult Psychiatrist (State Hospital)
📍 Setting
Forensic state hospital
Residential (NOT outpatient)
Long-term, secure psychiatric care
🗓️ Schedule
Full-time onsite
Options:
M–F (8-hour days)
M–Th (10-hour days)
No call
Start ASAP
Minimum 3 months, extension possible
👩‍⚕️ Patient Population
Adults only
Dually diagnosed (psychiatric + substance use or developmental issues)
Forensic population (e.g., competency restoration, NGRI, court-ordered care)
📊 Caseload & Acuity
~24 patients assigned
Very long length of stay (~1000+ days)
Facility:
300 beds total
155 current census
7 active units

➡️ Translation:
This is low turnover, high-acuity, deeply chronic psychiatry

🧩 Clinical Work
Psychiatric evaluations
Ongoing treatment & medication management
Face-to-face care (important—many forensic roles are moving tele, this is onsite)
👥 Team Structure
4 psychiatrists (mostly tele)
5 APRNs
Multidisciplinary forensic team (likely includes psychology, social work, legal coordination)
💻 EMR
Avatar (commonly used in state systems—can be clunky)
🎓 Requirements
Adult Psychiatrist (BC typically expected, though not explicitly stated)
👍 What Stands Out
No call + flexible schedule options
Lower daily churn vs. acute inpatient or CL
Opportunity to work with a complex, underserved population
Stability in patient panel (you’ll actually get to know your patients)

• Inpatient
• 3 months
• Forensic Work