Discover one of the best places on Earth to lead mental health care for Veterans.

The VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service is seeking a Medical Director to lead the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic. This is a full-time, permanent, in-person leadership role offering an exceptional blend of clinical impact, professional growth, and quality of life in the heart of North Texas.

Why This Role?

You’ll provide clinical leadership for a high-performing, multidisciplinary outpatient mental health team dedicated to delivering uninterrupted, high-quality care to Veterans. Working closely with Clinical Directors and Nurse Leadership, you’ll help shape operations, staffing, resource allocation, and patient care delivery—while remaining clinically engaged.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary outpatient mental health services
• Ensure excellence in clinical quality, compliance, and continuity of care
• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care: evaluation, medication management, psychotherapy
• Supervise and collaborate with NPs, PAs, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, peer support, and nursing staff
• Serve as a key clinical leader across service lines including PTSD, substance use, mood and psychotic disorders, geriatrics, and community mental health recovery
• Engage in academic affiliation, teaching, and clinical program development

Our Mental Health Service

VA North Texas offers one of the most comprehensive mental health programs in the region, including:

• General adult psychiatry, geriatrics & psychosomatic medicine
• PTSD & trauma services
• Substance use disorder treatment & buprenorphine programs
• Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR)
• Homeless programs, vocational rehab, peer support & residential care
• Strong academic affiliations and active clinical research

Schedule & Lifestyle

• Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Very low to no call
• No regularly scheduled telework
• Flexible/compressed tours may be available

Top Perks

• Enhanced salary options
• EDRP (student loan repayment) available
• Recruitment/relocation incentives (may apply)
• Up to 55 days paid time off (holidays + CME included)
• Federal pension + 401(k) with VA contributions
• Free malpractice coverage
• No state income tax in Texas
• Academic appointment opportunities

Why North Texas?

Live and work where Southern hospitality meets big-city energy in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex:

• Affordable housing & great schools
• World-class dining, arts, pro sports & theme parks
• Global travel access via DFW International Airport
• A booming healthcare and innovation hub

Preferred Qualifications

• ABPN eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry
• Buprenorphine treatment experience
• Leadership experience in multidisciplinary clinical settings
• Experience with virtual mental health care
• VA psychiatry experience preferred

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays  with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance : VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision : Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts , which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance , family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions , depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service