Forensic Psychiatrist

Forensic Psychiatrist

Forensic Psychiatrist

Job Code: FPSYCH - 144
Revision Date: October 13, 2026

Starting Salary: $93.02 hourly; $193,485 annually

FLSA: Exempt

General Description

The purpose of this job is to perform professional and highly responsible forensic psychiatric services to clients with mental health problems, intellectual developmental disability, and substance abuse. Medical Authority in all matters regarding medications, hospitalization, suicide, homicide assessments, and all other matters involving medical judgment and intervention. Serve as consultant to other professionals.

This class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position, as necessary.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Provides direct and indirect clinical services at a level consistent with medical policies.
• Prescribes medication with consideration of benefits and adverse effects, using relevant psychiatric prescribing practices and EHN medical policies as guidelines.
• Documentation of symptoms and other information on which the decision to prescribe certain medication was based will be present in at least 95% of reviewed case records.
• Documentation of response to medication and of request for indicated lab tests will be present in at least 95% of reviewed cases.
• A quantitative review by the Medical Record Department will be performed at least quarterly and will cover at least initial intakes, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge notes.
• Qualitative reviews by the Medical Peer Review and/Chief Medical Officer will find clinical integration of intake, evaluations, treatment recommendations and treatment plans, and therapeutic interventions and/or disposition, taking the client's cooperation into consideration in at least 75% of reviewed cases.
• Services performed will be documented in the client's record and will reflect quality treatment. Provides supervision as requested by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Provides forensic assessments and evaluations, psychiatric autopsies, pharmacy, and medication reviews, and participates in weekly treatment team meetings.
• Complies with applicable Center policies and procedures, federal and state laws, and regulations.
• Participates in or attends administrative meetings as requested by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Provides in-service training as requested or approved by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Works with the professional clinical staff as head of the interdisciplinary team in providing quality care to assigned consumers.
• Provides clinical and administrative oversight services for assigned NPs as instructed.
• Maintains compliance with all Joint Commission training requirements relevant to job duties, including but not limited to those dealing with use of restraints and physical holding of individuals receiving services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited Medical School and a Doctorate in Medicine or Osteopathy with an approved Residency Training Program in psychiatry and an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.

Experience with trauma-informed services; cognitive behavioral therapies, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT); and motivational therapies including the use of incentives, preferred.

Required Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of trauma-informed theories, principals, and practices (includes multi-faceted understanding of concepts such as community trauma, intergenerational and historical trauma, parallel processes, and universal precautions), preferred.

Physical Demands

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to:
• Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
• Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
• Extreme noise levels, Animals/wildlife.
• Vibration; Fumes and/or noxious odors.
• Traffic; Moving machinery.
• Electrical shock; Heights.
• Radiation; Disease/pathogens.
• Toxic/caustic chemicals; Explosives; Violence.
• Other extreme hazards not listed above.

Special Certifications and Licenses

• Must possess and maintain a Texas Medical Board Full Medical License.
• Requires Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number, Department of Public Safety (DPS) number, and National Provider Identifier (NPI) number.
• Requires Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be able to pass a TB, criminal background, and drug screen.

Other Job Characteristics

• Staffing requirements, including criteria that staff have diverse disciplinary backgrounds, have necessary State required license and accreditation, and are culturally and linguistically trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient population.
• Credentialed, certified, and licensed professionals with adequate training in person-centered, family-centered, trauma informed, culturally-competent and recovery-oriented care.
• Responsible for adhering to the EHN common purpose and service framework to continuously provide exceptional care to all constituents.

Note: This Class Description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Emergence Health Network and an employee and is subject to change by the Emergence Health Network as its needs change.