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UTMB Inpatient Psychiatrist Direct Hire

Icon Information Consultants Cleveland, TX (Onsite) Full-Time
Job Title: Inpatient Psychiatrist (Correctional Facility Mental Health)
Position Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift
Work Setting: 100% Onsite
Location: Cleveland, Texas (77327)


Role Summary
An established healthcare organization is seeking a full-time Inpatient Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive psychiatric services within an inpatient correctional healthcare setting. This role focuses on delivering high-quality mental health care to an underserved patient population in a structured, secure environment.


Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct psychiatric care to assigned inpatient populations
  • Conduct psychiatric, physical, and neurological examinations
  • Participate in civil commitment and due process proceedings as required
  • Support voluntary admissions and compelled psychoactive medication processes
  • Provide clinical supervision to psychiatric mid-level practitioners as assigned
  • Participate in quality improvement and quality management initiatives
  • Provide emergency psychiatric call coverage as part of a shared rotation
  • Comply with all clinical, documentation, utilization review, and timekeeping requirements
  • Adhere to established internal controls, reporting structures, and security protocols
  • Perform additional related duties as assigned


Work Environment
  • Located within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.
  • Practice is located within a secure correctional or detention facility
  • Standard office and clinical equipment provided
  • Cell phones are not permitted onsite due to security policies; landline access is available


Required Qualifications
  • Active license to practice medicine in the state of Texas
  • Eligibility for Board Certification in Psychiatry
  • Active DEA registration for controlled substances


Preferred Qualifications
  • Two (2) or more years of relevant psychiatric experience
  • Experience with electronic medical record systems and digital medical utilization


Additional Details
  • Weekly rotating on-call responsibilities are required and shared among providers
  • After-hours on-call is conducted remotely
  • No requirement to remain onsite overnight or return to the facility after hours
  • No productivity quotas or RVU-based performance requirements
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Job Snapshot

Employee Type

Full-Time

Location

Cleveland, TX (Onsite)

Job Type

Other

Experience

Not Specified

Date Posted

04/28/2026

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