VA North Texas Health Care System | Fort Worth, TX
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
Interested? Let’s talk.
Send your CV to: terrance.anderson@va.gov
Terry Anderson, MPH, CPRP
U.S. Navy Senior Chief (FMF), Retired
National Recruitment Consultant, Veterans Health Administration
832-417-0937
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