Meridell Achievement Center located 30 miles from Austin is recruiting a new Staff Child Psychiatrist to work with children and adolescents in a structured residential treatment center program. Position duties will include admission evaluations, treatment planning, treatment follow-up, family contacts and participation in medical staff meetings as assigned. Patients are seen on varied schedules depending on treatment needs. Ideal candidates will be BE/BC Child Psychiatrist. Interest and/or experience in working in a residential treatment setting with diverse diagnoses as well as neuro-behavioral treatment is a plus.
This is an employed position with the center. A competitive compensation package of salary, benefits and more will be offered. There is limited call and most is by phone.
Meridell Achievement Center is a specialized private residential treatment center for children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. In a comfortable multidisciplinary treatment setting patients interact with a team of experts in psychiatry, psychology, neurology, neuropsychology, physical medicine, education and family therapy. Aftercare strategies help patients build support systems within their community. Our success is built on our unique clinical expertise, which gives children, adolescents and their families the skills to lead more effective and satisfying lives.
Meridell Achievement Center is located 30 miles north of Austin, in Liberty Hill, TX on a ranch-style campus. The campus sits on generous grounds with cottage-style living accommodations and separate school, cafeteria, gym, swimming pool, basketball courts and other activity centers. The environment is calm, hopeful and secure, providing patients and their families the best opportunity for healing and growth.
Meridell Achievement Center is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies.
