Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - MIND Institute

PsychiatryIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Location

Dodson Medical Office Building

Department

Psychiatry

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

The department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Cook Children's Medical Center is seeking board certified/board eligible Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists to join our team! Cook Children's Hospital has been voted one of the top places to work.

Fort Worth, TX is one of the leading population growth centers in America with an expanding job market and diverse professional population. We offer a competitive salary with a complete benefits package, including medical/dental/vision, generous vacation time, retirement, relocation and more.

Cook Children's Hospital is a freestanding, private children's hospital offering exceptional pediatric care with all subspecialties represented.

This position will primarily serve the patients of the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health, which opened in the fall of 2023, providing collaborative care between the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, developmental pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychology.

The position will be primarily outpatient clinic work with opportunities to develop subspecialty interests caring for the psychiatric needs of children and adolescents with comorbid neurologic/neurodevelopmental conditions.

Outpatient opportunities offer a variety of clinical activities, including evaluation, ongoing treatment and follow-up, consultation, and education in a stimulating atmosphere of close collaboration with other disciplines in the care of the child.

The position will also include on-call and weekend coverage with our general psychiatry pool (including inpatient).

Opportunities for research and teaching are available as desired by the candidate.

The Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health was created to provide a single point of care for children with disorders of the nervous system. The Institute's Vision is to uphold the Promise of Cook Children's by providing easily accessible, well-coordinated and comprehensive evaluation and treatment guided by innovation, research and a relentless dedication to improving patient outcomes and quality of life.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) required.
  • American Heart Association BLS and PALS.
  • Unrestricted Texas Medical license (must obtain prior to start date).
  • Must have successfully completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Medical Association (AMA) approved residency for Psychiatry and fellowship for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Board certified/board eligible in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Benefits that support you
  • Monthly CME funding paid directly to you
  • 6 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive benefits & retirement plans
  • Short-term disability at no cost to you
  • Uncapped relocation through UrbanBound
  • A not-for-profit system dedicated to pediatric care

#CCPN #LI-RV1

About Us

Cook Children's Health Care System (CCHCS) is one of the country's leading vertically integrated pediatric health care organizations.

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child.

Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer.

As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws.

These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist will provide outpatient clinical care, including evaluations and ongoing treatment, for children and adolescents with comorbid neurologic or neurodevelopmental conditions. The role also involves participating in collaborative care within the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind Health and providing on-call coverage.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationClinical treatmentPatient consultationInpatient careOutpatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - MIND Institute at Cook Children's Health Care System a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 19,617 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$313k (47 salary observations; 335 listings), vs ~$320k nationally (1,165 salary observations; 6,292 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 44% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
12% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,753 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Cook Children's Health Care System

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, TX
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Monthly CME Funding
6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Comprehensive Benefits & Retirement Plans
Short-Term Disability at No Cost
Uncapped Relocation through UrbanBound
Medical/Dental/Vision
Generous Vacation Time
Relocation Assistance