The Gulf Coast Center seeks a qualified psychiatric provider with proven experience providing direct care via telemedicine to individuals in behavioral health residential and extended observation services settings. Extended Observation Unit (EOU) operated by the Gulf Coast Center provides adult individuals, presenting on voluntary or involuntary status, with access to emergency psychiatric care 24 hours a day, every day of the year. EOU services are provided in a safe and secure environment and staffed by medical personnel, mental health professionals, and trained crisis support staff. EOU services must be delivered in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC) Chapter 573 (relating to Emergency Detention); Title 26 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 301, Subchapter G (relating to Mental Health Community Services Standards) and 26 TAC Chapter 306, Subchapter D (relating to Mental Health Services—Admission, Continuity, and Discharge). EOUs must have the ability to serve individuals with psychiatric symptoms ranging from moderate to severe, depending on the EOU’s level of observation services, and coordinate an individual’s transfer to a higher level of care after 48-72 hours when clinically indicated and ordered by a physician, preferably a psychiatrist.
