Psychiatrist

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Psychiatrist (outpatient Mental Health Division)

• Caseload: Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment

• Academic link: Must qualify for an OHSU faculty appointment

Description

The physician serves as a staff psychiatrist for outpatient mental health services, carrying a clinical caseload and providing consultation to mental health and non-mental health programs. Responsibilities include advanced psychiatric assessment and diagnosis for complex cases, evidence-based pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, risk assessment for imminent harm, and coordination of care including acute hospitalization when needed. The role also includes teaching/research collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University and required supervision of residents and fellows.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnostic services in the outpatient setting

• Deliver education to patients and families on mental disorders and treatment best practices

• Assess Veterans at imminent risk to self/others (including grave disability) and facilitate acute psychiatric hospitalization

• Provide evidence-based pharmacotherapy and indicated evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions

• Order, monitor, and respond to laboratory and radiological assessments

• Initiate and manage health care consults and referrals

• Consult with health care providers to coordinate integrated care plans

• Develop, implement, and document mental health treatment plans for an assigned caseload

• Provide evening and weekend on-call coverage as assigned

• Assist leadership with clinical program design and implementation

• Support program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement

• Participate in administrative meetings and psychiatry staff meetings; take part in biannual competency review (OPPE/FPPE)

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) may be available (up to $200,000; eligibility and award depend on review)

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus; regular salary increases

• 50–55 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays; possible CME absence)

• Federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Malpractice protection with tail coverage

• CME reimbursement possible ($1,000/year for eligible board-certified full-time clinicians)

• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting