Outpatient Psychiatrist- Faculty

Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist

The Department of Psychiatry has an outstanding opportunity for an Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist to join our growing team in the provision of ambulatory psychiatric care. An ideal candidate is a dynamic clinician/educator interested in system-based care approaches, complex cases and care improvement efforts, driven to seek out and integrate current evidence and scholarly findings in their practice and teaching in furtherance of the university's mission of excellence in education, research, clinical care, outreach and public service. Faculty are eligible and encouraged to fulfill roles in the department's and clinic's strategic care initiatives such as in interventional psychiatry, collaborative care, etc.

The OHSU Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic is located at OHSU's academic campus in SW Portland and is comprised of a collaborative group of psychiatrists, PMHNPs, physician assistants, psychologists, neuropsychologists and a group of 20-24 psychiatry residents. The clinic offers access to an expanded array of treatment facilities and methodologies, providing expert consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a wide variety of mental health conditions including: mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma-related disorders, somatic symptom disorders, ADHD and others.

The duties of this position include:

• Build and maintain an outpatient continuity clinic (combination of in-person and telehealth visits). Appointment times for intakes and consultations are 60-90 minutes, 30 minutes for medication management and 60-minute slots available for combined psychotherapy and medication management. Providers have the flexibility to follow-up with patients as frequently as appropriate to provide the best quality of care.
• Outpatient psychiatric consultations are encouraged at 0.1FTE (2 consults per week).
• Clinical education of residents through outpatient supervision will comprise at least 0.1FTE.
• Faculty take call 2-4 weeks per year. Call is comprised of in-person coverage of the inpatient C/L psychiatric services on weekend mornings (staffing with residents in-person) followed by after clinic hours call (supporting residents by phone) for the remainder of the week. Our faculty work as a team to cover each other's messages and urgent clinical issues while away on any leave or paid time off. Faculty are expected to participate in this collegial coverage pool.
• Faculty are expected to participate in monthly departmental and clinic meetings and attend weekly, CME-accredited Grand Rounds/M&M presentations. Service on Departmental and University committees and research consultation as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be MD/DO and must be BE/BC in Psychiatry.
• Graduate of an ACGME-approved Psychiatry Residency.
• Eligible to obtain unrestricted medical license in the state of Oregon.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional experience with clinical education of trainees preferred.

Additional Details:

The recruitment process will include brief meetings with 1) the clinic medical director 2) the clinic manager and 3) a panel of 2-3 teaching faculty. Ideal candidates will then be invited to participate in a resident supervision session prior to meeting with the Chairman of our department.

Participation in the scholarly life of the University includes a myriad of career growth and development opportunities for faculty members.

OHSU has a fantastic benefit package which should be taken into consideration as part of your overall compensation. Your benefits are an important part of your total compensation package. From meeting your family's essential health needs, to saving for the future, to enhancing your day-to-day well being, programs are designed to be comprehensive, affordable and customizable to meet the diverse needs of employees and their families.

OHSU offers options for medical, dental, vision, FSAs, life and disability insurance to employees eligible for benefits. Depending on the plan you choose, OHSU covers all or most of the monthly cost, or premium, for medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time employees and their covered family members.

OHSU offers many programs to employees to improve their health and well-being at no cost to employees such as the Spark Wellness program.

Paid Time Off: For full-time positions, 208 hours per year; accrual begins at time of employment.

Extended Illness Bank (sick): For full-time positions, 64 hours per year; no maximum balance.

Holidays: Nine paid holidays per year plus a floating day.

OHSU offers employees a variety of retirement plans to help meet individual needs, including voluntary retirement savings plans, defined contribution plans, and a defined benefit program. We have retirement options that vest immediately and provide a 12% OHSU contribution.

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Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.

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