Inpatient Psychiatrist

We are seeking a highly skilled Psychiatrist to join our team at the State of Oregon. As a Psychiatrist, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive mental health treatment to patients, leading the interdisciplinary treatment team, and performing forensic evaluations.

• Patient Evaluation and Treatment: Perform psychiatric, physical, and neurological examinations, write orders for patient care, and conduct meetings of the ward Treatment Team.
• Communication and Contact with Patient Families: Respond to inquiries from families and other interested parties and initiate contact with them as indicated.
• Documentation of Services: Prepare the medical record in accordance with requirements of Medical Staff Bylaws, rules, and regulations and hospital policies.
• Professional Responsibilities: Serve on medical staff committees, participate in peer review, quality assurance, and utilization review activities, and assist with training and continuing education of hospital staff.
• Hospital Support Functions: Testify at commitment hearings, PSRB hearings, and other legal proceedings related to patient evaluations and patient care.

• Board certification or board eligibility at the time of appointment.
• Physician's license issued by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners at the time of appointment and maintain the licensure throughout employment.

• A collegial staff of 40+ Board Certified Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners.
• An average patient load of 10 to 30 (depending upon the acuity of the unit).
• A partnership with Oregon Health and Sciences University, providing unique opportunities for regular Grand Rounds, access to free continuing medical education, and access to other specialists for clinical services.
• A competitive salary, with additional compensation for psychiatric duty, voluntary call, board certification in general psychiatry, and board certification in psychiatric subspecialties.
• A generous benefit package, including family health and dental insurance, optional short and long-term disability insurance, optional term life insurance, fully paid retirement program, reimbursement for CME activities, and generous leave policy.