Psychiatrist - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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Psychiatrist

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-33100
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Mental Health
Portland, OR (Downtown)

Overview

This position will provide patient care in the Psychiatric Emergency Service. Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) - Psychiatrist is responsible for the medical care and psychiatric evaluation of every patient in the PES that is in the facility during their shift.

• Clinical Care: Provide direct psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to patients presenting to the PES with acute psychiatric conditions.
  
  
• Teaching and Supervision: Mentor and teach medical students, psychiatry residents, and fellows in emergency psychiatry, including providing real-time supervision of clinical work.
  
  
• Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for patients. Our team has a unique paired model where psychiatrists and social workers evaluate patients together.
  
  
• Research Opportunities: Engage in clinical research to advance the field of emergency psychiatry, including the development of new treatment models, crisis intervention strategies, and patient outcome studies.
  
  
• Quality Improvement: Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives to enhance care delivery, streamline patient flow, and improve access to essential health services such as preventative care in the emergency psychiatry setting.

• M.D. or D.O. with board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry.
• Experience and/or fellowship training in forensic psychiatry, addiction medicine, or public psychiatry is welcome.
• Strong teaching and mentoring abilities, with a passion for educating the next generation of psychiatrists.
• Demonstrated interest in academic psychiatry and research.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.

• Experience, fellowship training and/or board certification in forensics, addictions, and/or public psychiatry

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