Department Overview

The OHSU Department of Psychiatry, part of the OHSU Brain Institute, focuses on providing excellent clinical treatment to our patients, leading innovative research, and offering hands-on training for the next generation of psychiatrists. Our specialists care for people of every culture and background and it is our mission to value and show appreciation for diversity, showing respect for all people who we treat, teach, and serve. Unity Center for Behavioral Health is a 24-hour behavioral and mental health services center located in the greater Portland metropolitan area. We provide immediate psychiatric care and a path to stabilization and recovery for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. At Unity Center, we believe in a holistic approach to recovery that encompasses mind, body, spirit, culture, and community. Unity Center offers inpatient mental health treatment to adults and adolescents ages 9 to 17. The Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) is an emergency department for adults aged 18 and older.

Function/Duties of Position

The duties of this position include: Supervising 2.4 FTE of sobering bed providers in Unity’s 9-bed sobering unit, as well as provide patient care to the PES Substance Use Disorder Center. This is a new service line and to begin with we will expect 50% of duties are supervisory and 50% duties are clinical care; however we reserve the right to revisit those expectations as the program matures.

The Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has an outstanding opportunity for Addictions trained Physician or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. OHSU’s Department of Psychiatry, in partnership with other major Oregon health systems, operates Unity Center for Behavioral Health, a 100 bed psychiatric hospital and 35-bed Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) in Portland, Oregon. We run a non-coercive, highly community-oriented treatment program, which will prevent hospitalization when possible, and return patients to community services as soon as feasible. The hospital is a major training site for the department’s residency training program, medical students, and other health profession’s trainees. This is a unique opportunity for a creative, energetic provider to treat, teach and advance their academic interests. This position resides in the PES, in the newly created Substance Use Disorder Center. This position will function daily (seven days per week) during regular day working hours. This position qualifies for all regular faculty benefits and CME activities.

Oregon Health & Science University is a nationally prominent research university and Oregon’s only academic health center. It educates health professionals and scientists and provides leading-edge patient care, community services and biomedical research.

When you join OHSU, you join a dedicated team of caregivers, educators, researchers, and administrative professionals who diligently pursue the advancement and application of knowledge to directly benefit the individuals and communities we serve. Each day at OHSU brings a chance to further your learning, discovery something new and touch the lives of people in Oregon and beyond.

Required Qualifications

• Board certified or board-eligible (with certification planned/in process) in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, PMHNP or Addiction Medicine.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience, fellowship training and/or board certification in addictions, including PMHNP with Certified Addiction Registered Nurse Advanced Practice.

All are welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.