Assistant Professor / Psychiatrist, Adult C/L Service

Oregon Health & Science University
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Assistant Professor / Psychiatrist, Adult C/L Service
US-OR-Portland
Job ID: 2024-31540
Type: Regular Part-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Faculty/Provider
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
Overview

The duties of this position include: This position works within a professional team of behavioral health consultants and learners to provide outstanding behavioral health care to adult patients at OHSU. The team members include: Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Professional Practice Leader/Specialty Practice Leader, Medical Students, Psychiatric Residents and Consult/Liaison Fellows.

In general, the Consult/Liaison Services provided are:

• Provide consults on primary psychiatric patients and for patients with a psychiatric co-morbidity on medical and surgical units
• Provide services for the Emergency Department
• Focus on psychiatric and behavioral issues that are present during hospital admission
• Focus care for patients who either meet or do not meet admission criteria to psychiatric hospitals (Unity, Cedar Hills, Providence, etc)
• Assess work collaboratively with the ED or Unit provider and medical team on an appropriate plan of care
• Provide guidance to primary teams and testimony in civil commitment proceedings, when appropriate
• Provide psychiatric medication management, where appropriate
• Teach medical students, residents and fellows in the model of care

Responsibilities

• Board certification in Psychiatry
• Candidate should have training and/or experience in psychosomatic medicine.
• Demonstrate strong clinical skills in patient service and demonstrate interest in the teaching and supervision of medical students and residents.

Qualifications

• Additional board certification in consult/liaison medicine is preferred.

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