The Department of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has an outstanding opportunity for a licensed clinical psychologist (PhD, PsyD) interested in providing care for patients at Unity Center for Behavioral Health’s (UCBH) new ambulatory Bridge Clinic. The Inpatient and Psychiatric Emergency teams at UCBH provide comprehensive behavioral health evaluations, manage acute/complex psychiatric issues, establish recovery-oriented treatment plans, and facilitate connections with outpatient resources. Upon discharge, many patients lack established outpatient resources and face long wait times. This gap in care results in high rates of recidivism and increases risk of further morbidity.

 

The UCBH Bridge Clinic has been established to provide rapid access to psychiatric care including brief psychotherapeutic interventions, medication interventions, and case management for patients recently discharged from psychiatric emergency or inpatient services and who lack immediately available outpatient psychiatric follow-up. The bridge clinic’s mission is to improve access to outpatient resources, maintain treatment adherence, continue recovery, connect with longer-term psychiatric providers.

 

The roles of the psychologist will include to assess and reduce suicide risk through evidenced-based risk assessment tools, provide brief psychotherapeutic support, and liaison with inpatient and psychiatric emergency services. It is important to highlight that UCBH is a major training site for mental health professionals in the state of Oregon and the Bridge Clinic Psychologist will interface with, provide mentorship, supervise psychiatry and psychology learners in training.

The Ambulatory Psychologist will provide services as assigned by the UBH Ambulatory Clinic Medical Director in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service. Specific duties may include psychotherapeutic management of suicidal patients, suicide and self-harm risk assessment and mitigation, and symptoms reduction through both individual and group-based therapies. The ambulatory psychologist will have the opportunity to create psychotherapy group to fit the needs of referred patients referred This is a unique opportunity for a creative, energetic psychologist to treat patients, teach trainees, and advance their academic career.

 

Academic rank begins at the level of Assistant Professor and may be higher, depending on credentials.

• All applicants must have an Oregon license as a clinical Psychologist holding a PhD or PsyD.

• Experience in ambulatory mental health treatment.
• Experience in program development and/or management.

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.