September/October 2021

Oregon State Hospital Seeking DBT Trained Psychologist

Oregon State Hospital is seeking a DBT trained psychologist for our Salem Campus. Are you looking to start your career as a clinical psychologist and make a difference in the lives of people with mental illness? Or are you a current psychologist looking for an institution dedicated to inspiring hope, promoting safety and supporting recovery for patients entrusted to their care? If so, check out the following opportunity at our Salem campus.

What you will do!
This position is for a unit based psychologist, working with patients committed under various Oregon Statutes. Psychology department staff must operate as a highly productive member of the Interdisciplinary Team in a fast-paced environment to manage morning meetings, admissions, patient care plan meetings, and completion of admission suicide risk assessments.

This position will also provide clinical psychology services in the form of psychological assessment and testing within the limits of the psychologist's expertise and privileging, consultation, treatment (individual, group, milieu), participation in various treatment malls, direct patient care, participation in the IDT, consultation to and training of treatment care staff, and providing in-service continuing education to psychology staff.

This position may also include supervising psychology residents, interns, and students.

What's in it for you?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATION
  • TREATMENT SERVICES
  • FUNCTIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
NOTE - The goal of this recruitment is to fill this position at the Clinical Psychologist 2 level. However, we encourage candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for a Clinical Psychologist 1 to apply, as we may consider under-filling this position until the selected candidate meets the minimum qualifications for a Clinical Psychologist 2. Clinical Psychologist 1 candidates have 24 months from date of appointment to become licensed as a Clinical Psychologist by the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners.

Clinical Psychologist 2 ($6,483.00 - $9,968.00 per month):
A doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited university AND completion of a one-year internship in Clinical Psychology.
Applicants must be licensed as a Clinical Psychologist by the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners at the time of appointment.

UNDERFILL OPTION
Clinical Psychologist 1 ($5,896.00 - $9,062.00 per month):
A doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited university AND completion of a one-year internship in Clinical Psychology.
You must be eligible for licensure as a Psychologist in Oregon.

REQUESTED SKILLS:

  • Four years post-Master's Degree experience, and license in Oregon as a Psychologist.
  • Obtaining and maintaining MAHPS privileging per specified deadlines.
  • Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
  • Preference will be given to Clinical Psychologists with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) training and/or experience including but not limited to:
    • Mindfulness: The practice of being aware and present in the moment
    • Emotional Regulations: How to manage or change emotions that you want to change.
    • Distress Tolerance: How to manage and tolerate pain, not necessarily change it.
    • Interpersonal Effectiveness: How to appropriately get needs met while maintaining self-respect and relationships with others.

How to apply:
Complete the application online at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-68776