Clinical Psychologist 1

Initial Posting Date:

05/05/2025

Application Deadline:

05/31/2025

Agency:

Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range:

$5,649 - $19,494

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Clinical Psychologist 1

Job Description:

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.

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.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click here, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.

What you will do!

• Work closely with patients committed under various Oregon statutes.
• Serve as an integral member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in a fast-paced setting.
• Lead and participate in meetings related to patient care such as morning huddles, admissions, and care planning.
• Conduct clinical assessments and provide individual, group, and milieu therapy.
• Participate in treatment malls and supervise psychology interns/residents as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

Psychological Evaluations & Consultation

• Complete psychological assessments (personality, cognitive, risk, malingering, etc.) under appropriate supervision if required.
• Attend clinical management meetings and provide expert consultation.
• Meet deadlines and documentation standards as per policy.
• Provide in-service training to treatment staff when assigned.

Treatment Services

• Deliver individualized therapeutic services, including group and individual psychotherapy.
• Document all services and interactions in the medical record per departmental standards.
• Monitor and adjust treatment plans based on progress.

Departmental Responsibilities

• Abide by APA ethics, departmental policies, and hospital procedures.
• Participate in ongoing education and supervision to maintain professional licensure.
• Attend required meetings, complete mandatory training, and serve on committees as needed.

What’s in it for You

• Work in an environment that values mutual respect, productivity, and professional growth.
• Enjoy excellent benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid sick leave, vacation, personal days, and 10 holidays per year.
• Enroll in Oregon’s public employee retirement system (PERS) with additional retirement savings plans.

Minimum Qualifications

Clinical Psychologist 1

• Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of a one-year APA-accredited predoctoral internship.
• Must be eligible for licensure at time of hire and fully licensed within one year.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Four years of post-Master’s experience (for some roles).
• Demonstrated experience promoting health equity and working with diverse and underrepresented populations.
• Ability to maintain MAHPS privileging.
• Supervisory experience is a plus.

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

WORKING CONDITIONS: To be included on the announcement
Must be able to work under the following condition with or without reasonable accommodations.
Possess, or be eligible to obtain, a State of Oregon psychology licensure.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of psychology licensure in State of Oregon or license eligibility.

Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act, please contact Barry Lein

Voice: 503-440-6484

Email: Barry.lein@oha.oregon.gov

Additional Information

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The Oregon Health Authority is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position. (critical elements of process).

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity and anti-racism.