Job Number: REQ-188519

Deadline: 10/28/2025

Salary: $9,137 - $14,173 monthly 

A cover letter and resume are required to be attached to your application for this position. 

If you wish to bypass the application system, please email a cover letter and current CV or resume to OSH.Physician.Careers@oha.oregon.gov.

The Associate Chief of Psychology provides administrative and clinical supervision and leadership to the Oregon State Hospital’s Department of Psychology and ensures the development, implementation, and maintenance of goals, objectives, policies, and accountability result in quality psychology programs and services at the Oregon State Hospital. The Department of Psychology at the Oregon State Hospital provides high-quality assessment, individual and group therapy, behavioral interventions, and staff training and education with a focus on evidence-based practices.

Duties include:

• Leading a team of clinical psychologists and master’s level clinicians in providing culturally responsive, evidence-based assessment and treatment for individuals with serious mental illness.
• Working closely with the Chief of Psychology to develop and establish hospital-wide policies and guidelines for psychology services.
• Participating as an active member of an interdisciplinary program executive team, providing leadership and support to the Junction City campus.
• Assessing, developing, implementing, and maintaining clinical standards of practice.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring the planning and evaluation systems to ensure the quality of psychology services provided within the Junction City campus.

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If this opportunity aligns with your strengths, background, and commitment to fostering inclusivity, we encourage you to apply! At the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), we value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to help us build a stronger, more equitable future for all.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications: These qualifications must be visible in your application for consideration.

• Licensed as a psychologist by the Oregon Board of Psychology.
• Two years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience providing administrative and clinical supervision to mental health professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with in-patient hospital experience.

Desired Attributes

• Experience providing psychological services to individuals with serious mental illness and/or with forensic involvement preferred.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders using the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model.
• Experience advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities, and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
• Demonstrated commitment to and skill for applying the principles related to addressing systemic health inequities, implementing trauma-informed and anti-racist practices, and developing diverse and inclusive work environments.

Special Requirements

To be hired you must have an abuse check, a criminal background check and a driving records check that meets OHA criteria at the time of hire and throughout employment. 

Application Guidance 

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For questions about the announcement, please contact Recruiter Cyndi Phipps-Roman by phone at 503-569-0066 or email cynthia.phipps-roman@oha.oregon.gov.

About Oregon State Hospital

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is at the forefront of lowering and containing costs, improving quality and increasing access to health care in order to improve the lifelong health of Oregonians. OHA is overseen by the nine-member citizen Oregon Health Policy Board working towards comprehensive health reform in our state. OHA will transform the health care system in Oregon by: Improving the lifelong health of Oregonians Increasing the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians Lowering or containing the cost of care so it's affordable to everyone OHA knows what it needs to do to improve health care: focus on health and preventive care, provide care for everyone and reduce waste in the health care system. OHA includes most of the state's health care programs, including Public Health and the Oregon Health Plan. This gives the state greater purchasing and market power to begin tackling issues with costs, quality, lack of preventive care and health care access. The Health Authority is working to fundamentally improve how health care is delivered and paid for, but because poor health is only partially due to lack of medical care, OHA will also be working to reduce health disparities and to broaden the state's focus on prevention.

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