Psychiatry Department
The Oregon State Hospital Psychiatry Department's psychiatric practitioners include MDs, DOs and psychiatric nurse practitioners. With nearly 50 positions over two campuses, the psychiatry staff members provide direct patient care and lead the interdisciplinary teams for each patient unit. On forensic units, they provide expert restoration to fitness and give court testimony for persons adjudicated as guilty except for insanity.
Psychiatry plays an integral role the hospital's performance improvement efforts. The doctors and nurse practitioners are the clinical leaders of the hospital, and they drive our emphasis on clinical excellence.
In addition, the Psychiatry Department has a significant commitment to academic pursuits and career development — with a strong partnership with Oregon Health and Science University and other local medical schools. Attending psychiatrists regularly host medical students, residents and geriatric and forensic psychiatry fellows. Additionally, staff members have the opportunity to involve themselves in clinical research.
Chief of Psychiatry recruitment open until Jan. 12, 2026