Chief Medical Officer
Oregon Department of Human Services
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Salem • Oregon • United States
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Salary
💰 $30,920 - $33,927 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead OHA’s clinical operations, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and recovery-oriented patient care.
- Manage multiple clinical and administrative departments that report up through two deputies and an office manager.
- Direct patient treatment, oversee program development and evaluation, manage budgets, ensure regulatory compliance, and implement policies and procedures that promote equitable, inclusive, and trauma-informed care and workplace practices.
- Serve on the OSH Senior Leadership Team, shape organizational priorities, drive cross-departmental decision-making, and guide resource allocation to advance hospital goals.
- Model professional, accountable, and collaborative leadership while embedding OSH’s mission, vision, and values into every decision.
Requirements
- Must possess an unencumbered license to practice medicine, with board certification in psychiatry in the State of Oregon.
- Subspecialty certification in forensic psychiatry is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible clinical leadership or medical management experience in a hospital, preferably in an inpatient psychiatric or behavioral health setting.
- Demonstrated success in managing clinical teams, improving systems and navigating regulatory environments.
- Experience directing or supervising clinical managers or senior clinical staff, including hiring, performance evaluation, and development.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain partnerships and collaboration with Nursing, Operations and Administration.
- Experience monitoring and managing departmental or clinical budgets, including resource allocation, cost monitoring, and collaboration on budget planning.
Benefits
- Excellent, low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.
- Optional benefits like life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and FSA options for health and childcare.
- Generous paid time off: 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 10 hours/month.
- Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
- Retirement security through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/ Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
- Training and development opportunities to grow your career with the State of Oregon.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical operations managementprogram developmentbudget managementregulatory compliancepatient treatment oversightperformance evaluationresource allocationsystem improvementtrauma-informed care
Soft skills
collaborative leadershipaccountabilitydecision-makingpartnership developmentcommunication
Certifications
unencumbered medical licenseboard certification in psychiatrysubspecialty certification in forensic psychiatry