Psychiatric Services Medical Director

Job Status: Full-time | Exempt
Location: 1245 Edgewater Street NW, Salem, OR | West Salem Clinic
Position Structure: Approximately 75% clinical practice and 25% leadership and administrative responsibilities

Schedule: 5-8s or 4-10s

Lead Psychiatric Care Across an Integrated Health System

Northwest Human Services is seeking an experienced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to serve as our Psychiatric Services Medical Director.

This is a working clinical leadership position for someone who wants to remain closely connected to patient care while also shaping the quality, consistency, and future direction of psychiatric services.

The Psychiatric Services Medical Director maintains an active psychiatric practice and provides clinical direction, mentorship, and leadership to psychiatric providers. In partnership with the Chief Medical Officer, clinic leadership, primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, nursing staff, and other members of the care team, this position helps ensure psychiatric services are safe, evidence-based, coordinated, and responsive to the needs of our patients.

Northwest Human Services is a Federally Qualified Health Center that has served the community for more than 55 years. We provide integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, psychiatric, and crisis services to individuals and families throughout Marion and Polk counties.

What Success Looks Like Here

• Youll provide excellent psychiatric care. Conduct psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, manage medications, assess clinical risk, and support patients with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral health conditions.
• Youll strengthen psychiatric practice. Establish and reinforce clinical standards, treatment protocols, documentation expectations, and evidence-based approaches across psychiatric services.
• Youll support and develop providers. Offer consultation, education, mentorship, and clinical guidance that help psychiatric providers grow and navigate complex patient needs.
• Youll connect psychiatric and primary care. Build strong working relationships across medical, behavioral health, nursing, and care coordination teams so patients experience coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Youll improve quality and safety. Use clinical expertise, data, incident review, and continuous-improvement practices to strengthen access, outcomes, documentation, and patient safety.

The Clinical and Leadership Balance

This position is structured as approximately:

• 75% clinical practice and department-specific responsibilities
• 25% director-level leadership and administrative responsibilities

The Psychiatric Services Medical Director will maintain an active clinical practice while also providing leadership for psychiatric providers, clinical quality, integrated care, policies, protocols, and service improvement.

This position is best suited for a clinically experienced PMHNP who wants to continue practicing while taking on meaningful responsibility for provider development and psychiatric service quality.

Who Thrives Here

The leaders who thrive here bring calm, thoughtful judgment to complex clinical situations. They communicate clearly, build trust across disciplines, and balance accountability with compassion.

They are comfortable making difficult clinical decisions, supporting providers through challenging cases, and identifying practical ways to strengthen systems of care.

The candidate we are looking for is an experienced PMHNP who brings advanced psychiatric expertise, demonstrated leadership ability, and a collaborative approach to integrated healthcare. They understand that strong clinical leadership is not only about setting standards, but also about mentoring providers, improving workflows, supporting teams, and ensuring patients receive safe and consistent care.

What Youll Do

Psychiatric Clinical Services and Patient Care

• Maintain an active psychiatric practice, including psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, medication management, primary care consultation, and post-hospital follow-up.
• Diagnose and treat individuals with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide consultation to primary care providers regarding complex psychiatric presentations, psychopharmacology, medication management, risk assessment, and continuity of care.
• Assess and respond to psychiatric risk factors, including suicide risk, danger to others, substance-related concerns, medication complications, and behavioral health emergencies.