Compensation & Benefits

Psychiatrist Compensation

• Board-eligible: $239,000-$275,000
• Board-certified in General Psychiatry: $256,000-$294,961

• Dual board certification
• Bilingual skills
• Voluntary on-call shifts
• Taking on extra caseload assignments
• $2,000 annual stipend for continuing medical education
  

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Compensation

• The average psychiatric nurse practitioner earns between $154,600-$177,700 before additional compensation

• Overtime 
• Advanced education (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
• Dual ANCC certification
  
• $1,500 annual stipend for continuing medical education
  

J-1 and H-1B Visas

Oregon State Hospital sponsors J-1 and H-1B Visas. All sponsoring agency fees are paid by the Oregon State Hospital. Please contact Stephanie Mitchell, physician recruiter, for more information.

Health Care Insurance Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage for you and your family, with several coverage plan     choices if you live in or near Portland, Salem or Eugene 
• The state of Oregon typically contributes 99 percent of the premium for coverage of you and your dependents

Optional Insurance Benefits

Group-based premiums for:

• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Long-term care – you and eligible family members
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Term life – you, spouse or domestic partner, and dependents

Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Commuter Accounts

• Employee-funded contribution account for tax savings on work-related commuting expenses

For more information, visit the Public Employee Benefit Board

Paid Leave and Other Benefits

• Sick leave earned at the rate of eight hours per month with no maximum accumulation
• Vacation leave earned at a minimum rate of ten hours per month (eight hours per month for nurse practitioners) with accrual rate increases at five-year increments
• 24 hours of personal leave earned each fiscal year (July – June)
• Eleven paid holidays a year
• Educational leave: 10 days per fiscal year for physicians, 100 hours per biennium for psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Employee Assistance Program that offers work-life counseling, along with homeowner, legal and family resources
• Liability coverage
• Relocation reimbursement
• Reimbursement for interview
• Free parking
• Free on-site gym membership

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plans (OPSRP)
• Option to enroll in the Oregon Savings Growth Plan, a deferred compensation program offering a wide variety of investment options

For more information, visit the Public Employees Retirement System.