Geriatric Psychiatrist
Overview
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Schedule
- 4-day work week, up to 4 days clinic per week · No Call required
- Source-listed pay
- $258,030 – $283,590
- Practice
- Multispecialty medical group · Medical office
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
This position is for a Geriatric Psychiatrist at the Kaiser Mt. Scott medical office within Northwest Permanente, offering a 4-day work week with no call requirement, competitive salary based on a non-fee-for-service model, signing bonus, loan assistance, and a strong benefits package.
What the posting highlights
- Patient population: Adult patients with focus on geriatrics (25-100%)
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $258,030 – $283,590
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- 0 Student Loan Assistance Program - up to $125,000 The annual salary for this position is $258,030-$283,590 for a .90 FTE, which considers an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees a
- Observed
- 2 mo ago
- Signing bonus
- $50,000
- Loan repayment
- $125,000
Employer
Northwest Permanente
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Multispecialty medical group
- Facility type
- Medical office
- Patient population
- Adult patients with focus on geriatrics (25-100%)
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $258,030–$283,590 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $50,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- How is the $125,000 loan repayment structured — forgiven over time, contingent on service years, or paid up front?
- At 0.9 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 4-day work week, up to 4 days clinic per week
- Call burden
- No Call required
- FTE
- 0.9
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Northwest Permanente (NWP) is the largest multispecialty medical group in Oregon and southwest Washington with 1,500+ physicians and 300+ administrative professionals caring for 615,000+ Kaiser Permanente members. Northwest Permanente is owned and led by physicians who earn competitive salaries, without income based on providing individual services. Our medical group comprises board-certified physicians across 50+ specialties.
We invite applications for a Board Certified or Eligible Psychiatrist to join our growing medical group at the Kaiser Mt. Scott medical office in Portland, OR. Our ideal candidate will have completed a Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship and will provide high-quality, comprehensive care to our members. You will join an integrated and compassionate team of physicians and supportive clinical and administrative staff. We use a combination of face-to-face care and the latest virtual modalities to provide evidence-based, psychiatric treatments, including primary care/ medical specialties consultations, crisis interventions and medication consultation.
What You Can Expect:
Provide care for adult patients with a focus on geriatric psychiatry
Flexible to provide care for 25-100% geriatrics patient population
Flexible to see patients in clinic up to 4 days per week
4-day work week
No Call required
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
Minimum Requirements:
Board Certified or Eligible in Adult Psychiatry
Board Certified or Eligible Geriatric Psychiatry
We Provide You:
An experienced support staff
Access to a physician-friendly advanced Epic EMR
Opportunities for leadership positions within the medical group, if interested
Generous automatic employer-funded pension and retirement contributions totaling 21% of clinician eligible earnings with additional employee contribution optional
Competitive compensation that is not based on a fee-for-service model
Pathway for physicians to become shareholders of Northwest Permanente
Paid annual education leave + annual education allowance
Comprehensive benefits including largely employer-funded medical, dental insurance premiums, life insurance, and paid leave
Complete professional liability coverage provided at no cost, 100% reimbursement for obtaining and maintaining board certification, continuing medical education reimbursement, and in-house CME opportunities
Total Rewards value range of $328,164 - $387,000
Current hiring incentives for this role:
Relocation allowance - up to $15,000
Generous sign-on bonus - up to $50,000
Student Loan Assistance Program - up to $125,000
The annual salary for this position is $258,030-$283,590 for a .90 FTE, which considers an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, training, market data, and other relevant factors. In addition to the salary range above, NWP offers rich benefits that add substantial value to the total compensation package.