CONTINUING EDUCATION SPECIALIST

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (PBSCI) within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department  with 285 full-time faculty members, 280 clinical faculty members, and over 300 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department’s robust research portfolio totals $35 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development. The Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) was established by the University of Washington in 1973 and exists to advance research, policy, and practice in order to improve the lives of individuals and communities affected by alcohol and drug use and addictions.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting for a full time Continuing Education Specialist.

POSITION PURPOSE:

This position will be responsible for technical assistance (TA) teams created to inform and support varied projects as regional contribution of the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC) to the Opioid Response Network (ORN). This position focuses on Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grantees and tribal communities in the state of Alaska.  A focus of this critical role will be to work as part of ORN TA teams so that the cultures and traditions of tribal communities are included in the provision of TA.  The position requires an understanding of evidence-based practices in prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid and stimulant use disorders, and an ability to work independently with professionals from a variety of disciplines (i.e., nursing, medicine, social work, and behavioral.  This full-time position is virtual/remote with occasional travel, and as a grant-funded position is contingent upon continuous funding.

POSITION COMPLEXITIES:

This position represents the University in interactions with TOR grantees and tribal communities in Alaska.

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