Steven C. Tackett−Nelson MD

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Education

University of California, Davis, California − Sociology B.S. 1970

University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri − Medicine M.D. 1974

Residency in Psychiatry − University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1984

Licensure

Oregon, 1988

Missouri 1975

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified in Psychiatry, 1986

Professional Experience

Private Practice

Salem Psychiatric Associates PC, 1993 − present

• 1993 − 1997 both inpatient and outpatient
• Since 1997 only outpatient
• Vice−President of SPA

Medical Director

Valley Mental Health 1995 − present

Medical Director

Salem Hospital Psychiatric Medicine Center, 1988 − 1993

• Designed, developed, and oversaw the opening of a freestanding 24 bed adult inpatient psychiatric unit
• Assessed need for various psychiatric services, developed and implemented programs
• Admitted and treated adult and geriatric patients
• Consulted on medical and surgical services
• Supervised a staff of forty

Chief of Staff

Mid−Missouri Mental Health Center, Columbia, Missouri August 1985 − March 1998

• Wrote Medical Staff By−laws, Quality Assurance Plan and implemented state policies at a facility level.
• Chairman of Utilization Review Committee, Clinical Practices Committee, Quality Assurance Committee, Computerization Task Force, Farm Stress Task Force.

Director of Adult Inpatient Services

Mid−Missouri Mental Health Center, March 1985 − March 1988

• Supervised the operation of two adult psychiatric units (34 beds total) and the substance abuse rehabilitation unit (30 beds)
• Attending Psychiatrist on an 18 bed inpatient ward.

Staff Psychiatrist

Mid−Missouri Mental Health Center, Columbia, Missouri, July 1983 − February 1985

• Community Services − Traveled to outreach offices in nine rural counties, collaborating with staff to treat a wide range outpatients.
• Certified Forensic Examiner and provided expert opinion on competency to stand trial and responsibility for actions.

Medical Director − Substance Abuse Rehabilitation

Mid−Missouri Mental Health Center, Columbia, Missouri, September 1975 − June 1980

Teaching

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Oregon Health Sciences University, November 1988 − Present

George Fox University

Western Oregon State University

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, July 1984 − March 1988

Geropsychiatric Seminar

Mid−Valley Behavioral Care Network September 1999 − May 2000

Consulting

Medical Director

Marion County Mental Health, Salem, Oregon, September 2005 − present

Medical Director

Creekside Counseling Center, Salem, Oregon, April 1995 − present

Medical Director

Renaissance Recovery Resources, Salem, Oregon, June 2000 − present

Acting Medical Director

Mid−Valley Behavioral Care Network, Salem, Oregon, August 1998 − November 2005

Medical Director

Cascade Pathways, Albany, Oregon, February 2004− November 2005

Medical Director

Tahana Whitecrow Foundation, Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Salem, Oregon, November 2004 − November 2005

Psychiatric Consultant

Salem Pastoral Counseling Center, Salem, Oregon, September 2005 − November 2006

Medical Director

Marion County Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment − June 2000 − November 2003

Psychiatric Consultant

Tillamook Family Counseling Center, Tillamook, Oregon, June 2000 − June 2003

Geriatric Psychiatry Consultant

Polk County Geropsychiatric Enhanced Care Facility, Independence, Oregon, July 1994 − June 2001

Consulting Psychiatrist

Oregon Department of Corrections − July 1990 − May 1991

Hospital Affiliations

Salem Hospital, Salem, Oregon

Courtesy Staff, 1998 − present

Active Staff, 1988 − 1998

University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics

Active Staff, 1980 − 1988

Mid−Missouri Mental Health Center

Active Staff 1975 − 1988

Professional Affiliations

American Psychiatric Association, 1984 − present

Oregon Psychiatric Association 1998 − present

Oregon Medical Association, 1998 − present

Marion−Polk County Medical Society, 1998 − present

North Pacific Society of Psychiatry and Neurology 1993 − 2000

Mid−Valley Independent Physicians Association, 1993 − present

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 2004 − present

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, 2004 − present

Selected Presentations

• "Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in the Nursing Home Setting " May, 2000 Quarterly Meeting of Oregon State Enhanced Care Directors
• "Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in the MRDD Population" May, 1999 Shangri−La Corporation.

Community Involvement

Board Member − Marion County Mental Health Advisory Board, 1988-1991

Board Member and President − The Front Door Counseling and Youth Center, Columbia, Missouri, 1980 − 1988