The Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU is home to over 150 faculty, adjunct faculty, and clinical associates under the direction of Mary Tanski, M.D., M.B.A., associate professor and Department Chair. Our provider's staff at OHSU's Level 1 Trauma Center and Doernbecher Pediatric ED as well as our three community Emergency Departments (Hillsboro Medical Center, Adventist Health Portland, and Columbia Memorial Hospital), three ED Observation Units, the Immediate Care Virtual Visits Program, and the Oregon Poison Center. The Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU has always been highly ranked in NIH Funded Research and is home to the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine (CPR-EM). Our residency program currently trains 33 residents and offers a diverse training environment through partnerships at several area hospitals. OHSU offers EM specialty training in the form of select fellowships in: Research, Education, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Administration, EMS, Toxicology, and Ultrasound. We are proud to serve OHSU's mission of Healing, Teaching, and Discovery.

 

The OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is seeking a full-time physician to join our team to be staffed in the emergency department at Hillsboro Medical Center.

 

Hillsboro Medical Center is a classical community emergency department, 31,000 visits annually, on the west side of Portland/Hillsboro in an agricultural based region. The department sees a wide variety of pathology and serves a large Latino and pediatric population. The hospital is a stroke center and also has a cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital staff is undergoing major transformation and many OHSU Marquam Hill departments are now providing specialty services at HMC. Unlike most community Emergency Departments, there is an academic blend to HMC. Upper level emergency medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine residents rotate through the ED. There are two daily mid-level shifts staffed by 4 FT and 5 PT Advanced Practice Providers. The physician group has 9 FT physicians and 5 PT physicians and multiple physicians share time at OHSU Marquam Hill (academic ED residency site), Adventist Health Portland (academic student site) and HMC. There are five daily shifts and the shift length averages 8-hours.

 

In addition, a 10-bed observation unit opened on February 1, 2023. This Unit is managed by the OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine and provides ongoing care to our Emergency Department patients with an anticipated length of stay of 8-48 hours. We care for medical and surgical patients ages 18 and older. Patients receive care from our interdisciplinary team, including Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Technicians, and Physicians. A full spectrum of support services and specialty clinical services are available to all OHSU patients. The team assesses the appropriateness and clinical necessity of services on an ongoing basis and initiates referrals. The ED attending physicians are available 24/7 to provide support. Leadership includes a physician Unit Medical Director and APP Unit Assistant Medical Director. The advanced practice provider group has 6.5FTE staffing three daily shifts, and the length averages 8-hours.

 

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. 

Staffing the Hillsboro Medical Center Emergency Department as assigned by the Chair; participating in Emergency Department quality assurance activities; and provision of on-line medical consultation.

• MD or equivalent; Emergency Medicine Residency Certificate
• Knowledge, training and experience in clinical and academic Emergency Medicine.
• Demonstrated ability to satisfy standards of performance delineated by law.
• Ability to manage heavy workload with multiple priorities and inflexible deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Proficient in the use of computing hardware and software, including personal computing equipment, electronic medical record, word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Regular and consistent attendance at work.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required; ABEM or ABOEM Board certified or board eligible
  • A qualified candidate must have a current unlimited Oregon MD (or equivalent) license prior to start date. The provider must complete the credentialing process and be approved by the OHSU Professional Board to practice as an independent practitioner in an acute care/emergency setting. The provider must be registered with Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and be authorized to prescribe medications prior to start date.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.