The Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership (OPIP) supports a meaningful, long-term collaboration of stakeholders invested in child health care quality, with the common purpose of improving the health of the children and youth of Oregon. OPIP staff and projects are focusing on building health and improving outcomes for children and youth by:

• Collaborating in quality measurement and improvement activities
• Supporting evidence-guided quality activities
• Incorporating the patient and family voice into quality efforts
• Informing policies that support optimal health and development

OPIP is a grant and contract funded program that receives funding to support projects and consultation that aim to improve the health of children in Oregon. Current grants funding this position support implementation of novel and transformative quality efforts focused on addressing: young children’s social emotional development, behavioral health for young children, expanding early childhood developmental services, addressing children’s social determinants of health, building health and resilience in young children with developmental, behavioral and social delays, and care coordination and system navigation. Future grants will likely also include focus on children and youth with special health care needs and adolescents.

 

www.oregon-pip.org

OPIP is a fast-paced and mission-oriented dynamic environment. Best match applicants are passionate about improving children’s health and want to be a part of a small team leading transformative and novel work. OPIP’s dynamic nature is shaped by consistent and persistent shifts in work given learnings from implementation and adjustments to meet the needs of partners we work with and to address policy and payment levers that are constantly evolving.

  

This position is responsible for providing research associate-level support to the projects implementing quality improvement efforts using a population-based approach and engaging various sectors including, but not limited to, Coordinated Care Organizations, primary care providers, community-based providers, and early learning providers. This work is also informed by parent advisors and parent advocacy groups. The position will have a strong emphasis on data used to guide and inform improvement work, evaluate research project impact, and illuminate the impact of the work qualitatively and quantitatively.

• Master's in relevant field AND 5 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's in relevant field AND 9 years of relevant experience.
• Passion and commitment to improving the health of children in Oregon.
• Quick ability to assimilate fast paced information
• Flexibility in work tasks that arise each week.
• Ability to write and communicate effectively
• Excellent management, interpersonal and administrative skills for assisting in the day-to-day operation of complex and multiple projects. 
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills.

• Masters in a field related to health services, focus on quality improvement, or child specific focus.
• Experience working with primary care practices on collecting data within their clinical settings.
• Experience with health care claims data specific to early childhood services.
• Experience with health care claims data specific to early childhood services.
• Experience with office report tools that assess a practices system and processes (e.g. Patient Centered Primary Care Home Standards).
• Experience with dynamic and fast paced, grant/contract funded environment.
• Experience with a small organization where the team in interdependent.

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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.