Radiographic Procedures: Performs bone mineral radiography measurements in a clinical environment. These procedures include routine and special bone density radiographs. Bone Density Technologists work with adult and geriatric patients with varying degrees of mobility. Optimizes technique for each image during the examination to obtain the highest quality study with the most comfort to the patient. Provides optimal quality to acquire images, using technical skills and knowledge of equipment. Recognizes and reports significant situations relating to patient care. Orients and trains and new employees as required and follows safe practices in the principle of Radiation Safety.  

Customer Service: Provides high quality customer service to both external customers (patient, referring providers, and insurance carriers) and internal customers (OHSU health care providers and staff) that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry. This duty includes prompt and professional communication efforts, face-to-face customer contact skills, crisis management, facility with available information technology, standard complaint processing, flexible coverage of internal service needs, and the continuous application of process improvement methods and skills.   Enrollment & Authorization: Gathers and/or verifies patient information including...

General Areas of Responsibility and Activities for the ADUME Lead, supervise, and direct efforts for all aspects of UME at OHSU, including: - Medical student admissions, recruitment, and premedical outreach and advising - Medical student curriculum development, course delivery, and evaluation - Medical student instruction and assessment, and student progress towards degree completion and competency attainment - Medical student affairs, comprehensive advising and support for students’ personal and professional identity formation - Faculty and preceptor recruitment, development, and support for medical student education - Evaluation of the UME program using internal and external...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards COLLABORATION ACROSS RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - Maintain strong collaboration with the overlapping urban Portland Residency program. - Foster strong, reciprocal relationships with faculty, residents, and administrative staff in both settings to ensure alignment of onboarding, orientation, curriculum, goals, and resident experiences. - Maintain active...

- Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.  - Interprets and evaluates prescriber's orders and for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Documents activities of clinical decision or medication distribution issues that are not in line with the standard of practice, require follow-up, or continued monitoring/evaluation. Verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications...

- Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population. - Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians, nurses, patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations. - Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guide drug therapy. Consults with provider when...

Surgical Technician Role Expectations: - Demonstrate Proficiency in clinical skills/knowledge specific to Perioperative Services. - Demonstrates a working knowledge of sterile technique. - Proficient in the scrub role in the surgical specialties. - Provides fundamental components of patient comfort, safety, privacy and respect within the perioperative setting. -

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards  - Provides high quality customer service to both external customers (patients and families, referring providers and insurance carriers) and internal customers (OHSU and DCH providers, staff and employees) that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry and OHSU/DCH.  This duty includes prompt and professional communication efforts, exemplary phone etiquette, flexible coverage of internal service needs and a continuous, seamless, follow through. - Gathers and...

Imaging: - Provides quality images, using optimal skills and knowledge of equipment. - Performs quality diagnostic studies with accuracy and efficiency. Positions patients for MRI examinations with a high regard for their safety, care, and comfort. - Prescreens patients and all related personnel in regard to MRI compatibility standards for safe entry into the static magnetic field. If there is any question regarding MRI compatibility, a Radiologist...

- Supports patient safety needs and provides patient monitoring. Escorts patients and family members to/from the waiting room, prepare patient for their exam, and provide patient with non-technical exam information. - Stocks linen and supplies in exam rooms. Unpacks supplies and stocks storeroom. Picks up supplies, pharmaceuticals, and cafeteria orders as needed. Assists in the supply ordering process by identifying needs as well as looking for expired supplies. - Reviews...

- Supports patient safety needs and provides patient monitoring. Escorts patients and family members to/from the waiting room, prepare patient for their exam, and provide patient with non-technical exam information. - Stocks linen and supplies in exam rooms. Unpacks supplies and stocks storeroom. Picks up supplies, pharmaceuticals, and cafeteria orders as needed. Assists in the supply ordering process by identifying needs as well as looking for expired supplies. - Reviews...

- Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Recognizes therapeutic problems, including drug interactions, contraindications, improper dosing and precautions of therapy and toxicities. Consults with practitioner when questions or problems are identified. -

Clinical/Operations Management: - Primarly manages operations of ambulatory services in a cost-effective manner, directing day-to-day operations (24/7), delegating responsibility and authority for providing services, problem- solving issues identified by staff and internal/external stakeholders, and coordinate services in assigned areas with interdisciplinary teams. This includes on-call responsibilities. Departmental Interdiscliplinary Coordination: -

- Assists in all technical support activities relating to prior authorization requests and approvals. - Supports OHSU outpatient pharmacy program through activities such as prescription dispensing, patient outreach, specialty pharmacy enrollment, and refill reminders. - Provides medication assistance support to OHSU patients. Assists pharmacists in non-clinical activities, E.g. maintenance of Medication Assistance Program patient information. Receives and maintains...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards   Customer Service:  - Provides high quality customer service to both external customers (patient, referring providers, and insurance carriers) and internal customers (OHSU health care providers and staff) that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry. This duty includes prompt and professional communication efforts, face-to-face customer contact skills, crisis management, facility with...

- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities: - Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders. - Filling unit dose medication orders. - Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room. - Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance. -

- Interprets and evaluates provider's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Recognizes therapeutic problems, including drug interactions, contraindications, improper dosing and precautions of therapy and toxicities. Consults with practitioner when problems or adverse effects are identified. Appropriately reports all adverse 

- Process transactions on insurance accounts; ensure account is set up correctly, problem resolution, appeals and audit transaction activity. - Communicate professionally with OHSU staff and third-party customers including departments and insurance companies to ensure timely and accurate processing of account transactions. - Review (Add department specific info here) and third-party claims (i.e. MVA settlements, workers compensation claims)  -

Preparation/Cooking: - Prepare food items for patients and visitors at OHSU South hospital and CHH2 according to standardized recipes and menus or by verbal instruction given by higher-level cooks or supervisors. Perform functions according to following procedures as listed: (1) mise-en-place (put in place) all ingredients and supplies; (2) perform all required preparation; (3) cook ingredients using prescribed best method; (4) hold and serve at proper safe temperature; (5) chill as appropriate using correct food safety procedures; (6) reheat as necessary to the appropriate...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards - Performs testing with accuracy, speed, and efficiency, using Sysmex XN, CellaVision, Beckman Coulter AU700, Access II, and Cliniteck. Follows written policies and procedures. - Prepares samples for testing, determines acceptability of specimens, and results. Repeats analysis as necessary to ensure accuracy. Report test results via computer and telephone. - Performs all computer functions...