Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available. This is a hybrid position that will work onsite and also have some flexibility to work remotely.    The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   Department Specific Requirements:   Requires three years of nursing experience including: - Minimum two years oncology, including solid tumor, nursing experience required - Prefer oncology ambulatory nursing care coordination experience - Experience working in a high volume, fast-paced setting - Demonstrated high levels of independence, flexibility, and problem solving abilities - Compassion, empathy and assertiveness to advocate for patients’ needs - Demonstrated ability to accurately and efficiently review, prioritize, and manage large volumes of clinical data Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland: - The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest in 2 hours. - Portland is quirky, independent, fiercely intelligent, intensively livable and totally down to earth: Just the kind of place you'd like to live. - It's a great walking and biking city, with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture. - Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/ This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include: - Comprehensive health care plans covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents. - $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee. - Two separate above market pension plans to choose from. - Vacation- 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service. - Sick Leave- 96 hours per year. - Holidays - up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid). - Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran). - Tuition Reimbursement. - Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources.

Interprets and evaluates physician orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Recognizes therapeutic problems including drug interactions, contraindications, improper dosing, and precautions of therapy for a highly specialized patient population. Recognizes actual or potential problems and provides therapeutic recommendations for their resolution.   Monitors medication therapy for response and adverse reactions. Collaborates with providers to ensure safe and appropriate therapy. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors. Conducts prospective and retrospective drug utilization reviews to ensure optimal therapy.   Counsels and trains patients regarding the appropriate use of their medications (i.e., purpose, actions, dosage, side effects, storage, precautions etc.).    Participates in drug product selection, counsel’s providers regarding the selection of non-formulary drugs while offering therapeutic, cost effective alternatives.    Is responsible overseeing the medication prior authorization process in conjunction with the Managed Care Coordinator   Researches and evaluates professional literature in response to questions and requests and provides drug information to clinic staff.   Assists with devising, developing and operationalizing programs to ensure proper use of medications and continuous quality improvement.   Participates in professional developmental programs to ensure progressive pharmacy practice and actively demonstrates service excellence.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: - Provides high quality customer service to both external and internal customers that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry. - Promptly greet all patients, visitors, and others in a warm, courteous, and professional manner -  Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively, timely, and respectfully at all times, especially in a high stress environment. - Provides flexible coverage to assist with internal service needs and the continuous application of process improvement methods and skills. - Determines customer needs proactively, and direct inquiries to appropriate resources. - As problems and miscommunications occur with internal or external customers, demonstrates the ability to clarify and resolve problems immediately to avoid further communication breakdowns. - Demonstrates respect and cooperation in all staff relationships, with a genuine willingness to prevent or resolve inter-personal conflicts. - Answers multi-line telephone inquiries. Determine caller needs and assist callers efficiently and appropriately. - Determine priorities and act quickly, make decisions efficiently and in a calm manner in emergency and stressful situations. - Utilizes appropriate interpreter services when necessary. PATIENT REGISTRATION: - Gathers, adds, updates, and/or verifies detailed demographic information and any applicable forms. Complete registration from patient work queues, email, or inbasket as assigned. - Completes Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Disability (REALD) questionnaire with patient and updates REALD Smart Form as required by law. Serves as liaison for patients and families with questions. - Satisfies state regulations to identify support persons for individuals with disabilities. - Correctly identifies patient service type to establish an accurate and billable account. - Corrects patient identity inaccuracies, as identified. - Follows Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR’s) regarding workers’ compensation in operation of OHSU and industry workman’s compensation procedures. - Initiates and completes claim info for worker’s compensation injuries, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, and crime victim accounts. - Provides patient education regarding OHSU financial assistance, insurance coordination of benefits, Patient Rights, Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire, Notice of Privacy Practices, use of patient information and/or specimens in OHSU research, and other facility or regulatory information. - Provide financial screening for low income or non-sponsered patients and refer patients to apply for Oregon or Washington Medicaid or OHSU Financial Assistance when appropriate. - Pre-Registration: Gathers, adds, updates, and/or verifies detailed demographic information, including REALD and support persons, prior to admission by calling the patient at home. Searching for patient information in a number of online databases including EPIC. - Follow and complete daily task list as assigned by management. - Provide financial screening for low income or non-sponsered patients and refer patients to apply for Oregon or Washington Medicaid or OHSU Financial Assistance when appropriate. INSURANCE VERIFICATION/FINANCIAL CLEARANCE: - Gathers, adds, updates, and/or verifies detailed insurance coverage and financial status with each patient. - Creates new and maintains existing insurance coverages/guarantors for a patient based on their insurances and the care being provided. - Complete insurance verification on each patient’s insurance using electronic verification in RTE, payer portals, or other required methods. The PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist staff will also re-verify the eligibility insurance information if the insurance was not verified in the current month. - Reviews MMIS for all uninsured or single coverage patients - Provide financial screening for low income or non-sponsered patients and refer patients to apply for Oregon or Washington Medicaid or OHSU Financial Assistance when appropriate. Works closely with Patient Financial Services on

Our lab focuses on regulation of metabolic pathways in glial and vascular cell types, and how they support neuronal and axonal functioning during brain development, and how they are affected in pathological conditions, with the goal of identifying therapeutic strategies to promote repair process. We use multi -disciplinary approaches to study the biology of glia, integrating molecular and cell signaling, biochemistry, multiplex RNA labelling, immunohistochemistry, tissue imaging, proteomics and transgenic animal models.    Key responsibilities include:  lab setup, performing experiments, helping with animal colony maintenance.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available     This is a full-time, evening position.   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a registered nurse (RN) who is responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The ANM, in association with the Nurse Manager, is responsible for the managerial and leadership functions within a patient environment. The ANM functions primarily on evening and nightshift hours to provide operational oversight, consistency and continuity. The ANM partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with regulatory standards, and administrative and clinical policies and procedures. The ANM performs managerial activities, and demonstrates effective leadership behaviors including performing evaluations, employee mentoring, coaching, and performance management. The ANM implements quality and safety initiatives, engages in process improvement, ensures adherence to bargaining unit agreements and human resource management. The ANM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff.  

The Institute on Development and Disability (IDD) works to enhance the lives of those with disabilities and special health care needs via excellence in clinical care, scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and public policy.   The duties of this position are in support of the mission, goals and objectives of OHSU and IDD. Under the direction of the IDD Director and a multi-organizational Steering Committee, the Program Manager will function in an administrative leadership role for the multi-organizational effort to improve access to appropriate diagnostic services for youth suspected of having Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Program Manager will be responsible for coordinating and collaborating with a Steering Committee, specific workgroups, an Education Manager, and other internal and external partners to further the goals of a) expanded workforce to provide diagnostic evaluations and b) establishing a multi-organizational centralized diagnostic center.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

The Laboratory Animal Husbandry Technician 1 provides for the basic care and husbandry needs of a large variety of laboratory research animals including but not limited to fish, amphibians, birds and a wide range of rodent and non-rodent mammalian species. Works as a member of a highly interdependent team using a professional approach in providing direct animal care. The technician is most often the first line of defense in spotting animal health and environmental problems. This is the first level of a three level series.  It is distinguished from the Laboratory Animal Technician 2 & 3 by requiring close supervision, intensified training and a lower level of independent decision making skills.   Responsibilities include: - Transports supplies and equipment needed to support the health and wellbeing of laboratory animals. Changes cages and accessory equipment as needed as well as on a predetermined schedule. Feed, water species including but not limited to fish, amphibians, birds and a wide range of rodent and non-rodent mammalian species as required by the departmental, USDA and NIH standards. Exercises USDA maintained species as required by regulation or as directed by departmental veterinary staff. - Observes animals for health and wellbeing. Reports physical or behavioral abnormalities promptly in writing. Records observations in the clinical record. Administers medications and treatments to animals as instructed by the veterinary staff. Monitors the environment in animal areas for changes or potential hazards to animals and experimental protocol.  Reports any changes to supervisor. - Maintains and sanitizes animal rooms and support areas. Includes sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, washing and disinfecting floors, walls ceilings, sinks and other equipment. Handle feed and bedding appropriately. Rotates oldest material to be used first.  Maintains clean supply of feed and bedding in animal room containers and label appropriately. - Maintains records as required by DCM standard operating procedure and federal regulation or guidelines. Keeps accurate census records for billing purposes.

This position is funded by a collaborative grant from the Alliance for Early Cancer Detection with researchers from the University of Cambridge to study the biology of clonal hematopoiesis (CH), a pre-leukemic condition which occurs in up to 20% of the aging population. The goal of this work is to identify new treatment approaches for individuals with high-risk CH that might serve as the basis for a preventative strategy. These studies will include high-throughput drug screening; in vitro validation of candidate drugs in cell lines with CH mutations and in vivo validation in CH mouse models. As many CH mutations act via alterations in the epigenome, single cell and high sensitivity epigenetic studies will also be performed.   Additional duties will include molecular biology and biochemistry research techniques, flow cytometry, NGS library preparation, mammalian tissue culture, small animal handling, data analysis, and other laboratory techniques. We are particularly interested in candidates who are adept with molecular genomic techniques and mouse leukemia models. Applicants will need to possess strong organizational and communication skills as well as the ability to work independently. Some weekend work is required. Salary will be commensurate with experience. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is capable and willing to make maximum use of excellent facilities and a productive environment.   Duties will include: 1. Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: - We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently - We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence - We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone 2. Highly specialized lab-based research   3. Data analytics   4. Manuscript and Grant preparation

We are looking to hire a Senior Research Assistant to support our ongoing projects investigating the epigenetic basis of myeloid malignancies. This position will involve working closely with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows on projects aimed at defining new oncogenic mechanisms in these diseases as well as defining new treatment approaches. Job duties will involve conducting cell culture and mouse model experiments in these areas of investigation as well as mouse colony and general laboratory maintenance responsibilities. Applicants will need to possess strong organizational and communication skills as well as the ability to work independently. Some weekend work is required. Bachelor’s degree and laboratory experience in molecular/cellular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, cancer biology or a related field is preferred. Salary will be commensurate with experience. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is capable and willing to make maximum use of excellent facilities and a productive environment. Duties will include: 1. Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: - We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently - We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence - We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone 2. Molecular and cellular biology assays, flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, biochemistry assays, utilization of in-vivo models and associated techniques, cell isolation and DNA/RNA purification from bacterial cultures, mammalian cell cultures, in-vivo models and patient samples. 3. Collect, record, organize and verify the accuracy of data; keep detailed and accurate laboratory records; tabulate data, perform calculations, prepare charts, graphs and reports. May use software applications to assemble, manipulate, format and/or perform statistical analysis of data. May assist with preparation of figures, tables and reports for publications and grants. Perform preliminary interpretation of results to determine whether they are consistent with experimental goals. 4. Operate a variety of instruments and scientific equipment, including quality control and maintenance. May order chemicals, reagents, and other laboratory supplies or prepare chemical solutions. 5. Read literature applicable to research areas as required and actively participate in laboratory meetings and planning sessions. May be asked to present data to group in a seminar format, and/or at scientific meetings.

Technical duties in surgical dermatology include providing histology services for Mohs Micrographic Surgical patient and Dermatopathology Lab.   This includes: - cryostat and microtome set up and staining solution preparation - preparation of frozen and formalin fixed paraffin embedded sections including - orienting specimen, mounting, embedding, cutting and staining of tissue specimens, processing with hematoxylin and eosin stains and bone/cartilage preparation. - Special staining including IHC of FFPE and frozen sections. - assigns Mohs surgery number for each patient and tumor treated. - maintains monitoring equipment including refrigeration logs, microscope and equipment maintenance and cleaning of equipment as per OHSU Safety guidelines. - orders supplies and equipment for laboratory and maintains adequate stock of necessary supplies. - practices safe laboratory practices and precautions per laboratory manuals and safety and infection control guidelines. - laboratory instrumentation/equipment set up and reagent preparation. - gross description, dissection, and orientation of patient tissue, appropriate to facilitate optimal diagnostic quality of tissue slide production. - transcribes grossing data into specimen case in LIS. - in addition, utilizes custom techniques, as described by laboratory management, to provide a high-quality product meeting the diagnostic needs of the reading dermatopathologists. - assures information fidelity throughout the entire laboratory process, correlating all paperwork with associated patient specimen(s). - organizes, labels, and files slides, blocks, and paperwork. - general cleaning of laboratory - communicates any issues to manager and coworkers in a timely and appropriate manner. - other duties as assigned by supervisor. Preparation of tissue specimens for immunofluorescence per manual protocol including proper handling of biopsy specimens, specimen washing, appropriate orientation of specimens and sections. - Control slide preparation according to protocol. - Maintains proper documentation including DIF control sheet, positive DIF control log, incident reports when indicated, corrective action forms as needed and all other documentation as per protocol in manual. - Communicates with and mails handling solutions to requesting referring physicians. - Registration and Accessioning. - Act as registration point by gathering and/or verifying patient information including demographics, insurance coverage and financial status. - Confirm patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarify any managed care arrangements. - Use Lab Information System as pivot point for distribution of demographic, referral, clinical, and pathology-resulting data to multiple sources, including OHSU Medical Group and referring physicians. - Transcribe from dictation or written word in to a variety of hospital and departmental applications, verifies correct ICD10 and CPT codes for billing. Maintains proper documentation in laboratory including proper logs of all incoming and outgoing specimens including mailing slides back to referring physicians and outside laboratories - Responsible for quality assurance projects as per Manager and laboratory director - Maintains records and adheres to OSHA/CLIA/Joint Commission guidelines - Organises, labels, and files slides, blocks, and paperwork. Works within the Laboratory Information System to track laboratory materials and data related to individual cases

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (DCH) Operating Room, a unit of OHSU’s Perioperative Services Division and OHSU’s Women’s and Children’s Division, is located on the 8th floor of DCH. DCH is opened 24/7 and maintains 7 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms that primarily address the surgical needs of both inpatient and outpatient pediatric and young adults with congenital conditions ages neonate to 25. Surgical procedure on 25 and above may also be performed. Service lines can include Cardiac/ Thoracic, General Surgery, Gynecology, Oral maxillofacial surgery, Dental, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Spine, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Transplant, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Robotic, Gastrointestinal, and Trauma. Surgical procedures on adults 18 years of age and above are also performed if the procedure requires specialized equipment found only at this location.   Department Specific Requirements: DCH inter-operative staff work as integral part of an interdisciplinary care team to provide individualized family centered care for the pediatric and adult congenital patients in the perioperative setting. We provide care for ambulatory, inpatient, and urgent/emergent surgeries. The RN is responsible for assessing and providing direct patient care in both the circulating and scrub roles. The RN provides care consistent with ANA standards, OSBN nurse practice act laws, AORN recommendations, and current evidence based practices. 

The appointee will work with another Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Coordinator, and research associates along with physician supervisors as an integral member of the team-based approach to complex valvular heart disease care. Responsibilities will include - Evaluation and consultative management of outpatient clinic initial consultation. - Evaluation and consultative management of inpatient consultations. - Inpatient pre and post procedural care and management. - Outpatient valvular heart disease and post procedural cardiac care. - Coordination and management of care through industry and investigator-initiated research trials along with team of research associates. - Management of pre-clinic screening to include safety and management of contrast computed tomography scans, transesophageal echocardiograms and cardiac stress testing. - Coordination of patient care with outside agencies and community providers. Assures and optimizes patient and family self-management. - Provides back up and oversight to Complex Valve Coordinator. - Provides clinical context and insight for research associates for clinical trials management.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture. - Shared and collaborative infusion space. - Ability to alternate between various work sites, depending on the practices’ space allocation, division of daily work activities, etc. - Rotate into other assignments (conditional based on appropriate training) such as OLC, triage and charge nurse

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   Department Summary:  The Dynamic Endocrine Testing Unit (DETU) is dedicated to providing exceptional care and teaching to patients aged 18 years and older. The DETU is focused on three main areas: injections, endocrinology testing, and injection teaching. Testing services include a variety of procedures such as Cortisol stimulation, Glucagon stimulation, Insulin Tolerance, Glucose tolerance, Water deprivation, Desmopressin stimulation, and Saline Challenge tests. Injections administered include Octreotide LAR(Sandostatin), Lanreotide (Somatuline), Pasireotide (Signifor), Thyrotropin (Thyrogen), and Levothyroxine. The DETU also offers IM and SQ injection teaching appointments for diabetes/endocrinology patients.    - Performs Medical Review on patient referrals requiring clinical input prior to the date of service - Works collaboratively with RN’s in specialty clinics, streamlining the approach to patient care in an efficient and consistent manner - Receives, coordinates, and answers all inbound electronic and telephone communications from both internal and external providers and patients related to the DETU - Uses clinic specific protocols and job aids as tools to supplement RN’s critical thinking and decision making - Collaborates with OHSU Endocrinology teams, Pituitary Care Center, and Thyroid and Parathyroid Center in addition to numerous regional external providers to assess needs of urgent patients and develop optimum plan of care as related to DETU services

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Medical Record Review: - Reviews record of each patient encounter, enters pertinent patient data, diagnosis(es) and procedures (s) into the abstracting software and encoder. The duties involve reading and understanding complex medical data from various medical specialties, translating data into ICD-10-CM and CPT codes. - Enters and/or verifies patient identification information; enters ICD-10-CM diagnosis(es) and procedure(s) codes as well as CPT/HCPCS codes; assigns DRG using Encoder & Abstracting software. - Utilizes ICD-10-CM, CPT codebook and Coding Clinic references to verify code specificity and follow ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA Official Guidelines for CPT.  - Utilizes reference journals and training seminars to learn about and understand changing medical technology, new diseases, new treatments, new drugs, and experimental procedures used in clinics, hospitals, and research facilities. Administrative Support: May provide a variety of general administrative support such as answering phones, filing, providing customer service for coding/DRG/CPT/ICD 10 information.