- To perform, collect and analyze research procedures in all aspects of laboratory setting and ensure accuracy and progression of research projects.: including but not limit to - collect and analyze research data; - keep accurate details of experimental procedures and original data; - prepare research summaries, abstracts, manuscripts;  - develops and document standardized lab protocols, and assist with training of others; and  - contribute to the design, interpretation and writing of grant proposals and publications. - To assist with managing inventory, equipment, safety and animal audits, and other duties assigned to maintain smooth lab operation daily.

- Performs receiving, stocking, data entry, picking, delivery, and functions as necessary to ensure required daily tasks are completed on time, and sufficiently, to meet the customer’s needs for medical supplies and linen. - Performs requirements of, and maintains compliance with, organizational guidelines and policies. - Stocks and empties Scrub Avail dispensers and empty chute rooms as necessary to ensure an accurate and adequate supply of scrubs and linen are available to meet customer needs. - Performs preventive maintenance functions of the Pyxis/ParEx supply machines/areas as necessary to ensure accurate restocking and patient charging. - Maintains a clean, safe, and efficient working environment; Shelves: ensures shelves are properly erected, clean, neat, properly stocked, and marked with product information. Housekeeping: ensures the warehouse is clean, packaging removed, and non-stock products are neatly arranged. - Facilities: ensures facility deficiencies are reported. - Equipment: provides proper care and regular services to equipment, logs, and reports deficiencies. - Performs other duties as assigned. - Maintains knowledge of, adheres to, and knows the locations for, departmental policy, procedure, safety, and MSDS manuals.

- Performs receiving, stocking, data entry, picking, delivery, and functions as necessary to ensure required daily tasks are completed on time, and sufficiently, to meet the customer’s needs for medical supplies and linen. Performs requirements of, and maintains compliance with, organizational guidelines and policies.  - Stocks and empties Scrub Avail dispensers, and empties chute rooms as necessary to ensure an accurate and adequate supply of scrubs and linen are available to meet customer needs.  - Performs preventive maintenance functions of the Pyxis/ParEx supply machines/areas as necessary to ensure accurate restocking and patient charging.  - Maintains a clean, safe, and efficient working environment; Shelves: ensures shelves are properly erected, clean, neat, properly stocked, and marked with product information. Housekeeping: ensures the warehouse is clean, packaging removed, and non-stock products are neatly arranged. Facilities: ensures facility deficiencies are reported. Equipment: provides proper care and regular services to equipment, logs, and reports deficiencies.  - Performs other duties as assigned.  - Maintains knowledge of, adheres to, and knows the locations for, departmental policy, procedure, safety, and MSDS manuals.  - When tasked, drives organizational vehicles in a safe and efficient manner, assists Logistics Fleet and Warehouse supervisors with the maintenance and refueling, maintains driver's log, and fills out vehicle inspection reports as necessary. Have and maintain a valid driver's license. Maintain special equipment as assigned i.e. tire chains, inclement weather accessories, tire jacks, etc. Performs emergency roadside service to vehicles such as changing a flat tire. 

- Patient Care/Patient Safety Attendant (PSA): Per assignment of Registered Nurse, the employee provides care including but not limited to activities of daily living, diversional activities, collecting patient data, monitoring for symptoms of increased risk, assist with transportation, comfort measures, environmental safety, milieu observation, and assists with discharge of patient reinforcing assigned teaching. - Behavior Intervention:  Actively participates in providing a therapeutic milieu in order to engage patients in treatment. Participates in milieu safety inspections. Communicates with RN and other care team members regarding patient interactions, observations, and noticeable problems or changes in patient status. Uses therapeutic communication skills when interacting with patients and families. Provides physical, emotional, and protective care for patients consistent with treatment plan. Provides input around safety recommendations and interventions. - Patient Video Monitoring: Demonstrates understanding and proficiency of the continuous video monitoring software. Maintains constant visual observation at all times. Verbally redirects patient over digital 2-way audio device located in a patient’s room. Notifies the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance, is exhibiting symptoms RN requests report of, or is at imminent risk of injury or distress. Documents interactions within the electronic health record. - Communication: Communicates directly with Registered Nurses related to patient trends, advances, and deviations from the plan of care. Discusses patient care trajectory (improvement and/or decline) with the interdisciplinary team. Transfers knowledge in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) per policy. 

- Provides instruction related to research data management, data sharing, and rigor and reproducibility, including co-directing a graduate-level course on practices that impact scientific rigor and reproducibility. - Develops and delivers educational opportunities and outreach that increases awareness of and engagement with research data best practices and innovations. - Answers reference questions and provides expert advice to research investigators, staff, and learners related to rigor and reproducibility, open science, ethical data practices, and compliance with funders’ policies. - Provides support and professional development opportunities that grow Library staff’s knowledge about research data management and data sharing. - Builds and sustains relationships with research communities at OHSU to inform and grow Library services. - Contributes to the creation, outreach, and sustainability of tools and resources that support research data management and data sharing. - Represents the Library on cross-institutional committees and initiatives and ensures multi-directional knowledge sharing. - Fosters an inclusive and diverse atmosphere, including in pedagogical approaches, reference consultations, and teamwork. - Contributes to the Publishing and Data Services team by creating, evaluating, and advancing new ideas and initiatives. - As a faculty member, creates and contributes to scholarship and research; engages in service to institutional, regional, national, and international professional organizations and initiatives.

The Student Nurse (SN) provides a variety of nursing care duties in accordance with the duties, knowledge and skills identified in this functional statement. The SN provides direct care for ambulatory dermatology patients according to established OHSU policies. The SN will attend to needed requirements of the patient and ensure all regulatory and hospital guidelines and practices are followed; providing for a positive care experience within OHSU.   This role is similar to that of a nursing assistant, medical assistant, licensed practical nurse, and scribe but emphasizes educating the student nurse on nursing care within an ambulatory care setting. - Documents care given, observations, and responses on appropriate tools or forms. Acts as a scribe for providers when appropriate. - The SN will obtain a health history, assist intra-operatively and post-operative with procedures done under local anesthesia (I.e. blotting, suture cutting, bandaging) - Other duties include patient teaching (I.e. going over AVS with patient), wound care management, point of care testing, and dressings. - Takes vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature), height and weight and records in EPIC according to nursing policies and procedures. Vital signs are recorded and progress notes are completed thoroughly and accurately by the end of the day - Maintains stock levels of supplies. - Collects data for assessment/reassessment and unit level performance improvement activities

- Attend ECHO program sessions of SUD in Hospital Care. Provide recommendations to participant case presenters. - Develop and present didactic(s) as requested by lead facilitators for the ECHO programs. - Attend program meetings as required. - Other duties as assigned.

Hiring Bonus Available     Clinical Duties   Infection Control/Safety - Universal precautions - Personal protective equipment - Sterilization procedures - MSDS expectations Clinical - Observation and direct measurement - Data collection (orthostatic vitals) - Medication administration (oral, SC, IM, ID, rectal, vaginal, topical) - CLIA waived testing - Age specific competency - Minor procedure assistance - Wound care, suture/staple removal - Comprehension of scope Phlebotomy/Point of Care/Diagnostic testing - Blood draws (venous, capillary) - Point of care competency for CLIA waived tests - Other diagnostic tests (i.e. ECG, PFT) Pharmacology - Basic drug calculations and metric conversions - Safe preparation and administration - Identify and define drug categories - Legal prescription requirements based on drug schedules and classes - Knowledge of DEA regulations - Familiarity with PDR - Know common drugs and their classifications/side effects   - Practice Specific Duties - Coordination and Scheduling of care - Casting/Splinting - Scheduling patient appointments and reminder calls - Schedules labs, diagnostics, stretchers, wheelchairs and interpreters when necessary and accommodates other special needs when necessary - Mails information packets - Contacts primary care physicians or their designees to obtain authorizations for care as required - Takes accurate messages from patients regarding procedure scheduling and post-op care.  Delivers such information promptly to the appropriate providers, advice nurse, or their designees - Prior authorization of medication/prescribed medical equipment - Initiate clinic review - The week following each clinic:  Track as needed lab values on clinic chart flow sheet, check EPIC Care for patient follow up appointments and arrange patient care follow up as indicated - Track lab/diagnostic results completed outside facilities and entered into EPIC Care for RN and Provider review - Assist physicians in clinic with "out of book" patients as needed

Leadership - Demonstrates leadership practices that influence others to achieve the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of patient care services at the Digestive Health Center and OHSU. - Utilizes theory and critical thinking in the enactment, demonstration and mentoring of others so that demonstrated expertise is available to supervised personnel and colleagues. - Integrates age specific/developmental theory and cultural sensitivity into the management of the practice. - Actively participates in ongoing or ad hoc committees or task forces to identify and resolve patient care issues. - Assesses staff educational needs on an annual basis and as needed. - Supports any clinical research activities. - Prepares staffing plan, reviews and approves work schedules to ensure adequate staff coverage for practice operations. - Ensures the staffing needs of the department are met by projecting needs, interviewing and hiring employees to fill vacant positions and resolving staffing issues to ensure the practice's workload is handled effectively. Reviews and evaluates outcomes specific to staffing plan and makes changes as necessary. - Supports staff in meeting their highest level of personal growth, satisfaction and professionalism. Clinical Practice Operations Management - Analyzes and evaluates nursing practice, research and trends; applies knowledge to the development of standards of care and clinical practice ensuring optimal patient outcomes and fiscal viability. - Utilizes knowledge of age specific/developmental specific data to assist staff is assessing patient care needs and planning care. - Partners with the medical staff and other disciplines in the establishment of patient care goals. - Directs development of priority competencies (technical skills, critical thinking, human relationship skills) for each type of staff so that role performance is continually maintained/improved at the highest level. - Coordinates the establishment of nursing care and medical assisting care practices by using selected nursing practice or medical assistant practice information in unusual or complex patient care situations. - Directs and supervises staff and ensures a safe therapeutic environment. - Maintains personal and professional growth and the professional development of staff by participating in educational programs and professional organizations. - Facilitates recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, training, and performance review of RN and supervisory staff. - Accurately maintains personnel and credential files. - Continuously optimizes staff roles and responsibilities to meet performance goals. Human Resources - Carries out annual GROW professional practice reviews of RNs with feedback from clinicians with support of the ambulatory professional practice leader. - Facilitates recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, training, and performance review of nursing staff. - Generates timely and effective documents and communicates disciplinary actions. - Accurately maintains personnel and credential files. - Develop a schedule of regular staff in-services and professional development sessions to ensure that they are able to keep current on their skills and knowledge base in collaboration with the Specialty Practice Leader - Addresses and coordinates staff training needs by developing standards and ensuring basic competencies for all staff. Identifies potential problem areas, develops a system for objectively monitoring performance, and creatively seeks solutions to foster quality improvement. Compliance & Communication - Ensures the competence of practice staff and their understanding of policies and regulations pertaining to OHSU and patient care services: oversees the provision of care and monitors the compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements. - Maintains the integrity of management and clinical information so that data is available for patient and resource management. - Adheres to OHSU rules and regulations and contract agreements. - Contributes to the formulation of patient care and administrative policies and procedures; communicates and implements them to staff to ensure their understanding and compliance. - Communicates plans and decisions to practice staff and provides for communication linkages between staff and administration ensuring the flow of accurate and timely information. - Monitors compliance of staff with educational objectives. - Adheres to compliance regulations around patient billing in a hospital-based clinic. Quality Management - Collaborates with the practice managers and medical directors to meet annual quality goals across the continuum of care (i.e., patient flow; optimal clinical care; preventative maintenance program.) - Uses benchmark data (internal and external) to measure efficiency of workflows. - Directs the provision of personalized, coordinated quality services, which are responsive to changing health care trends so that customer demands are met. - Formulates practice goals and objectives, which are reflective of the philosophy of patient care services and in alignment with organizational goals. Interprets goals, and identifies measurable objectives and monitors progress toward the achievement of specified goals in keeping with operational standards. - Uses OPEx methodology to improve and evaluate care models. Financial Management - Participates, develops and submits practice budgets to director for review and approval. - Monitors expenditures to ensure compliance within fiscal constraints and explains any variances. - Reviews and evaluates the allocation of resources to ensure cost effective, efficient, productive, competitive operations while maintaining the delivery of quality care to patients. - Partner with the Practice manager and Medical Director to consistently analyze productivity data for independent providers, staff and efficient use of space. - Contributes to business plans and SBARs for review with the Practice Manager, medical director and senior leadership for any increase in RN staffing or programmatic growth. Equipment & Regulation - Ensures work practices meet health, fire, safety, and regulatory requirements and compliance with DNV and HIPAA standards. Other Duties as Assigned - Other work duties, projects, and personal goals as assigned by the Practice manager, Medical Director or senior leadership.

Up to $12,000 Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by July 1, 2024 to qualify.   BSN rates $49.16-$78.18 per hour, based on education and experience. ADN and MSN rates also 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.    

- 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. - Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations. - Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.   - Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time. - Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication.  - Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove  excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action. - Perform Unit Dose functions including: - Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas - Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits. - Return medications to stock and perform credits. - Record refrigerator temperature daily. - Process narcotics for removal from Pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed. - Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy. - System optimization, hardware maintenance, user support, reporting, file transmission and assistance in problem-solving pertaining to automation and technology. - Performs a detailed and thorough audit of controlled substances medications dispensed for a patient and reconciles against products documented as adminisered or returned to the pharmacy for wasting. Demonstrates the ability to strengthen accountability, identify suspected diversion, and responds to known or suspected diversion incidents to avoid serious patient care, legal, and compliance implications.

- Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including hazardous medications, following aseptic procedures. Prioritize new orders to assure that product is delivered to patient location prior to label due time (when possible). - Perform unit dose functions as needed including the following: - Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory - Load and refill medications into ADC locations - Deliver medicaitons from pharmacy to clinic locations as needed - Return medications to stock and perform credits - Maintain work area - Record refrigerator temperature and pressure monitor readings during downtime - Order and maintain adequate supplies and medications - Follow appropriate storage requirements - Follow applicable cleaning policies - Routinely check for expired medications - Routinely check for expired medications - Maintain inventory of controlled and non-controlled substances, solutions, tubing and associated supplies and equipment.  Generate orders for appropriate vendors to acquire replenishment stock. Check in drug delivery orders and maintain appropriate  inventory tracking.

Telemetry Monitoring: - Constantly observes rhythms in the central telemetry monitoring system - Provin des documentatioper OHSU telemetry monitoring standards - Documents rhythm strips at start of every shift & PRN changes in rhythms - Directly communicates any rhythm changes to assigned RN or unit charge nurse - Cleans and stores telemetry monitoring equipment in accordance with OHSU policies - Accurately maintains patient information in Philips system - Notifies appropriate personnel of any telemetry equipment needs or maintenance issues - Completes required annual telemetry competency - Fulfills responsibility to the organization through performance that promotes Service Excellence - Performs within current applicable policies including standards of the Patient Care Services Division - Adheres to all aspects of the OHSU Code of Conduct  Reception Responsibilities: - Promotes and portrays a professional image and maintains positive guest relations when interacting, greeting, and providing information to staff, patients, family members, visitors, physicians and the general public - Promotes the OHSU service excellence model - Reports customer service concerns to the nurse manager, charge nurse, or NPEC - Initiates and processes phone calls, fax’s, pages and take messages as requested - Participates in documentation, collection, and collating of data for quality improvement - Identify and facilitate ideas for improving efficiency of unit operations - Maintains the telemetry monitoring area in a clean and orderly fashion, assuring appropriate supplies are readily available -   Support for Unit Operations: - Acts in a supportive capacity for declared emergency procedures - Directly communicates with charge or assigned nurse of new orders, stat orders - Acts as adjunct support hospital unit coordinator (HUC) - Performs other duties as assigned

Clinical Responsibilities - Inpatient Responsibilities: Providing inpatient care and follow-up of assigned patients from OR to admission, and through discharge at multiple surgical locations, including OHSU and primarily Hillsboro Medical center with an anticipated ratio of 40% Bariatric patients, 30% Vascular patients, and 30% General Surgery patients Includes, but is not limited to: rounding on a daily basis with the faculty, developing and implementing, in conjunction with faculty physicians, clinical plans of care and/or protocols for inpatients on the Bariatric, Vascular, and General Surgery service with common conditions/diagnoses/procedures; educating the house staff and nursing unit staff on these protocols, with the goal of enhancing quality of care, enhancing quality of patient services, and decreasing length of inpatient stay; participating with hospital/unit staff in evaluating results of these protocols and continually improving effectiveness of same; working actively with hospital and unit staff to rapidly develop and implement discharge plans for inpatients on the Bariatrics, Vascular and General Surgery service and to address length of stay issues; promoting and maintaining health of inpatients on the Bariatric and General Surgery service through the use of ancillary services, educational materials, and counseling of patients and families; providing resident and intern training/education in utilization of plans of care to improve patient services and outcomes of treatment; providing and/or participating in clinical in-service training and staff educational programs for the inpatient service. Following all customer service standards as outlined above. - Operating Room Responsibilities: Provide operating room and procedural assistance to Bariatric, Vascular and General surgeons as determined by the Division Head or their designee(s). Includes assistance in performing laparoscopic and robotic surgeries to include, bariatric sleeves gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, foregut, colorectal, and vascular procedures. General Responsibilities - Teaching: Providing teaching of General Surgery surgical and diagnostic treatments to medical students, interns, residents, inpatient general surgery nursing staff, and other Division support staff on the inpatient and/or outpatient service. Providing and/or participating in clinical in-services and staff educational programs for the outpatient & inpatient General Surgery service. - Call Coverage: Provide pager coverage on some week nights Monday through Thursday, and OR call coverage on occasional weekends which includes Saturday morning rounds, on a variable rotating basis.

Direct Patient Care - The social work supervisor provides direct patient care, including but not limited to: psychosocial assessment, care planning, mandated reporting, and concrete resource needs.  - The supervisor provides crisis intervention and care coordination to patients and families as necessary to meet immediate psychosocial needs. - The supervisor provides patient advocacy and associated services to patient/family and other involved agencies/parties. - The supervisor assesses patient and family support needs regarding assistance in the Care - Management including transportation, housing, clothing, and chemical dependency/mental health resources. - The supervisor maintains accurate and timely documentation of patient care activities per department policies. Leadership - The supervisor provides strategic leadership and direction for assigned Social Work Staff.  They are expected to keep abreast of trends in medical social work, with special attention to academic health center settings. They participate in national and local professional social work associations and networks and encourages other staff to do so as well. The supervisor is expected to be aware of productivity trends and innovative models of care that optimize the use of social work services. - The supervisor assists with the creation of SBARs and ProForma in relation to initiatives as assigned.   - The supervisor collaborates with other members of the Care Management team to create interdisciplinary programming that optimizes patient and family health.  The supervisor works with their social work team to understand resources to network with other community resources, thereby optimizing program opportunities as much as possible.  - The supervisor makes decisions regarding use of department financial resources appropriately.  - Supervisor can approve up to $1000.00 in charity.   - The supervisor regularly participates in department meetings and leads meetings of their assigned team.  - The supervisor is expected to be current regarding OHSU standards, policies and procedures.  They are responsible for conveying these requirements to staff and ensuring compliance in a timely fashion. - The supervisor participates in the clinical supervision of staff and students and encourages others on their staff to do so as well. - The supervisor participates in on-call responsibilities to ensure appropriate staffing, provide clinical decision-making and problem-solving support, and approve resource allocation during non-business hours. - The supervisor works with other social work supervisors and managers to ensure social work coverage for Care Management.  - The supervisor represents Care Management social work at department meetings as assigned by the social work manager. - The Supervisor is responsible for daily operations oversight. - The Supervisor is involved with other SW Supervisors in the maintainance of Social Work Grand Rounds.  - The Supervisor will monitor processess, procedures and standard work as well as work to create new standard work.   Staff Supervision: - The supervisor oversees the delivery of social work by their assigned Social Workers and provides direct supervision. They recruit, evaluates and hires social work staff in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. They ensure that the social workers meet minimum qualifications. The supervisor arranges for new staff orientation and ensures that all existing staff are current on required staff education and annual competencies. The supervisor conducts all performance management activities including coaching and progressive discipline.  - The supervisor arranges for and facilitates team social work staff meetings.  The supervisor provides ongoing guidance and supervision of assigned social workers, giving them both ongoing encouragement and constructive feedback as required. The supervisor conducts periodic formal staff assessments and annual peformance reviews. The supervisor is expected to be knowledgeable about and to follow AFSCME contracts and associated work rules.  The supervisor advocates for Social Work staff to participate in professional development at a local, regional, and national level.  - The supervisor coordinates sick calls and vacation requests. The supervisor supervises their assigned social work staff.  

This position is under the supervision of the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology.  The duties of this position are in support of the missions, goals and objectives of OHSU and the School of Medicine and include: teaching medical students, house staff, paramedical personnel and the regional medical community; providing clinical care to patients of the University Hospital and Clinics, and affiliated hospitals and clinics; engaging in public service through consultative activities with non-university groups as approved by the Department Chair.  Specific duties include caring for comprehensive ophthalmology patients and providing staffing to residents who care for such patients.  Clinical practice is largely expected to focus on comprehensive ophthalmology at CEI’s satellite location in Astoria, Oregon. 

Provide ongoing education, orientation, competency validation, and clinical guidance for the respiratory staff. Coordinate and develop programs to successfully transition new staff into the various work units within the adult and pediatric hospitals.  Develop, implement, and update annual competency validation programs.  Assure that all organizational, hospital, and unit-based competency and required continuing education needs are met. Provide education and in-servicing to nurses, physicians, and other hospital staff as needed to support OHSU’s healthcare, research, and academic missions. Monitor tracking of in-service attendance records and maintain sign in logs.  Assure that staff receive adequate in-service on all new equipment, processes, and policies.  Work with the Education Program Manager (EPM) to develop the continuing education program for all respiratory staff. Collaborate with the EPM to ensure standards of care are being met as laid out by the Respiratory Care Services Standards of Care document within MCN; using chart audits. Collaborate with EPM for clinical simulations and PRN educational themes based on chart audits, PSI’s, and concerns. Collaborate with EPM for education days, Preceptor classes, and creation of evaluation tools.  Other duties as delegated by the EPM. The respiratory therapy staff educator will meet with the EPM at regular intervals weekly, discussions to include; check in, assessment of interventions, discuss barriers to forward momentum, and collaborate on any prioritization of projects and education.  Must be flexible and self-motivated as the needs of the department and organization change.  Maintains clinical skillset with intermittent patient care assignments that meet the operational needs of the department.

Provide ongoing education, orientation, competency validation, and clinical guidance for the respiratory staff. Coordinate and develop programs to successfully transition new staff into the various work units within the adult and pediatric hospitals.  Develop, implement, and update annual competency validation programs.  Assure that all organizational, hospital, and unit-based competency and required continuing education needs are met. Provide education and in-servicing to nurses, physicians, and other hospital staff as needed to support OHSU’s healthcare, research, and academic missions. Monitor tracking of in-service attendance records and maintain sign in logs.  Assure that staff receive adequate in-service on all new equipment, processes, and policies.  Work with the Education Program Manager (EPM) to develop the continuing education program for all respiratory staff. Collaborate with the EPM to ensure standards of care are being met as laid out by the Respiratory Care Services Standards of Care document within MCN; using chart audits. Collaborate with EPM for clinical simulations and PRN educational themes based on chart audits, PSI’s, and concerns. Collaborate with EPM for education days, Preceptor classes, and creation of evaluation tools.  Other duties as delegated by the EPM. The respiratory therapy staff educator will meet with the EPM at regular intervals weekly, discussions to include; check in, assessment of interventions, discuss barriers to forward momentum, and collaborate on any prioritization of projects and education.  Must be flexible and self-motivated as the needs of the department and organization change.  Maintains clinical skillset with intermittent patient care assignments that meet the operational needs of the department.

Provide ongoing education, orientation, competency validation, and clinical guidance for the respiratory staff. Coordinate and develop programs to successfully transition new staff into the various work units within the adult and pediatric hospitals.  Develop, implement, and update annual competency validation programs.  Assure that all organizational, hospital, and unit-based competency and required continuing education needs are met. Provide education and in-servicing to nurses, physicians, and other hospital staff as needed to support OHSU’s healthcare, research, and academic missions. Monitor tracking of in-service attendance records and maintain sign in logs.  Assure that staff receive adequate in-service on all new equipment, processes, and policies.  Work with the Education Program Manager (EPM) to develop the continuing education program for all respiratory staff. Collaborate with the EPM to ensure standards of care are being met as laid out by the Respiratory Care Services Standards of Care document within MCN; using chart audits. Collaborate with EPM for clinical simulations and PRN educational themes based on chart audits, PSI’s, and concerns. Collaborate with EPM for education days, Preceptor classes, and creation of evaluation tools.  Other duties as delegated by the EPM. The respiratory therapy staff educator will meet with the EPM at regular intervals weekly, discussions to include; check in, assessment of interventions, discuss barriers to forward momentum, and collaborate on any prioritization of projects and education.  Must be flexible and self-motivated as the needs of the department and organization change.  Maintains clinical skillset with intermittent patient care assignments that meet the operational needs of the department.