As a Research Assistant 2 assisting Lab Operations, you will be part of a collaborative team focusing on general laboratory support to advance early cancer detection. Under general supervision, you will support CEDAR research by maintaining CEDAR laboratories, supplies, and assisting in research activities. You will use innovation and problem solving and may help to implement improved organization and laboratory workflow. You will have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of laboratory research, and you will be comfortable working both individually and in highly collaborative teams. You will possess good organizational and interpersonal skills.   Duties Include but are not limited to:   CEDAR laboratory research: - Always exemplifies and promotes CEDAR culture - Under general supervision, participates in and performs general laboratory techniques - Serve as primary support for overall lab function by maintaining equipment, aliquoting reagents, banking cell lines, and receiving supplies - Manage general supply inventory and ensure it is properly recorded and stored - Assist in the organization of laboratory work space - Provides stability and continuity of knowledge as people and projects change - Meets regularly with lab managers to identify potential synergies and reduce inefficiencies across the lab - Increased innovation and problem-solving ability required - CEDAR Biorepository backup - Additional duties as assigned - Protected time non-research-related CEDAR work, such as approved activities for team science, CEDAR Council, infrastructure, DEI, Engagement, Professional Development, etc.

An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Research Assistant who has experience with cell culture methods. Additional experience with flow cytometry and data analysis is highly desirable. You will join an established project team working on an innovative bone marrow model.   Duties include: Laboratory research: - Cell culture experiments and maintenance of cells - Assist with media changes and drug administration during experiment - Prepare, run, and analyze flow cytometry samples - Always exemplifies and promotes CEDAR culture. - Independently participates in research execution of CEDAR program(s) and performs other general laboratory techniques - Provides stability and continuity of knowledge as people and projects change - Meets regularly with lab managers to identify potential synergies and reduce inefficiencies across projects - Increased innovation and problem solving ability required - Participate with some design of experiments or research studies and procedures to achieve project objectives Data Analysis - Perform qualitative and quantitative research data analysis, programming, database development and management, research data visualization, and interpretation of a wide variety of research data, especially flow cytometry data. - Prepares reports, charts, tables, and other visual aids to interpret and communicate data and results with a variety of programs, especially R, Excel. - Conducts data/statistical studies in support of research proposals and protocols. Maintains and develops research gathering, retrieval and reporting systems. Laboratory Organization and Compliance Lab Support

The Healthy Oregon Project (HOP) funded by CEDAR and a Cancer Moonshot grant is a research study that is brings no cost genetic screening to the state of Oregon using a mobile app with the mission to save lives and to create a repository for early detection researchers.  HOP is looking for an individual that is interested in population health research and is inspired by cancer research to end cancer early.   This position requires a highly motivated and flexible individual that is able to assist in multiple project needs for the HOP. This position will assist the project manager in all HOP research and includes duties such as assisting as the point of contact for all HOP participants to answer any questions and assist with technical troubleshooting with the HOP app, liaison to the clinical laboratory that processes HOP samples to mitigate any sample issues as they occur, and to send out kits to interested participants.  Additional duties may also include: supply procurement, supply ordering, packaging, mailing, tracking sample kits, documenting and updating protocols, organizing supplies, organizing documents, reviewing documents, and couriering samples on campus.   Duties Include but are not limited to:   CEDAR laboratory research: - Project supply ordering - Participant Coordination - Runs kitting reports - Oversees clinical samples - Document review and organization

Dr. Agarwal and her team for over past 15 years focusing on identifying novel signaling pathways that are requisite for leukemia initiation, clonal evolution, and drug resistance.  This position will be a hybrid between wet lab and computational disciplines, with a dedicated mentorship in both areas. The new team member will help lead the project focused on understanding the mechanisms of leukemia initiation and drug resistance in a context dependent manner.  The project will use variety of advanced molecular biology techniques, CRISPR methods along with single cell transcriptomic, epigenetic, and genomic profiling in premalignant and malignant models using murine and human cells in vitro and in vivo. The candidate should also be able to perform complex data analysis, along with downstream analyses using computational approaches. Applicants will need to possess strong technical and organizational skills as well as the ability to manage an independent project.   Laboratory and/or computational experience in the field of molecular/cellular biology, cancer biology or a related field is preferred. Experience with sequencing library preparation, epigenetics, flow cytometry, or murine models of disease would be especially beneficial. Achieving this position requires that the researcher have demonstrated a satisfactory track record of scholarly activity. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is capable and willing to make maximum use of excellent facilities and a productive environment. Relevant publications for the position are below: - Yang F, Long N, Anekpuritanang T, Bottomly D, Savage JC, Lee T, Solis-Ruiz J, Borate U, Wilmot B, Tognon C, Bock AM, Pollyea DA, Radhakrishnan S, Radhakrishnan S, Patel P, Collins RH, Tantravahi S, Deininger MW, Fan G, Druker B, Shinde U, Tyner JW, Press RD, McWeeney S, Agarwal A*. Identification and prioritization of myeloid malignancy germline variants in a large cohort of adult AML patients. Blood. 2022, 139(8): 1208-1221 PMC9211447, *Corresponding author. Prospective in ASH Clinical News, Selected for Podcast and Commentary in Blood 2022. - Kurtz S, Eide CA, Kaempf A, Long N, Bottomly D, Nikolova O, Druker BJ, McWeeney SK, Tyner JW, Agarwal A.Associating Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity with Differentiation Status Identifies Effective Drug Combinations for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood Advances 2022, 6(10): 3062-3067. - Hosseini MH, Kurtz SE, Abdelhamed S, Mahmood S, Davare, MA, Kaempf A, Elferich J, McDermott JE, Liu T, Payne SH, Shinde U, Rodland KD, Mori M, Druker BJ, Singer JK, Agarwal A. Inhibition of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 is a therapeutic strategy for acute myeloid leukemia subtypes. Leukemia. 2018, 32(11):2374-87. PMC6558520 - Carey A, Edwards D, Eide C A, Newell L, Traer E, Medeiros B, Pollyea DA, Deininger MW, Collins R, Tyner J W, Druker B J, Bagby G C, McWeeney S, Agarwal A*. Identification of interleukin-1 by functional screening as a key mediator of cellular expansion and disease progression in acute myeloid leukemia. Cell Reports. 2017, 18(13):3204-18. PMC5437102 - Agarwal A, Bolosky BJ, Wilson DB, Eide CA, Olson SB, Fan G, Druker BJ. Differentiation of leukemic blasts is not completely blocked in acute myeloid leukemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019, 116(49):24593-24599. PMC690050. * Co-corresponding Author- Highlighted in “In This Issue PNAS”. - Bottomly D, Long N, Schultz AR, Kurtz SE, Tognon CE, Johnson K, Abel M, Agarwal A……. et al; Integrative Analysis of Drug Response and Clinical Outcome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Cancer Cell 2022, in press (collaborative manuscript)

As the Senior Clinical Research Manager for CEDAR you will work closely with the Knight Clinical Research Management (CRM) group, the CEDAR CMO, and CEDAR leadership to support the conduct of translational clinical research by improving the lives of people and families with cancer.  In this role you will support the application of innovative strategies for cancer prevention, screening diagnosis and treatment, and ensure proactive, high quality and efficient study management in compliance with federal regulations and local policies and procedures. Your responsibilities include overseeing the CEDAR clinical research team in the overall conduct of clinical trials using Good Clinical Practice and for tracking and complying with clinical trial performance benchmarks, patient safety, staff development and training, and financial goals.   You are responsible for oversight of all activities within the CEDAR Clinical Trials Program and CEDAR Biorepository.  Your responsibilities include the overall accountability for the early detection clinical trial program and CEDAR biorepository as well as personnel management of the clinical trial manager and repository managers.  In support of these activities, you are involved in continual process improvement to further the efficiency and effectiveness of the program. Strategically, you are responsible for the development of an Early Detection disease site group in collaboration with Knight CRM, other disease site leaders and investigators, and regular integration with the organization. Intentional growth management of the program in alignment with key stakeholders will be important. You are responsible for creating a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience and serves as a liaison between investigators and industry partners as well as other stakeholders within the institution.   As Senior Clinical Research Manager you will have demonstrated successful leadership and management of clinical research programs, comfort with and capability making decisions of impact, acting as a mentor for junior managers and staff, and leading process improvement efforts within the department and program.

The duties of this position include: - Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): - Assessing and managing Observation/Emergency patients - Collaborate with other members of the team to communicate with and transition care back to the patient’s PCP and DC patients in a timely manner. - Work both in an observation unit (93% of effort) and acute Emergency Department (7% of effort).  For the observation unit, specific duties include: - Obtaining an H&P on admission to the Observation Unit - Ordering appropriate diagnostic studies and laboratory tests to aid in the diagnosis of known or suspected injuries or illnesses. - Interpreting results of diagnostic laboratory procedures. - Prescribing therapy based on clinical, radiologic, and laboratory indications. - Dictating and/or documenting patient care in a clear and concise manner. - Communicating with the Emergency Medicine attending regarding patient variations from the care plan or deterioration in patient condition - Providing patient and family teaching regarding their disease process, follow up care, appropriate use of prescribed medication, and assessing the need for consultations and referrals.  For the Acute Emergency Care, specific duties include: - Assessment and treatment of low acuity patients and initiating work-ups on more complex patients staffed with and attending physician in the Acute Emergency Area. - Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Additional non-clinical duties may also include participation in research activities and scholarly activity such as writing manuscripts. - Education (include types of teaching and types of student taught): - Provide clinical instruction to residents and medical students related to the delivery of observation services in the emergency department. - May teach medical students, residents, nursing students, nurse practitioner, and paramedic students. - Administrative Activities: Assistance in decreasing cost through the development and use of protocols and practice guidelines. - Other Activities: - Participating in Emergency Department quality assurance activities - Enhancement of cost effectiveness and quality of care - Increase patient satisfaction indicated by an improvement in satisfaction scores;

PREPARATION, PROCESSING, EMBEDDING & MICROTOMY - Prepares specimens for embedding, microtomy, and staining following biohazard, chemical hygiene and departmental procedures. - Embeds processed tissue in paraffin, orienting specimens correctly and insuring that cassettes are properly labeled by checking accuracy with histology work lists. - Embeds and following protocols for proper orientation. - Selects appropriate specimens and solutions for decalcification process, accurately determining decalcification endpoint to minimize histologic distortion. - Scans paraffin block to print labeled slides and performs rapid check for conformity of slide and block label. - Performs microtomy on paraffin embedded tissue per departmental procedures, evaluating tissue for completeness of processing and implementing immediate reprocessing procedures as required. - Prioritizes specimens and seeks assistance when delays are incurred, to meet established deadlines. - Follows established lab protocols concerning safety issues, demonstrating knowledge by using appropriate PPE and handling and storage of specimens accordingly. - Communicates effectively with all customers including physicians, nurses, coworkers, and outside clients. - Communicates clearly promoting excellent customer service and teamwork. STAINING & SLIDE PREPARATION - Uses automated or manual methods to perform routine and special stains. - Reviews slides for adequate staining following written procedures, comparing with positive and/or negative controls. - Coverslips manually and using the automated equipment. - Reconciles finished slides with the work lists and/or LIS following up on discrepancies, documenting unresolved discrepancies and reporting them to lead personnel. - Organizes slides and ensures that they are delivered to the appropriate Pathology staff or faculty. - Prepares reagents as needed, and evaluates suitability of reagents, stains and solutions, maintaining quality control records. Prepares buffers and fixatives. - Maintains stains and solutions on the automated staining instrument. - Maintains all required documentation in all aspects of laboratory function.

Employee Support: - Serve as the primary point of contact for general human resources questions, employee concerns that arise, providing high-level and sensitive support to managers, supervisors, employees and applicants on a variety of human resources matters. - Respond to basic questions in HR ticketing system and associated group email boxes and acts when necessary. - Direct employees to appropriate resources. - Forward more complex requests to COEs for resolution; Assist employees and redirect calls as needed on the HR phone queue. Program Processing:  - Process transactions related to assigned HR programs or audits. Examples include process education benefit programs, prepare and run monthly premium reconciliation reports; process enrollment and update forms; process variety of court ordered insurance items such as National Support Orders and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders; review and complete retirement plan loan and hardship requests, perform job and position maintenance in Oracle, update basic employee data in assigned systems.  - Warm hand off to COEs for complex issues related to policy creations or edits. New Hire Paperwork Compliance: - Tracks and follows up on new hire paperwork, including I-9s, federal and state compliance forms, COVID vaccine requirements and intellectual property information.   - Notifies impact employees and managers.  Takes action in system Administrative Duties: - Scan hard-copy forms, file documents in online system as needed, pull employee files as requested, and provide coverage for the Central HR front desk. Other Duties as Assigned: - Projects will be assigned to HR Service Center Coordinators in specific areas to enhance their knowledge of HR programs.  - These may include developing a draft of an employee communication, conducting an audit of employee data, creating or optimizing a report for another Benefits team member, etc.

The inpatient APP is responsible for daily rounds in conjunction with the faculty physician, writing of daily notes and orders, coordinating care with the multidisciplinary team, coordinating the inpatient workflow of admissions and discharges, performing appropriate procedures (ie., bone marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures, Ommaya taps, and administration of chemotherapy), and additional duties as assigned.   The inpatient APP team works collaboratively in a clinical and teaching capacity with opportunities to attend and participate in relevant educational conferences and Division-specific research protocols.   Scope and range within unit population: Adolescent through geriatric. Cellular therapy and bone marrow transplant patients, as well as patients undergoing treatment of hematologic and oncologic malignancies.

You will be creative and driven; able to analyze and apply computational tools to emerging genomic technologies to address basic and translational questions in our research area, including cancer metabolism, cancer therapeutics and biomarker discovery. Important findings will be further explored experimentally, both in our lab and through collaboration, with the ultimate goal of translating promising findings into clinical trials. You should be  highly-motivated with a basic background in molecular/cellular biology and have a strong desire to learn and integrate biological and computational modeling techniques. Computer programming skills (Python, R) will be highly advantageous.   You will be a highly motivated candidate with a background in molecular/cellular biology and/or genetics, who will be responsible for independently and collaboratively performing experiments in the laboratory which will include DNA, RNA, Protein, Western blotting, Q-Real Time PCR, Tissue culture, Transfections, Flow Cytometry, Imaging, working with mice, developing and maintaining patient derived organoids, and then carry out data analysis resulting from experiments. You will be responsible for developing single cell genomics and analyses. Analytical expertise in Excel, Graph Pad Prism, Calcusyn is required.   Position requires strong attention to detail, ability to design, perform experiments and analyze data independently, multi-tasking, working as part of a team and willingness to learn new technologies.    Lab management duties to include ordering supplies, arranging equipment maintenance and ensuring smooth workflows in the lab. Occasional evening and weekend work is required

The duties of this position include: - Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): - Assessing and managing Observation/Emergency patients - Collaborate with other members of the team to communicate with and transition care back to the patient’s PCP and DC patients in a timely manner. - Work both in an observation unit (93% of effort) and acute Emergency Department (7% of effort).  For the observation unit, specific duties include: - Obtaining an H&P on admission to the Observation Unit - Ordering appropriate diagnostic studies and laboratory tests to aid in the diagnosis of known or suspected injuries or illnesses. - Interpreting results of diagnostic laboratory procedures. - Prescribing therapy based on clinical, radiologic, and laboratory indications. - Dictating and/or documenting patient care in a clear and concise manner. - Communicating with the Emergency Medicine attending regarding patient variations from the care plan or deterioration in patient condition - Providing patient and family teaching regarding their disease process, follow up care, appropriate use of prescribed medication, and assessing the need for consultations and referrals.  For the Acute Emergency Care, specific duties include: - Assessment and treatment of low acuity patients and initiating work-ups on more complex patients staffed with and attending physician in the Acute Emergency Area. - Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Additional non-clinical duties may also include participation in research activities and scholarly activity such as writing manuscripts. - Education (include types of teaching and types of student taught): - Provide clinical instruction to residents and medical students related to the delivery of observation services in the emergency department. - May teach medical students, residents, nursing students, nurse practitioner, and paramedic students. - Administrative Activities: Assistance in decreasing cost through the development and use of protocols and practice guidelines. - Other Activities: - Participating in Emergency Department quality assurance activities - Enhancement of cost effectiveness and quality of care - Increase patient satisfaction indicated by an improvement in satisfaction scores;

This position will be assigned to the Anatomic Pathology Division, with principal responsibilities in Neuropathology. Neuropathology clinical responsibilities include diagnostic sign out, including frozen section coverage, and sharing evening and weekend call on an equal basis. Qualification for coverage of another clinical subspecialty service would be welcomed, including surgical pathology and autopsy. Service and other assignments will be reviewed and modified by the Department Chair, as needed.   Educational responsibilities include participation in the instructional program for medical students, residents and fellows of the Department as assigned by the Chair.   Service responsibilities include participation in committees and councils of OHSU; outreach and public service programs and professional societies with the knowledge and consent of the Chair.   Research responsibilities are to participate in clinical and basic research programs at OHSU as opportunities provide, and to work toward funding these studies through grants and contracts.   The effort for this position at present is divided:  10% teaching; 80% clinical service; 10% research.

The Lymphoma Program of the Knight Cancer Institute is seeking a Clinical Research Manager.  This program is driven by the work of 5 medical oncologists whose work seeks to improve the lives of patients with any type of lymphoma. This program is well-established and busy with trials ranging from First-in-human treatments to translational studies to gain a better understanding of cancer processes.   Position Summary: The Clinical Research Manager is responsible for direct oversight of all clinical research activities within their designated OHSU Knight Cancer Institute clinical research disease program. The responsibilities for this role include personnel management for 8-20 employees in the clinical research organization, management of finances associated with clinical research accounts and overall organization budget, and disease group program development in collaboration with disease site leaders and investigators. In support of these activities, the Clinical Research Manager is involved in continual process improvement to further the efficiency and effectiveness of the clinical research organization.    The Clinical Research Manager is responsible for creating a caring and compassionate patient focused experience and serves as a liaison between investigators and industry partners as well as other stakeholders within the institution.   Key responsibilities:  Personnel Management - Identify, hire and on-board high quality candidates who are committed to furthering the mission of the Knight Cancer Institute clinical research organization. - Collaborate with the Knight Clinical Trials Office Trainer and assigned preceptor/mentor in training of new staff members and staff members who are undergoing re-training, as appropriate. - Assess for and provide individualized professional development opportunities as appropriate and available for staff members. - Assess equity and appropriateness of compensation as appropriate. - Provide performance feedback to staff members on a regular basis that is timely, clear and actionable with documentation of that feedback captured when necessary. - Evaluate workload allocation for staff members and groups and redistribute, as appropriate.  Provide back-up support for study management activities when necessary. Disease Group Program Development - Collaborate with key stakeholders in the development of structure and resource allocations for new programs. - Attend disease group team meetings on a regular basis. - Collaborate with disease group leader in defining strategy of disease group development through evaluation of study portfolio, projecting resourcing needs, providing appropriate information/metrics and other support as requested by the disease site leader. Hold regular meetings with the disease site leader for strategic discussions. - Communicate organizational information to the disease site leaders and team investigators in a timely manner. - Evaluate proposed studies to determine feasibility of conduct and ability to adequately resource in collaboration with disease site leader, study team and finance team. Continuous Process Improvement - Ongoing evaluation of processes and procedures for opportunities to improve through efficiency, quality checks or other improvement methods. Information that might be consider includes audit/monitor findings, observed process gaps and other mechanisms. - Effectively communicate process improvement opportunities, engage key stakeholders, and solicit feedback/engagement. - Ensure appropriate documentation of procedures and training of staff members to new/revised requirements. - Assess outcomes of process changes to ensure the highest quality deliverables and most efficient approach. Fiscal Management - Collaborate on the development of and oversight of the group operating budget. Manage expenditures and revenue to budget. Regularly review budget reports for variances. - Collaborate with the Knight Clinical Research Finance Group in the development of appropriate budgets, and assist with trouble-shooting pre-award and post-award activities (invoicing, payments, and any problem situations etc.), as appropriate. - Collaborate with disease groups, investigators and the Finance Team to create accurate and complete study billing schedules. Willingness to assume responsibility for tasks that may be outside of the formal job description, including those perceived as belonging to “lower pay grades” to get the job done. Completes other duties as assigned to fulfill the Knight mission.   Contributes to positive work environment and provides leadership in encouraging such an environment by personal example; maintains the highest ethical standards according to OHSU Policy, including the   Code of Conduct; maintains strict confidentiality of all sensitive, confidential, and/or proprietary documents and information.

1. Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/families andsignificant others including, but not limited to the following: adjustment to medical or health condition; care coordination; mental health status; adjustment/compliance to treatment process; substance usage; child and elder abuse/neglect assessments; domestic violence issues; cognitive status (including potential guardian issues); and patient/family resources. 2. Provides crisis intervention and supportive short term counseling to patients/families and significant others as necessary to meet immediate psycho-social needs including, but not limited to: Trauma/Emergency Department/ On Call/ Family Notification, CODE Response (family intervention); unanticipated change in health conditions/suicidal ideation; teenage pregnancy; single parent pregnancy/parenthood, domestic violence, child and elder abuse/neglect.   3. Provides grief/loss counseling and education regarding: fetal demise; actual/pending death of patient//family member; complicated pregnancies; postpartum depression; chronic/acute stress associated with life circumstances; divorce/separation; loss of independence associated with illness or disability. 4. Provides brief psychotherapy including: individual short term psychotherapy; group work including information/support groups, family support, patient therapy); regarding but not limited to issues of adoption, abortion , domestic violence, family of origin, sexual/gender, substance abuse, parenting, relationship adjustment to disabilities and chronic or acute illness. 5. Provides patient advocacy and associated services to patient/family and other involved agencies/parties regarding decision-making; advance directives; ethics consultations; court holds; guardianship/conservatorship; citizenship cases; and social cultural factors. 6. Assess patient/family support needs regarding: transportation, housing, clothing and educational/patient vocational rehabilitation and training materials and refer to appropriate resources. 7.  - Maintains accurate and timely documentation of patient care activities an efficent manner per departmental policies. - Participates in Department of Care Management and assigned service meetings, in services and conferences, as indicated including Complex Patient Interdisciplinary Rounds. - Provides support to patient care staff following traumatic events through individual or group consultation.  - Reviews literature on pertinent patient care/Social Work service issues and conducts in services regarding psycho social patient care issues and Social Work services.  - Meets in regularly scheduled supervisory sessions.   - Participates in patient rounds as appropriate. Complete all OHSU/DNV mandatory education requirements and activities within established time lines.  - Yearly competencies as identified by department. 

Under the guidance of the Simulation and Skills team, - Organizes the appropriate stock of learning lab materials. - Assists set up and put away the supplies for lab activities for faculty and student use of the learning lab. - Assists with simulation and skills lab ongoing equipment maintenance. - Participates in simulation scenarios as an actor or in skills lab as a patient to be assessed by nursing students. - Assists with other projects that facilitate learning activities in the Simulation and Clinical Skills labs.

- A- Managed Care Coordination, Enrollment, & Authorization - Maintains current information on insurance plans on authorization requirements per diagnosis and service and serves as a liaison and information resource for clinicians, clinical support staff, co-workers, referring physician offices, insurance plans, and patients on authorization requirements per diagnosis and service. - Serves as a service area expert on ICD-10 coding requirements and issues. - Obtains insurance referrals and authorizations for all clinical care, specialty consultations, subsequent care office visits, procedures, durable medical equipment (DME), laboratory and diagnostic studies, and care arrangements by scheduling appointments and contacting other ancillary and clinic services as needed. - Contacts primary care physicians or their designees to obtain authorizations for urgent care.  - Follows up on pending authorizations until they are obtained. - Responsible for the charge review and follow up work queues to investigate missing information or denied claims; assist with letters to appeal denied claims. - Applies problem solving, critical thinking, and negotiation skills in resolving patient concerns and managed care related problems. - Gathers and/or verifies patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status. - Confirms patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarifies any managed care arrangements. - Completes and routes direct referrals to other clinical services. - Works the Follow-Up and Charge Review work queues in EPIC. - Initiates authorizations for subsequent care. - As assigned: Care Coordination for multi-D clinic; owns and maintains all aspects Stones clinic. B- Surgery Scheduling - - Obtains insurance authorizations and schedules in EPIC. - Facilitates care arrangements by scheduling pre-op appointments, PAT clinic, ancillary and clinical services as needed. - Maintains current information regarding surgery schedules for service site providers. Serves as liaison and information resource for physicians, nursing support staff, coworkers, IP Admitting Department, Surgery Office, and Periop Services. - Collects from physician all information necessary to schedule a surgery (including ICD10 codes, equipment needs, etc.). - Insures all equipment, vendors, and all other special surgical equipment requested is in place for surgeries. - Applies problem solving and negotiating skills in resolving provider and patient concerns and other surgery related problems. - Additional Responsibilities: - Schedules patient appointments. - Obtains prior medical records and studies if appropriate. - Requests and then ensures that all diagnostic studies are available for viewing prior to the patient’s appointment (if appropriate). - Triages and documents accurately telephone calls from patients including requests for medication refills, complaints, general information inquiries, and urgent health care concerns into EPIC. Delivers such information or requests promptly to the appropriate providers or their designees through EPIC in-basket messages and telephone encounters - Arranges ancillary appointments and interpreters when necessary, and accommodates other special needs whenever possible.  

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   RN Care Managers assess each patient on admission for available family support, insurance resources, and potential discharge planning needs. They use established criteria to determine appropriateness of admission and continuing stay and work with insurance companies to assure on going authorization for continued stay and post hospital needs.  Daily care coordination rounds occur on each nursing unit Monday through Friday at which Case Managers meet various disciplines to discuss the plan for the day and the plan for the patients stay. They will also frequently lead and/or be involved in multidisciplinary care conferences with family involving complicated care situations.    RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act. 

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.   Evening Shift Case Manager: - Provide nurse case management support to patients, families and staff in the evening shift 7 days per week - Assure hand over of information to day shift CM. - Receives referrals from day shift CM’s - Trouble shoots any SNF placement issues that occur after hours - Root Cause Analysis for any failed SNF discharge - Admit/ED Case Manager functions as needed - RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.

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.   I.  Scientist a.  Evaluates knowledge of self and others: i.  Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals. ii.  Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships b.  Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in identifying and resolving work flow barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery. c.  Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks.   Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.    II. Leader a.  Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities in relation to: i.  Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion) ii.  The interdisciplinary plan of care iii.  Documenting decision making in the patient’s plan of care and hand-off  communication b.  Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing: i.  Communicates and formally reports concerns and/or seeks change where individual or institutional behavior in the practice setting jeopardizes the well-being of patient, families, or team members. (e.g. Patient Safety Net report, chain of command). ii.  Speaks up and intervenes when an individual’s actions or practice is not in alignment with patient safety. The nurse speaks directly to the responsible party, and takes responsibility to support those who identify potentially questionable practice. c.  Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care: i.  Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, stability of the patient’s condition, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome, availability to monitor and supervise, and competency of the individual being delegated to. ii.  Allocates resources based on identified patient and family needs iii.  Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities   III.  Practitioner a.  Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care.  Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate. b.  Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork. c.  Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality and rights. d.  Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.   IV.  Knowledge Transfer a.  Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, effectively transfers information about disease, health and recovery, Engages patients and families in decision-making about the plan of care.   Evaluates capacity for self-care and addresses concerns about transition to next level of care, different healthcare facility or home. b.  Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including through accurate and timely documentation of the patient’s electronic record. c.  Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice (e.g. educating students, precepting, in-services, giving and receiving feedback during handoffs).  Seeks knowledge from other members of the team to ensure safety of own practice.  Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.

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.