This is an In-person Position NOT available for remote work.   Customer Care: - Provides high quality customer service to both external and internal customers that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry. - Demonstrates knowledge of all department, locations, units, and buildings on OHSU campus. - Promptly greet all patient and visitors in a warm professional manner whether face to face or over the phone. This includes providing directions and screening all patients and visitors. - Determine customer needs proactively and direct inquires to appropriate resources. - Provide crisis management and conflict resolution as issues arise whether internal or external. Arrange Care: - Functions as a liaison for families during complicated cases by working with the clinical team, social worker, and case managers. - Arranges any and all accommodations needed to provide the best experience to all our customers. This includes mobility equipment (wheelchairs, stretchers, Etc.), interpreter services, and identifies support services for individuals with disabilities, when necessary, in compliance with State regulations. - Mails information packets. Enrollment & Financial Services: - Maintains current information on managed care insurance plans and serves as a liaison and information resource for patients, referring physician offices, and other OHSU staff. This includes but not limited to: Providing patient education regarding OHSU financial assistance, insurance coordination of benefits, and other facility or regulatory documents. - Maintain knowledge pertaining to insurance issues which include but are not limited to motor vehicle, Worker’s Compensation, personal injuries, Medicare, OHP/Washington Welfare/Medicaid, and exposures. - Creates new and maintains existing insurance coverages/guarantors for a patient based on their insurances and the care being provided. - Obtains benefit information including deductible or co-pays, co-insurance, stop loss or out of pocket status, and correct billing address. Collects cost-shares at time of service. - Complete insurance verification on each patient’s insurance 100% of the time. - Gathers, adds, updates, and/or verifies detailed demographic information and completed/signed forms required for services. These functions are performed at stationary computer terminalor or at patient’s bedside using a mobile computer terminal, occasionally over the phone. - Completes Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Disability (REALD) questionnaire with patient face to face or over the phone and updates REALD Smart Form as required by law. - Follows Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR’s) regarding workers’ compensation in operation of OHSU and industry workman’s compensation procedures. Also initiates and completes claims for worker’s compensation injuries, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, and crime victim accounts by collecting detailed information of trauma admissions (motor vehicle accident, personal injury, and/or worker’s compensation) to determine accident-related liability. Authorization & Registration Services: - Validates appropriate admitting locations by procedure and admitting provider to ensure appropriate patient placement. - Accurately complete Inter-Hospital Transfers and same-day admissions and obtain prior medical records as needed. - Activates direct admissions based on notification from unit at time of patient’s arrival. - Ensures all required forms are completed for services and confirmation of payment sources. Training: - Successfully complete the required PAS Specialist and PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist initial training and core competency assessment during the initial probationary period. Maintains core competencies, and demonstrates continuous application of these skills throughout the period of employment. - Gives instruction to other PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist personnel pertaining to PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist processes and procedures as well as performance. Provides on the job training, orientation, guidance and coaching for new PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist personnel in the service area as assigned. May be required to provide informational assessment of other PAS Revenue Cycle Specialist workers’ performance to the PAS Coordinator/Supervisor and/or the employment supervisor - Required to maintain Patient Access Services Individual Performance Standards. Daily Office Tasks: - Troubleshoots equipment problems and initiates repairs requests once reviewed with leadership. - Ensures Patient Access Services Department Coordinator is aware of low forms/supply levels. - Provide coverage in other admitting areas and the Emergency Department when needed. - Follow and complete daily task list as assigned by management.

OHSU School of Dentistry Student Worker, under direct supervision, primarily provides general administrative support for a project, team, or work unit. Similar to an Office Clerk or Specialist*. May also include some basic data entry and report generation.   SD Clinic Services - Duties to be performed during the off-hours of the predoctoral endodontic clinic, inclusive of before clinic starts, between clinic sessions, or after clinic ends. Universal precautions for Infection Control are to be practiced. 

Performs testing for laboratory section using various laboratory instrumentation, reagents and reagent kits. - Follows written procedures, processes and policies. - Determines acceptability of specimens and results. - Performs instrument maintenance, start-up and QC, checks instrument parameters, and documents any action taken to bring instruments within specifications. - Performs troubleshooting procedures if indicated by daily QC or other checks and documents action. Prepares and processes samples for testing. - Performs sample processing duties: Checks in samples, prints work lists, enters results, reviews work, files paperwork, etc. - Performs all computer functions using LIS/HIS according to established procedures and makes required comments in computer. - Organizes study samples and data using manual or computer-based methods. Reviews and compiles testing results and paperwork for interpretation by lead, Technical Coordinator, manager or faculty. - Ensures that all patient and QC results are calculated and recorded according to standard procedures. - Checks results for plausibility and consistency with diagnostic criteria. - Works with faculty to improve efficiency and quality of work. - Works with faculty to evaluate and adapt new tests and methods for pre-analytical sample preparation in all methods used by the laboratory in order to improve the efficiency, accuracy and throughput of testing. Carefully documents method development ideas/procedures in writing - Writes new and revises old laboratory procedures - Assists with correcting reports, reviewing work lists. Calibrates, maintains and troubleshoots laboratory instruments and procedures.   Other duties. - Assists with inventory of reagents and supplies, according to established procedures. - Answers phones, transfer calls, calls or pages physicians, and documents appropriately. - Attends and participates in staff meetings and training. - Completes competency training, annual review of policy and procedure manuals and safety review as scheduled. - Trains new employees, students, residents and fellows. - Performs other projects as assigned or requested by manager, technical coordinator or lead worker. - This position requires the employee to work variable hours, weekends, some holidays and on call. Working alone is often required on the off shifts. Excellent attendance required. - Performs requirements for staff members as outlined in Compliance Roles and Responsibilities in OHSU Hospitals and Clinics, and understands and complies with the Code of Conduct, OHSU and departmental policies and procedures, and other applicable procedures, rules and regulations. - Communicates and works effectively as part of a team, and interacts with a variety of clients including doctors, nurses, laboratory staff and patients, maintaining a customer service focus at all times. - Refers questions to technical coordinator, lead worker or lab manager when needed.

- Conducting and analyzing scientific research, using in vitro cell culture, in vivo animal models, and archival human tissues, preparation of written reports and supporting development and implementation of new experiments. - Maintenance of lab equipment and facilities and other activities to ensure smooth lab operation. - May help train new lab staff and interns regarding laboratory protocols and procedures. Other general lab duties as assigned.

The Clinical Site Director works collaboratively with the Advanced Education Program Director in Endodontics, the Division Head, and the Offices of Academic and Clinical Systems to provide endodontic clinical experiences for Advanced Education students during the 24-month advanced training curriculum.   The Clinical Site Director is responsible for the implementation of the clinical curriculum, and the provision of strategic and day-to-day operations and oversight of the Graduate Endodontic Clinic. In the role of faculty, the member will participate in the academic and clinical education of dental students and advanced education students, specific and general scholarly activity, research and service.    This position reports to (supervisor): Interim Division Head, Endodontology; Karan J. Replogle, Acting Chair Endodontology   Position Duties: - Distribution and coordination of cases with consideration to educational value and appropriate patient care amongst advanced education students  - Collaboration with Patient Support Services in the growth and management of the clinic referral base - Coordination and scheduling of clinic coverage to include faculty vacations and absences in collaboration with the Program Director/Division Head - Inventory maintainence of supplies and instruments - Develop and monitor key performance indicators and metrics to measure effectiveness and efficiency - Ensure compliance with clinical policies and procedures of the SOD - Improve clinic flow, organization, utilization and productivity - Introduce new technologies and techniques

Clinical Responsibilities: - Working as a generalist in the areas of Diabetes. You will be expected to perform a total of 2-3 ambulatory clinic sessions per week; You will also be expected to attend on the inpatient endocrine consult service 2-4 weeks per year and take your fair share of night and weekend call, as assigned, with other faculty on nights, weekends, and holidays through the shared coverage of OHSU's consult line. Research Responsibilities: - The position will have protected time to assume current research grant projects, continue research that  have been transferred and secure grant funding. Educational Responsibilities: - OHSU is a teaching facility and you will be expected to teach medical students and residents in the clinical setting, as part of your Clinical duties above, as well as through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year. You may receive teaching assignments from the Division Head, Department or School of Medicine. 

The ACNP/PA will interface closely with the outpatient nursing and medical assistant team in a clinical and teaching capacity.

Clinical: Majority of your time will be spent clinically in Preventive Cardiology. The general clinical duties will include ambulatory clinics, approximately 6 weeks (generally 2 weeks each rotation) serving as an attending physician on the inpatient cardiology services (CCU or consult), as well as supporting non-invasive imaging, including ECHO, CT and MRI imaging, with a focus on patients with non-invasive subclinical atherosclerosis. Serving as an attending in our outreach programs may also be required depending on availability and the divisional needs. Providers are also expected to take a fair share of call.   Research: We expect providers in this role will be involved in clinical studies in collaboration with colleagues in the section, and will work to develop a portfolio of clinical research activities funded from external sources. Additional non-clinical time will be provided commensurate with funding to support that effort.   Education: As teaching is an important portion of the cardiology mission you will be responsible for the teaching of medical students, residents and fellows.

Provide patient care and services in an outpatient ambulatory mental health setting. Work with culturally specific counselors to meet patient needs.   This position will perform other duties as assigned by IPP Medical Director.

- Design and conduct independent research projects related to cytoskeletal reorganization during bacterial infection. - Assist in training and supervision of new lab personnel. - Maintain an accurate lab notebook detailing all experimental and computational work completed. - Maintain compliance documentation for tissue culture and infection work. - Attend Lab meeting, make contributions to grants and publications, present research at conferences. - Other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the lab’s research and the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

The Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, within the Department of Pediatrics of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), is seeking an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Pediatrics specializing in the treatment of hematologic malignancies.  The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of post-fellowship experience in the care of complex hematologic malignancies; clinical experience in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy as well is strongly preferred.  The position will assume clinical care of children, adolescent and young adults with hematologic malignancies and administrative/leadership responsibilities as assigned by the Division Head; participate in fellow training and student/resident educational programs of the Department; serve on committees and councils of OHSU; participate in outreach and public service programs and professional societies with the knowledge and consent of the Chair; conduct collaborative clinical, translational, and/or health systems research at OHSU, and fund these efforts as necessary through grants and contracts.

Provides a Safe Therapeutic Environment - Ensures the safety and welfare of patients and fellow employees - Utilized proper posture and sound body mechanics and principles for safe patient handling - Maintain general good physical and mental health and self-care in order not to jeopardize the health and safety of self and others in the workplace. - Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment for patients, family and personnel. Includes but not limited to maintaining organization for supplies and equipment, notifying appropriate personnel when cleaning or repair is needed, follows infection control policies, maintains knowledge of life safety, fire and electrical safety and disaster plans at a high degree of courtesy, discretion and respect for patients and fellow employees. Ensures the safety and welfare of patients and fellow employees. Utilizes proper posture, sound body mechanics and principles. Considers the needs of patients, employees, medical staff, volunteers, vendors and members of the community in an informative, courteous and compassionate manner. Professionalism - Maintains current knowledge of professional practice responsibilities and relevant national and state laws and issues which affect their practice - Conducts oneself in an ethical and legal manor upholding the APTA code of ethics, OHSU Code of Conduct, federal privacy policies, state statutes and OARs, complies with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. - Manage use of time effectively to complete professional and technical tasks within realistic time constraints. - Takes responsibility for special projects and assignments, additional caseload when needed/ adapts to changing and demanding environments. - Displays mature, effective professional relationships by accepting appropriate suggestions and constructive criticism and responding with modification of behaviors and exhibiting concern for others. - Pursues continuing education opportunities, applies and shares new knowledge, participates in staff meetings and services direct physical therapy assistants and physical therapy assistant students. Assists in the supervision and training for students from other disciplines, including occupational and speech therapy, medicine and nursing. Service - Demonstrates excellent customer service and communication skills in all interactions with patient and family, internal and external customers, including telephone, electronic and face to face situations - Addresses complaints and problems promptly and courteously, involving management when indicated. - Communicates using active listening skills in a supportive courteous, professional manner at all times to patients, family and staff. - Uses AIDET for introduction and closing Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Review chart, may include emphasis on reviewing operation report to clarify plan and precautions, paging MD/ PA as needed to clarify orders. - Performs individualized skilled physical therapy evaluation, including general screening for indications for other therapy disciplines rehabilitation needs. - Establishes treatment goals including functional outcomes, quantitative measure and target dates. Discusses goals for treatment with patient and includes family as appropriate, seeks agreement with plan and goals. - Develops treatment plan directed at achieving identified goals. - Provides physical therapy procedures in a highly skilled and competent manor including clear explanations to patients the purpose for selected procedures. Includes patient, family, caregiver training and education in treatment plan. Provides comprehensive handouts as indicated. Adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress toward established goals. - Requests scheduling with Exercise Specialist when appropriate, actively supervises and reviews patient care that is delegated to exercise specialists. - Documents evaluation, treatment plan and goals, treatment modalities and procedures in compliance with OHSU, OPTA, OAR, CMS, DNV and other 3rd party standards. All charts closed within three days without reminders. - Develops and/or improves patient care programs for specialty area. - Performs pre-op visit with emphasis on patient education. - Competently and safely demonstrated use of therapy equipment for treatment modalities and procedures. - Assesses patients for discharge from care when goals met, functional progress plateaus, physical therapist non-compliance with treatment plan or change in medical status. - Enters appropriate billing for care provided. - Facilitates patient scheduling therapy appointments with follow up section in Cadence, MyChart communication. - Medicare certifications and recertifications completed accurately and sent to referring provider for signature. Monitors chart for timely co-signature of plan. - Ensures patient has home program in place to continue after discharge. - Expected to meet productivity Care Coordination/ Interdisciplinary Communications - Communication to referring provider as indicated; provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other health care providers about rehabilitation. - Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as needed for care coordination. - Timely communication to MCC as needed for insurance authorization requests or to clarify coverage for set treatment plan. - Arrange for any necessary rehabilitation or home care equipment, communicating with vendors, P&O, 3rd party payors. May include coordinating rehab visits with another provider, writing letters of justification - May involve, after HIPAA release, communication with another physical therapist. closer to patients' home for follow up in own community Clinical Education - Provides evidence based clinical instruction experiences and supervision for OT students. - Ensure student completion of weekly goals; identifies and facilitates achievement of affiliation objectives - Provides regular feedback, completes CPI on schedule - Participates in the supervision and training for student from other disciplines, student volunteers. All staff post one year take students. All staff take volunteers and shadowers. Departmental Operations/ Quality Improvement/ Professional Development - Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff. Includes but not limited to: attends educational classes, communicates additional training needs to supervisor, attends staff meetings, assists in orientation of new staff, cross trains for other teams as needed, performs peer reviews, pursues independent learning for new developments in patient care area. - Reports program development needs to supervisor, assists in departmental quality improvement. - Actively works with team members, leads, and supervisor for continuous improvement of department operations as identified. - Responsible for self- monitoring own physical therapist schedule in Cadence. Reports schedule conflicts to supervisor and assists in problem solving for good customer service

Coding: - Review clinical documentation of services to be coded in EPIC, and any other source of documentation available to ensure compliance with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). - Assign correct CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS codes for facility and/or professional charges, which could include E&M services; diagnostic services; procedural services; facility services; and/or Charge Routers and Charge entry. - Establish and maintain procedures and other controls necessary in carrying out all procedure and diagnostic coding and insurance billing activity for applicable work queues assigned in facility and/or professional services at OHSU. - Monitor activity for compliance with federal and/or state laws regarding correct coding set forth by CMS and Oregon Medical Assistance program (OMAP). - Coordinate all billing information and ensure that all information is complete and accurate. - Ability to maintain supportive and open communication with coding supervisor and team leads regarding coding issues and priority coding responsibilities assigned. - Develop and disseminate written procedures to facilitate and improve billing and coding processes for the department, and to train, support, orientate, and mentor coding staff as necessary. Department Support: - Serve as a resource to ERC outpatient coding leadership and coding team for a broad range of billing policy and procedure issues. - Attends coding meetings and seminars and shares knowledge with other coders. Participates in EC Huddles. - In collaboration with Enterprise Coding Leadership, develop and disseminate written procedures to facilitate and improve biling and documentation processes. - In collaboration with Leadership, make recommendations and implement remedial actions for problems - Monitor coding and billing information from newsletters, memos, and transmittals from coding publishers and government agencies to advise physicians of billing practice changes in CPT, ICD-10-CM,and HCPCS - Participate in Enterprise Coding education sessions, Kaizen events, maintain CEUs, stay informed of current trends in coding. Perform other duties as assigned.

- Calculate nutrient intake analysis data and enter the results in the medical record (calorie count - Monitor usage and order enteral and infant formula product, updating census sheets - Provide nutrition care and education to low nutrition risk patients as directed by and under the direct supervision of the clinical dietitians - Provide support to the Call Center Communication Specialist and Meal Service Associates, "trouble shoot" computer problems, and calculate recipes for modified infant formulas, enter menus into CBORD system as time permits and as needed - Enter diets and supplements in CBORD; update CBORD to reflect nutrition orders from EPIC patient summary

- Develops OHSU’s state legislative agenda and the implementation of OHSU's state legislative agenda and policy priorities in state government. Creates strategy for and executes activities that implement the priorities as well as monitoring legislation and policy proposals that may impact OHSU, lobbying legislators and other government officials. - Creates and maintains a regular and sustainable communications program between OHSU and policy makers and internal stakeholders that updates lawmakers on recent developments at OHSU and the university's presence across the state.    - Engages in relationship and coalition-building between OHSU and state government, and community partners. Attends meetings of these organizations in concert with OHSU Central Administration. - Works to understand OHSU’s strengths and proactively seeks out opportunities for OHSU to provide information, and leadership on policy issues related to the mission. Drafts legislative testimony, fact sheets and other materials. Plans and implements special projects as assigned by the Associate Vice President.

Operations: - Answering and dispatching all EVS 24/hr pager requests. Assists with dispatching EVS techs where needed. Manages heavy call volume through the shift. - Familiar with numerous guidelines, instructions, regulations, manuals and procedures. - Must work with multiple supervisors and admin staff on multiple shifts. - Must be able to communicate in a manner which conveys a level of graciousness and professionalism representing the EVS department. - Communicate in person and over the phone with a wide variety of individuals including employees, patients, patient family members and disgruntled staff members. Defuse upset persons using good communication skills. - Must communicate effectively with Mission Control team. - Attends Mission Control Huddle. - Maintains a working knowledge of the hospital bed tracking system (Epic) and and notifies supervisors of issues, tracks and sends information for breaks and lunch times of EVS staff. - Uses epic to manage bedflow to assign beds, page EVS techs and monitor delayed breaks and lunches. - Maintains a working knowledge of GE Tiles and reports response times to supervisors. - Uses GE tile to manage bedflow and bed prioritization. - Uses GE tile to monitor and report to supervisors on delayed transit times, and delayed cleaning times. - Daily Reporting out to EVS leadership using EVS Expeditor Worksheet - Able to work independently, using judgment to make decisions or select a course of action based on OHSU policies, and procedures within the department operations. Reporting: - Uses Epic software to pull reports and extract data. The data is then manipulated and put into Excel spreadsheets to manage response, clean, room turn times and break and meal times. - Uses GE Tile software to pull reports and extract data. - Creates and maintains routine spreadsheets, track various EVS projects. Create or revise evs procedures to improve and expedite work flow. Create spreadsheets using data from Epic for reporting purposes. Quality and Safety: - Assist staff compliance to the standard work by monitoring and reporting to supervisors. - Submit work orders for maintenance repairs as needed. - Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive information regarding employees and patients at OHSU.

As a member of the Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, in the Department of Medicine you will report to the Division Head, Clinical Director, and Division Manager; and will be expected to contribute in each of the following areas:   1. Administrative and other duties may be assigned based on divisional needs and your areas of expertise and interest, including opportunities to participate in and to serve on institutional committees.   2. Clinical care will be your primary assignment and will include: - Direct patient care in Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases outpatient clinics (may include a combination of digital and face-to-face clinics at Marquam Hill-Physicians Pavilion, Beaverton Clinic, Orenco Station (Hillsboro, OR) and/or other OHSU outpatient locations) with a minimum of six (6) clinics per week. - Adult rheumatology inpatient consult service for 2-3 months per year. Includes OHSU-only consult weeks (Monday-Fridays) and combined OHSU and VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) weekend coverage. - Potential assignment of eConsults and other direct and indirect patient care divisional needs assigned by the Division Head and/or Clinical Director, should the need arise.   3. This position participates in the divisions teaching activities, including divisional conferences, student and fellow didactics and on OHSU committees as expected and approved by the Division and Department, including undergraduate medical education programs and School of Medicine graduate programs.   4. There are resources available for start-up research and on-going support via established processes and opportunities. Faculty interested in doing research may be eligible to apply for departmental research assistance and non-clinical time through the Director of Research, Department Chair, and Division Head.

Providing optometric eye care services and staffing support to General Ophthalmology and the Contact Lens Service at the Casey Eye Hood River and The Dalles satellite clinics. General Ophthalmology duties include support of general adult eye clinic.    Professional education: assist with professional education events and courses presented by ophthalmologists, optometrists and other allied health professionals.   Administrative tasks: complete required documentation such as care report forms; maintain patient records.

Role of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).  The IACUC is a federally mandated board charged with oversight and approval authority for animals used in research, testing or teaching. The role of the IACUC is to: (a) review and approve, withhold approval, modify, monitor and otherwise take action on proposed use of animal subjects for research, testing or teaching; (b) develop policies, standards and procedures governing the conduct of care for animals used for research, testing or teaching; (c) ensure that best practices are established for the use of animals in research , testing or teaching; and (d) take action to assure that researchers comply with laws and regulations regarding animals used for research, testing or teaching. The IACUC reports to the Institutional Official, who is the Vice President for Research.   This position is responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, maintenance, and oversight of an integrated Animal Care and Use Program (ACUP), comprising oversight of animals used for research, testing or teaching on the OHSU West Campus (WC) and Central and Waterfront Campuses (CWC). In fulfilling the responsibilities of this position, the Director will collaborate with a broad spectrum of organizational partners, including but not limited to: OHSU faculty and department leadership; the OHSU Institutional Official; the Chief Research Officer and other executive leadership; directors and managers; Legal; Human Resources; research administration; other various committees throughout OHSU. This position facilitates integrity at OHSU by providing leadership related to animal care and use  and related areas as follows: - Implementing, revising, and maintaining applicable policies and procedures (program-specific and OHSU-wide) to maximize integrity, compliance, effectiveness, efficiency, and reflect current trends; - Developing, implementing, and maintaining training and communication programs for the OHSU community; - Serving as an expert resource for animal care and use issues to the OHSU community; - Continuous process improvement related to animal care and use; and, - Serving as a management representative on assignments for both internal and external constituencies. Specific areas of responsibility include: - Responsible for the direction and oversight of the OHSU ACUP. - Monitors the effectiveness of the OHSU ACUP. - Periodically revises the ACUP due to changes in federal/state regulations and the needs of OHSU. - Collaborates with OHSU leadership to effectively incorporate the ACUP within OHSU operations. - Oversees the development and implementation of audit, monitoring, and training processes to ensure that areas of risk are identified and addressed. - Ensures timely and appropriate corrective action is taken when necessary. Successful leadership attributes for this position include: - A solid leader with exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, who manages work groups by inspiring and advising team members, facilitating goal accomplishment. Has effective time management skills, the ability to prioritize projects for self and teams. Evaluates performance of self and others to ensure success. - A collaborator and consensus builder capable of maintaining and cultivating successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. A person who proactively establishes/develops strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization. - A resourceful professional who stays current with information, technology, trends, and developments in the field and implements applicable and reasonable policy and process changes as a result of industry trends. - • A well-organized leader with the ability to manage a variety of complex projects while charting a course of action that effectively and efficiently assists the organization and department in fulfilling goals and objectives.

The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI), located at the West Campus of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), has assembled a multidisciplinary team of scientists to respond to serious infectious disease threats, including AIDS, tuberculosis, chronic viral infection-associated diseases, newly emerging infectious diseases, and infectious diseases of the elderly. The successful candidate will support ongoing and newly funded research projects of the Labriola Laboratory and collaborating investigators at the VGTI and ONPRC, with a focus on non-human primate (NHP) models of infectious disease. The Labriola Laboratory has a strong emphasis on experimental pathology, and a Research Assistant 2 will contribute to post-mortem prosection, sample collection, and image capture at necropsy. The applicant may work in concert with other laboratory staff on the West Campus to accomplish a variety of hands-on procedures with NHPs such as collecting and processing tissues, phlebotomy, administrating experimental compounds/ anti-retroviral drugs/ medications, and monitoring of NHPs during procedures as dictated by study design. They may provide technical and administrative support for a range of projects, prepare data sets and reports, coordinate with surgical and clinical teams, and regulatory documentation as applicable. They will be responsible for general lab support duties, including maintenance of laboratory supplies/ equipment, sample collection preparation, sample storage and organization, and sanitation. Prior relevant experience is considered beneficial, though training for specific projects and procedures will be provided. - Willingness to work with pathogens potentially dangerous to humans - Willingness to work in Animal Biosafety Level 2 and 3 facilities - Ability and willingness to work on a team and independently - Ability to lift and carry 50lbs - Manual dexterity to handle surgical tools, sharps, and laboratory equipment - Ability to stand for extended periods - Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and Photoshop is advantageous