Language Interpretation Services - Provides interpretation between patients, employees, and OHSU staff via telephone, videoconferencing, and on-site for patients with limited English proficiency while maintaining a friendly disposition. Understands and analyzes the spoken message, and re-expresses that message faithfully, accurately, and objectively in the target language, considering the cultural and social context. Serves as a cultural and linguistic resource to both patients and providers in contributing to successful outcomes. Language Translation Services - Completes translations projects by rendering written text from one language into another language while maintaining the meaning, structure, style, and intended impact of the original. Provides accurate translation of medical documents, letters, educational materials, and other translation projects as assigned by the department. Consulting and Education Services - Works with medical staff to promote alternative communication approaches for more effective medical treatment of non-English speaking patients. Consults and educates department management on best practices of working and communicating with LEP employees. Serves as a cultural and linguistic resource to patients, staff, management and providers in contributing to successful outcomes. Educates staff and faculty on topics of cultural awareness, LEP populations, and working with interpreters. Patient Services - Respectfully aids patients in finding internal and external resources when deemed appropriate. Works collaboratively with other auxiliary departments to ensure Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients can access and actively participate in their health care. Works with medical staff to promote alternative communication approaches for more effective medical treatment of LEP patients. Documentation - Documents interpretation encounters and keeps logs related to program and operation required for accurate billing submitted within deadlines communicated by the Interpreter Services Manager. Complies with all OHSU mandatory requirements including annual TB Screening, required education, and immunizations and takes responsibility for following accurate timekeeping processes. Professional Contribution - Complies with OHSU’s Code of Conduct, core department and job specific competencies, the Interpreter Code of Ethics, and consistently performs the job duties in a professional manner. Stays involved in growing the profession by holding memberships in national and local interpreting organizations. Works with other interpreters to research best standards for delivery of services. Participates in training and staff meetings as required. Maintains a safe and healthy workplace. Customer Services - Uses independent decision-making and judgment skills to provide prompt, efficient and courteous service to all staff, patients and their families. Utilizes customer service recovery skills to ensure patients and staff have a good experience. Identifies problematic trends in patient and employee system navigations and provides proposed solutions to management for resolution. Confidentiality Conduit - Holds confidentiality of all information learned via interpreting or providing translation services. Miscellaneous - Provides support on departmental language access projects and activities as assigned by the Interpreter Services Manager.

Coding - Coding at 95% or above accuracy one of the following depending on posted job need: Facility: - Inpatient Coding - Outpatient Day Surgery/Observation services - Infusion/Chemotherapy services - Professional: - Complex Surgical coding - Trauma - Critical Care - General Surgery - Interventional Radiology - Radiation Medicine - Cardiac Cath - Integrated Desks (coding both facility and profee services for the same specialty) - Abstract information from patient medical records to assign correct codes to inpatient records, outpatient surgical records, and/or observation cases. Work assigned charge sessions in assigned EPIC charge router work queues. - Depending on posted job need, assign correct CPT, ICD-10-CM; HCPCS; or ICD-10-PCS and DRGs for facility and/or professional charges, which would involve complex procedure and diagnostic coding within highly specialized coding areas such as Inpatient Coding or Surgical coding. - Monitor activity for compliance with federal and/or state laws regarding correct coding set forth by CMS and Oregon Medical Assistance program (OMAP). - Coordinate patient encounter billing information and ensure that all information is complete and accurate before submission. Enter coding and billing information into EPIC, establish and maintain procedures and other controls necessary in carrying out all coding and billing activity. - Resolve with billing, any issues, coding denial requests or questions as part of coding denial process. 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). - 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. - Develop and disseminate written procedures to facilitate and improve billing and coding processes for the department, and to train, support and mentor and orientate coding staff as necessary. - Monitor coding and billing information from CMS guidelines, Professional licensing organizations, Internal communication memos, and transmittals from coding publishers and governmental agencies to advise facility and team of billing practice changes in CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS and ensure changes are implemented to maximize revenue and reflect medical evaluation of patient encounters. - Make recommendations to coding leadership and implement remedial actions for problems. 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 billing 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. 

The Peer Tutor responsibilities may include the following: - Individual Tutoring: Provide personalized academic support in designated subjects. - Group Study Sessions: Lead group study sessions to encourage collaborative learning. - Resource Development: Create study guides and educational materials. - Feedback and Guidance: Offer feedback on assignments and advise on study strategies. - Faculty Collaboration: Coordinate with faculty to align tutoring with course objectives. ONLY APPLY TO THIS POSITION IF YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY STUDENT SERVICES.

The duties of this position are in support of the missions and objectives of OHSU, the School of Medicine, and the Division of Surgical Oncology.

- The Department Chair and clinical director will work with you to develop your clinical and operative schedule. Your duties will include inpatient, outpatient and surgical service activities for general orthopedic surgical services at Adventist Health Portland, with a specialty focus in your area of interest as agreed with the Department Chair. Call: This position will be expected to take call, as assigned, with other surgeons on nights, weekends, and holidays. - Administration. Administrative and other duties may be assigned based on Department needs and areas of expertise and interest. There will be opportunities to participate in Departmental, Hospital and Clinical management and to serve on institutional committees. - Education. Since OHSU is a teaching facility, there are optional opportunities for teaching medical students, residents, or fellows in the clinical setting. There are also opportunities to participate in the didactic curriculum if desired. Teaching assignments will be given from the Director of Education. - Research. As desired there are opportunities to participate in Departmental Clinical Research trials.

- Assisting with trial start-up activities, including corresponding with the OHSU Institutional Review Board (IRB), eCRIS and ensuring all appropriate training and documentation is complete; recruiting, interviewing, and screening subjects for trials; - Following subjects throughout trial and follow-up period; - Ensuring all required data is collected and protocol is followed; - Reporting adverse reactions to trial sponsor and IRB, as appropriate; - Taking vital signs, performing ECGs, and drawing blood as required by the protocol; - Performing sample processing and shipping; - Performing inventory checks and maintaining trial supplies; - Entering data collected from subject visits into appropriate system for clinical trials; - Assisting with regular reporting of study updates to IRB and subjects, as applicable; - Attend meetings as directed by clinical trials investigators; - Additional duties may be assigned by clinical trials investigators or the Manager.

Dependent on anatomical presentation: - Allow students to learn technique for performing the urogenital exam, including external and internal inspection and palpation. Urological exam procedures to include palpation for lymph nodes, hernias, and examination of the scrotum, testicles, penis, and rectum (prostate). SETAs will guide the learner through the exam process while each learner performs the urological exam on the SETA’s body. - Allow students to learn proper technique for performing the breast/chest exam, including inspection and palpation. SETAs will guide the learner through the exam process while each learner performs the breast/chest exam on the SETA’s body. - Allow students to learn proper technique for performing the pelvic exam, including external and internal inspection and palpation. Gynecological exam procedures to include palpation for lymph nodes, external genitalia exam, vaginal speculum exam, and bimanual exam. SETAs will guide the learner through the exam process while each learner performs the pelvic exam on the SETA’s body. For all SETAs: - Provide learners feedback on proper integrated technique for sensitive, interactive communication before, during, and after the physical examination. - Provide support and feedback to learners to maximize the learning experience and build learner confidence. - Deliver feedback to learners in a constructive fashion. - Participate in small group demonstrations of the exam as required. - Maintain standardized instructional curriculum and teaching format. - Assist in the training and development of other SETAs as needed. - Note: teaching may be performed with individual learners or small groups of learners. Instructional formats may include independent teaching or partnered teaching with another SETA or SETA Trainer.

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Fellow will be responsible for the following: - Precepting or urgent care in the Faculty Practice 4 half days/week, with at least one and likely two evening clinics. - Participate in clinical based teaching. - Potential to attend on the general medicine wards. - On average 3 days per week of ultrasound educational activities and practice in varying clinical settings. - Attend weekly image review & planning sessions with the program faculty. - Create, participate in, or complete at least 1 IRB approved research project. - Contribute to ultrasound teaching events for students and residents.

Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): - Plans and supervises student lab and/or clinical experiences or practice based on teaching assignment. Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): - Participates in scholarly activities based on faculty rank. - At the Assistant Professor rank or higher, faculty in the practice mission, demonstrates competence in an area of clinical expertise and engages in inquiry and scholarship that contributes to the practice of clinical practice. - At the Assistant Professor rank or higher, faculty in the research mission advance a program of research, prepares grants and seeks funding, and engages with other missions to foster inquiry within the SON. Education Activities (include types of teaching and types of student taught): - Provides effective didactic instruction based on teaching assignment using appropriate instructional technologies to ensure that course outcomes are met. - Participates collaboratively in the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum. - Mentors and advises students. - Faculty in the doctoral program supervise students in dissertation and/or clinical inquiry projects. Service Activities: - These activities could include faculty meetings, committee membership, professional activities and other responsibilities as assigned by the Program or Academic Director. - Participates in faculty governance; additional engagement based on rank. Administrative Activities: - As negotiated. Other Activities: - The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

The duties of our clinical faculty positions are in support of the missions, goals and objectives of OHSU and the School of Medicine and may include: - Participate in the education of medical students and house staff in accordance with assignments to the department by the Curriculum Committee and Chair - Care of patients with hematologic and/or oncologic disease - Establish and maintain a program of scholarly activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, - Participate in administrative committees and councils of OHSU as approved by the Chair and Division Head - Engage in public service through consultative activities with non-university groups with knowledge and consent of the Chair and Division Head It is anticipated a clinical faculty position will be made up of the following components: Clinical, Teaching Research/Academic, and Service. Academic rank will be based on qualifications.

- Accurately run Thrombelastography tests and provide results to providers - Subject screening and recruitment – determines subject eligibility and obtains informed consent when required. Lead coordinator on active projects (ensure training for colleagues) - Schedule and complete study appointments with subjects based on study protocol - Accurate and efficient data accrual and case report form completion

Staffing the Columbia Memorial Hospital Emergency Department as assigned by the Chair; participation in education of medical and paramedic students, house staff and nurses; participating in Emergency Department quality assurance activities.

- Performs basic and social determinants of health assessments of Members coming into OHSU Health Services to help in determining future care coordination/care management needs and potential support resources. Collaborates closely with members of the Care Integration and Coordination team in facilitating care coordination referrals and access to services as may be indicated for the Member through outreach to assist in navigating the health care system. Works with the Member in selecting a primary care physician if needed. Based on results of assessments, assists Member in identifying resources and supports that will provide assistance to the Member. - Collaborates closely with the Member’s medical and health community-based providers (primary care provider (PCP), specialist provider, behavioral specialists, or others as may be indicated) to help facilitate the Member’s plan of care being followed. Fosters positive and professional relationships and acts as a liaison with internal and external customers to ensure effective working relationships. - Composes and prepares confidential correspondence, reports and related materials to support the Care Integration and Coordination process. Routinely documents all Member interactions and Member engagements in the EMR to ensure a longitudinal record is maintained of all Member interactions. Collects clinical and engagement data and enters information into the electronic medical record (EMR) for tracking and metric purposes. Maintains medical record confidentiality at all times through the proper use of computer passwords, maintenance of secure files; adherence to HIPAA guidelines and policies. Ensures day-to-day processes are conducted in accordance with nationally accepted standards (NCQA, URAC and other regulatory standards). - Monitors and evaluates the services and community-based resources necessary to respond to the member’s individual health care needs. Assists to maintain the OHSU Health Services Community Resource Directory. - Utilizes proper telephone and personal etiquette and judicious use of other verbal and written communications, following OHSU and OHSU Health Services policies, procedures and guidelines. Follows OHSU and OHSU Health Services telecommuting policies and procedures as a member of the Care Integration and Coordination Program staff.

The provider will be involved in eight half days with direct patient care, and the supervision of students and other university learners at the Cascades East Family Medicine Center. A half of a work day is provided for administration and a half of a work day is provided for scholarly activities. The expected work week for this position will be flexible with rotating Saturdays and some of the weekday hours would be in the evening. The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view.  The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship.  The duties include:  - Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice  - The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties. - Expectations for number of patients seen per half day will be commensurate with that of other faculty and with minimum target numbers of 8-10 visits per half day depending on complexity of the patient population.  - The Appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Cascade East Family Medicine Center and Sky Lakes Medical Center policies and procedures.  - Be available for teaching activities.  Compensation for the position will be commensurate with experience and other rural practice sites. 

- Responsible for the systematic measurement, documentation, and assurance of the physical and dosimetric aspects of all radioactive sources and/or radiation producing equipment used in Radiation Medicine. - Performs acceptance testing and commissioning of all treatment-related equipment. This includes calibration of all radiation producing sources and maintenance of all information for their appropriate use. - Maintains a comprehensive quality assurance program that ensures patients are provided tumor localization, radiation treatment, and dose distributions as prescribed. This includes assurance of the accuracy of treatment unit parameters. - In collaboration with team, responsible for the development of treatment plans, acquisition and storage of data for treatment plans, calculation of dose distributions and machine settings for treatment delivery. Provides consultation to the Radiation Oncologist, and translates the desired treatment plan into a set of instructions for radiation therapists to execute. - Participates and becomes competent in the physics support for Brachytherapy. - Ensures that all local and national regulations and accreditation requirements as relating to medical physics are met and maintained. Serves as the radiation safety officer (designee) for the facility or as a member of the institution's Radiation Safety Committee. - Provides technical oversight of personnel (including, but not limited to, radiation therapists, medical dosimetrists, and service engineers). Establishes training and competency requirements and monitors maintenance of competencies for clinical medical physics tasks. - Provides institutional consultation on the development of clinical programs that utilize medical physics. - Participates in clinical education and training programs as needed to provide appropriate clinical training and supervision required for students. Provides formal and informal radiation physics training for all members of the care team necessary for safe and effective care of patients and employee safety. - Participates in informatics technology resource management. Develops and manages a quality assurance program for data transfer between clinical systems in radiation oncology. - Initiates and/or collaborates on related clinical development, clinical innovation or translational research projects. - Performs some organization and administration skills in the clinical, educational or research practice of Radiation Oncology Physics.

- Responsible for the systematic measurement, documentation, and assurance of the physical and dosimetric aspects of all radioactive sources and/or radiation producing equipment used in Radiation Medicine. - Performs acceptance testing and commissioning of all treatment-related equipment. This includes calibration of all radiation producing sources and maintenance of all information for their appropriate use. - Maintains a comprehensive quality assurance program that ensures patients are provided tumor localization, radiation treatment, and dose distributions as prescribed. This includes assurance of the accuracy of treatment unit parameters. - In collaboration with team, responsible for the development of treatment plans, acquisition and storage of data for treatment plans, calculation of dose distributions and machine settings for treatment delivery. Provides consultation to the Radiation Oncologist, and translates the desired treatment plan into a set of instructions for radiation therapists to execute. - Participates and becomes competent in the physics support for Brachytherapy. - Ensures that all local and national regulations and accreditation requirements as relating to medical physics are met and maintained. Serves as the radiation safety officer (designee) for the facility or as a member of the institution's Radiation Safety Committee. - Provides technical oversight of personnel (including, but not limited to, radiation therapists, medical dosimetrists, and service engineers). Establishes training and competency requirements and monitors maintenance of competencies for clinical medical physics tasks. - Provides institutional consultation on the development of clinical programs that utilize medical physics. - Participates in clinical education and training programs as needed to provide appropriate clinical training and supervision required for students. Provides formal and informal radiation physics training for all members of the care team necessary for safe and effective care of patients and employee safety. - Participates in informatics technology resource management. Develops and manages a quality assurance program for data transfer between clinical systems in radiation oncology. - Initiates and/or collaborates on related clinical development, clinical innovation or translational research projects. - Performs some organization and administration skills in the clinical, educational or research practice of Radiation Oncology Physics.

- Provides research coordination and project management for multi-year research projects and assists in planning design, procedures, and performing research studies on research volunteers. - Prepares written reports, documents, grant applications, correspondence, and peer-reviewed publications. - Trains, mentors, and supervises research assistants, students, and junior staff. 

Clinical Responsibilities - Maintains and supports the philosophy of family centered care by helping the patients and families cope with the hospital experience. - Assesses and documents the emotional and psychosocial developmental needs, action and follow-up plan written in the patient’s record - Promotes coping with the hospital experience through expression of feelings in developmentally age appropriate, therapeutic activities. - Provides preoperative teaching, post op support and pre-op tours. - Provides emotional support to patient and family during medical/nursing procedures. - Provides child development expertise in the development of educational material for patients and families. - Participates in care conferences held to assess patient needs and receives suggestions for intervention from other care conference members. - Identifies needs of all children incorporating developmental level, mobility, chronicity of illness and psychosocial factors to facilitate activities fostering mastery of healthcare experiences. - Adapts play materials to meet individual needs. - Explains at the child’s level of understanding, the sequence, nature, and reason for medical procedures and routines; serves as a supportive non-medical person during medical procedures. - Promotes positive guest relations with the staff, patients, volunteers and visitors - Assists in training and supervision of volunteers to promote positive interactions for patients and families with volunteers. - Provides emotional, intellectual and social support for siblings of patient. - Provides grief support for families Promotes the Child Life professional and program through education and role modeling. - Participates in associations related to Child Life and maintains knowledge on current trends in Child Life. - Shares child development knowledge and communication skills with staff and providers as opportunities arise. - Orients patient care staff, volunteers and students to the needs of hospitalized children and adolescents. - Acts as a resource person for staff in identifying patient and family needs under stress and crisis. - Participates as a member on an organizational, multidisciplinary committee as possible - Role models professional competence and respectful communications. - Commits to teamwork in the Child Life Program through positive communication and collaboration. - Assists in preparation and dissemination of information representing the hospital and Child Life Program to community groups, organizations and the news media. Administrative Responsibilities - Maintains necessary medical play supplies and playrooms in good working order. - Responds to requests and donations of community, accepts donations brought to DCH. - Maintains a supply of books/pamphlets for grief support, general information regarding hospitalization of children and other materials as patient needs dictate. - Processes donations including donor relations, organization, storage and/or distribution of donations. - Uses fiscal stewardship in requesting and ordering program materials. - Maintains accurate pager status, answers calls and emails promptly. - Supports DCH Foundation special events and requests as requested. - Coordinates and attends Child Life Program special events and/or entertainment activities for patients and families.

This individual will be responsible for specific sections of ongoing and newly funded projects using non-human primates in the study of the immune system, immunodeficiencies, infectious diseases, and specific pathogen free non-human primate projects for the Smedley Lab, located on the West Campus of OHSU. They may have responsibility for overseeing labs or research units, collecting and processing animal tissues, and preparation of written reports and, as applicable, regulatory documentation. They may assist with necropsies and sample collection and processing of terminal tissue samples. They may provide technical and administrative support for principle investigative staff of the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, ONPRC, and the Experimental Pathology Unit to ensure research timepoints are coordinated and performed efficiently. Coordinate with the veterinary, animal care, and surgical staff to facilitate project expectations, schedules, and progress, and in some cases to facilitate social environmental enrichment of non-human primates. They will also be responsible for various general lab support duties, including maintenance of laboratory supplies and equipment, autoclaving, and disposal of waste. - Willingness to work with pathogens potentially dangerous to humans - Willingness to work in Biosafety Level 2 and 3 facilities - Willingness and ability to work flexible hours - Ability and willingness to work independently - Ability to carry and lift 35 lbs. - Ability to stand for three continuous hours a day - Ability to work on computer for five continuous hours a day - Able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

The Clinical Veterinary Technician 1 assists in providing clinical care, nursing support and husbandry for a variety of USDA covered laboratory research animals including those typically housed in a BSL2+. Work may involve an ABSL3 facility. This is the first level of a three-level series.  It is distinguished from the higher levels with increased supervision, a focus on entry level procedural activities and reduced responsibility for performing complex animal care protocols and veterinary diagnostic and treatment procedures.  At this level there is an emphasis on animal health, hospitalized patient care, and training, with increased supervision of techniques and decision-making processes. CVT 1s typically will need supervision or guidance from senior staff or DVMs greater than 50% of their workday. CVTs are distinguished from the Veterinary Research/Health Technician series by the focus on triage, case management, and provision of surgical repairs for wounds. Work inside an ABSL3 facility is a requirement of this position. Rounds/Triage/Observation/Records - Evaluate new/ongoing clinical cases for abnormal behavior, illness, injury. Solid grasp of normal vs. abnormal presentation - Communicates medical needs to veterinary staff w/ appropriate terminology/clinical parameters - Triage emergency needs - Orders/collects diagnostic tests w/ some interpretation - Provides treatments within clinical guidelines with veterinarian oversight - Prescribe medication using algorithms as directed by a veterinarian - Maintains expected and appropriate standards of cleanliness, including management of disparate viral statuses - Documents all medical cases within the electronic primate data base according to ONPRC and departmental guidelines - Provides complete health review including weight management - Communicates between multiple units to ensure proper health management Nursing and Critical care - Provides medical assessment and stabilization for all levels of treatment - Responsible for anesthetic induction, including intubation with some oversight - Provides patient monitoring during anesthetic procedures or while a patient is being stabilized - Recovers patients from anesthesia - Interprets electrolyte and blood gas results and initiates corrective IV fluid therapy - Calculates drug doses from provided algorithms - Utilizes all available clinical diagnostic and therapeutic tools and equipment Therapeutics - Performs standard clinical procedures including but not limited to- venipuncture, IV catheter placement, medication/fluid rate calculations, med admin, bandaging, basic wound care procedures, dental radiographs, radiographs, ultrasound for pregnancy checks - Surgical repair w/ the ability to handle surgical instruments w/ oversight and training (basic level) - Performs dental prophy procedures - Provides PI procedure support - Knowledge of veterinary clinical technology and biological principles to determine appropriate actions during case management - Knowledge of basic anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology to understand procedures and provide treatment