- Independently design and perform experiments analyzing the immune response against viral skin infection
- Acquire and analyze flow cytometry data with limited supervision
- Assist with the preparation of grants and manuscripts. This includes some technical writing and the generation of data figures
- Perform genotyping of animals by PCR and/or flow cytometry
The Research Support Manager oversees a group of Lab Animal and Veterinary Research/Health technicians and their Supervisor, assuring environmental sanitation, optimal animal care, regulatory compliance and research protocol support within the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Animal Resources & Research Support. The position ensures satisfactory completion of research support protocols while maintaining animal care, regulatory compliance, quality control and environmental sanitation. The manager supports research staff by implementing ONPRC policies and guidelines, developing standard operating procedures (SOP) in conjunction with veterinarians, updating SOP & GL documents, providing and documenting technical training for employees within assigned work units, reviewing Divisional Operations, purchasing supplies, technical writing and managing numerous strategic projects. The Research Support Manager oversees all husbandry, research support and facility upkeep of assigned buildings. The manager is responsible for general management of personnel issues and works as a member of a highly interdependent Operations Unit using a professional approach by providing quality control and ensuring satisfactory completion of assigned tasks.
Under minimal supervision, primary responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with research teams to define and document data requirements
- Collaborating with database engineers for data integration and data processes
- Developing, implementing, maintaining, and documenting source to target mappings, ETLs, and data workflows
- Quality control of data and processes
- Assisting with visualization and report generation for tumor boards, research teams, and progress and/or metric reports
- Processing data query requests
OHSU is committed to leading the development of next-generation patient care through discoveries made by data analytics, enabled by values of open access data, collaborative team science, and professional engineering methodologies. You are:
- committed to both patient care and transparent sharing of information,
- enthusiastic about working in a team committed to practical problem-solving,
- an organized self-starter who enjoys creative freedom in solving both organizational and technical challenges.
Given this position's responsibilities, it is eligible for telework and can be done 100% remotely within the United States.
This position will primarily serve in a clinical role taking care of spine and general neurological surgery patients at Hillsboro Medical Center (HMC)-Tuality Healthcare, an Oregon Health & Science University Health System partner.
Clinical - serve in a clinical role taking care of spine and general neurological surgery at HMC/Tuality Healthcare or other locations otherwise assigned by the department chair. It is expected that this position take a fair share of call, as assigned, with other faculty on nights, weekends and holidays.
Education– OHSU, OHSU Healthcare, and OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center-Tuality are teaching facilities and this position is expected to teach medical students and residents in clinical settings as well as through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year.
Research - The department encourages faculty members to engage in research activity. This is to be coordinated through the Vice Chair of Research.
Administration - administrative and other duties may be assigned based on the department needs and the individual's area of expertise and interest. There will be opportunities to participate in departmental management and to serve on institutional committees.
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for the Department of Neurological Surgery possesses specialized knowledge and skills in the care of adult patients with neurological disorders. Overall responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient care and clinical support operations for the Department of Neurological Surgery. Works in partnership with faculty physicians to provide excellent clinical care and customer services in furthering OHSU mission of excellence in education, research and scholarship, clinical practice and community service. This position will primarily serve neurosurgery patients at the OHSU Health Hillsboro Hospital site (formerly Tuality Healthcare).
Works in partnership with faculty APPs and physicians to provide excellent clinical care and customer services in furthering OHSU mission of excellence in education, research and scholarship, clinical practice and community service. Provides clinical modeling and education to departmental staff, house staff, and nursing staff.
Inpatient duties:
In the operative and inpatient setting, patient care duties include: Assists with neurosurgical procedures, including craniotomies, spinal procedures (including instrumentations) and microscopic procedures. Conducts hospital rounds daily on all patients, including intensive care units. Writes orders and progress notes. Performs all admission history and physicals and inpatient consultations. Orders appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests, such as MRIs, CT scans, myelograms, bone scans and other radiographic studies.
Outpatient duties:
In the outpatient setting, patient care duties include evaluation of both new patients and follow-ups and the completion of pre-operative assessments; triaging calls, prescription refill management, and care coordination.
This position is primarily Monday to Friday, with scheduled on-call shifts and weekend coverage from home or in the hospital.
The position’s primary functions are split between 1) leading the development and presentation of evidence synthesis research products such as systematic reviews, health technology assessments, and rapid reviews; and 2) data management and analysis using state-level and multi-agency data for public payers and policy decision makers.
The Center’s evidence synthesis research is focused on the areas of health technologies, pharmaceuticals and health services, with attention toward their applicability to Medicaid and other state health programs. Responsibilities include:
Independently develop and write evidence synthesis research products
- Lead the preparation of research products for public payers and health policy decision makers according to Center style or client guidelines and research methods, ensuring accuracy and clarity, and using narrative text, tables, and appropriate illustrations
- Work closely with external stakeholders to comprehend and address their research questions and interest
- Present research findings to clients via webinar or in-person meetings or conferences
- Research and analyze the context of the question(s) that clients are asking and convert questions into structured, answerable research questions
- Identify relevant research studies, additional grey literature, and clinical practice guidelines, and determine their relevance to the research question(s)
- Conduct meta-analyses for evidence synthesis projects
- Create and manage references in a citation management software program (e.g., EndNote)
- Manage evidence synthesis steps and workflow using structured systematic review software (e.g., DistillerSR)
- Develop interview protocols and conduct interviews with key informants, as needed
Data management and analysis of state-level and multi-agency datasets
- Co-lead data analyses, such as building multivariate models, to assess associations between exposures or interventions, and outcomes
- Establish trusting relationships with data partners and data transfer processes
- Obtain, store, and clean large, state-level and multi-agency datasets containing claims, encounter, and administrative data and other data sources
- Provide quality assurance for imported data and work with partner agencies, as needed
- Provide meticulous recordkeeping in statistical code regarding data management processes and decisions
- Aid in the development and execution of data use agreements (DUAs) with programs, organizations and agencies, and institutional review board (IRB) protocols
- Use data visualization software for relevant data dashboards and research products, as needed
- Support data analysts in variable (e.g., covariates, exposures, outcomes) development and decision making
Project management
- Track report progress, anticipating next steps, and gather required information from internal team, colleagues, and external contacts to produce high-quality, timely research products
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
Department Specific Requirements:
DCH inter-operative staff work as integral part of an interdisciplinary care team to provide individualized family centered care for the pediatric and adult congenital patients in the perioperative setting. We provide care for ambulatory, inpatient, and urgent/emergent surgeries. The RN is responsible for assessing and providing direct patient care in both the circulating and scrub roles. The RN provides care consistent with ANA standards, OSBN nurse practice act laws, AORN recommendations, and current evidence based practices. Nurses are responsible for participating in continuous improvements in our unit to increase the value of care we provide our patients. In the shared governance system, the RN is also responsible for helping grow the nursing profession and guiding the future direction of the unit. RN’s are required to take fair share of call in the unit which is guided by the unit’s shared governance systemDoernbecher Children’s Hospital (DCH) Operating Room, a unit of OHSU’s Perioperative Services Division and OHSU’s Women’s and Children’s Division, is located on the 8th floor of DCH. DCH is opened 24/7 and maintains 7 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms that primarily address the surgical needs of both inpatient and outpatient pediatric and young adults with congenital conditions ages neonate to 25). Surgical procedure on 25 and above may also be performed. Service lines can include Cardiac/ Thoracic, General Surgery, Gynecology, Oral maxillofacial surgery, Dental, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Spine, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Transplant, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Robotic, Gastrointestinal, and Trauma. Surgical procedures on adults 18 years of age and above are also performed if the procedure requires specialized equipment found only at this location. Department Specific Requirements: DCH inter-operative staff work as integral part of an interdisciplinary care team to provide individualized family centered care for the pediatric and adult congenital patients in the perioperative setting. We provide care for ambulatory, inpatient, and urgent/emergent surgeries. The RN is responsible for assessing and providing direct patient care in both the circulating and scrub roles. The RN provides care consistent with ANA standards, OSBN nurse practice act laws, AORN recommendations, and current evidence based practices. Nurses are responsible for participating in continuous improvements in our unit to increase the value of care we provide our patients. In the shared governance system, the RN is also responsible for helping grow the nursing profession and guiding the future direction of the unit. RN’s are required to take fair share of call in the unit which is guided by the unit’s shared governance system
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
The OHSU Emergency Department provides around-the-clock multidisciplinary services to clients of all ages across the life span. The department hosts a Level 1 Trauma Center, Triage (including Fast-track and Rapid Medical Evaluations), Adult Acute Care, Adult Critical Care, Observation Unit, and Acute Psychiatric Care. Patients arrive to the ED via ambulance, walk-in, through the transfer center (Trauma & PANDA), and via Rapid Response Team.
The ED is responsible for assessing patient needs, planning and coordinating interventions and consultations. Procedures and treatments provided in the ED include but are not limited to: placing venous access, drawing bloodwork, medication, fluid and blood administration, radiography, extremity splinting and reduction, laceration repair, moderate and deep sedation, ultrasonography, intubation, cardioversion, D&C’s, sexual assault exams, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and imminent deliveries. Patient population and diagnoses vary from minor to critical care and include: chest and abdominal pain, extremity injuries and trauma, migraine, overdose, seizure, dehydration, heart failure, respiratory distress, acute stroke, acute STEMI, acute psychosis/psychological emergencies, infection, and sepsis. Patients may frequently present with alcohol or drug abuse history, and complex medical histories. The ED Team works determine if the patient requires admission or discharge with resources and referrals. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:1 or 1:5 based on the patients dynamic stability and acuity.
The Postdoctoral Scholar reports to Dr. Kirsten Lampi, Integrative Biosciences
- Express and purify recombinant proteins and characterize their structure using a wide range of biophysical methods.
- Performs experiments as outlined in the PI’s grant to test the effect of deamidation and oxidation on the size of lens proteins using dynamic and static light scattering and determine the disulfide cross links using mass spectrometry.
- Performs structural studies using hydrogen/deuterium exchange with mass spectrometry.
- Work cooperatively with the mass spectrometry core and collaborators elsewhere.
- Design, perform, and analyze experiments inline with PI’s NIH grant and expand into their own area of research.
- Presents findings at national and international meetings.
- Write and submit manuscripts for publication.
Change Management, Operational Support and Implementation
- Leads change management efforts (currently defined as work less than 100 hours of effort) for department level initiatives, new department work, new departmental workflows and new non-enterprise modules where the primary customer or stakeholder is the clinician and the EHR is the primary means to meet the project deliverables with assistance Informatics Leadership as needed
- Demonstrates understanding of how and why governance is used in work assignments
- With little to no supervision, engages with the governance structure as it pertains to assigned work
- Demonstrates understanding and adherence to change management processes
- Demonstrates understanding and adherence to ticket prioritization and approval process
- Leads user group efforts as assigned
- Partners with provider informaticists as appropriate
- Applies industry standard change, project management and ITIL principles
- Utilizes department/division change and project standards and methodology
- Creates customer communication for system enhancements and fixes in partnership with Epic Comms
- Independently creates project plans for routine changes and utilizes these plans to manage the work and meet deadlines
- Independently analyzes current state and maps future state
- Coordinates and develops training plans and user documentation for department level changes
- Supports go-live activities and mentors colleagues for knowledge transfer
- Assess risk and plans mitigation, and includes these in project plans
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the business processes, policy and operations of the departments supported by developing software and system configurations based on analysis of user requirements within time frames given; promotes enhancements or modifications to benefit user functions
- Demonstrates and applies knowledge of process and system design techniques by translating and documenting business requirements into technical designs for changes
- Completes all activities that analyze current state and completes current state process flow diagrams
- Identifies gaps and creates future state design recommendations for department level changes and ensures that gaps from current state are resolved; completes future state process flow diagrams
- Assists with hardware assessments as it pertains to clinical use
- Demonstrates knowledge related to hardware, software and technical components in the application of systems and software and implications of recommended solutions on operations
- Demonstrates ability to design solutions based on the integration of operations and technology
- Incorporates understanding of clinical business operations into the role of liaison between the clinical customer and ITG
- Creates tasks, work estimates and recommends assignment of resources to tasks associated with changes
- May support efficiency and/or Sprint efforts as needed for subject matter expertise
Project/Program Work
- Fully understands and demonstrates adherence to HCIT Project and Governance process
- Notifies ambulatory informatics leadership when work is identified as project work
- Completes informatics work as outlined in the above section as member of the project team for work that is greater than 100 hours of effort
- Participates in and compiles lessons learned at project conclusions; demonstrates increased knowledge and improved performance based on previous work
We are seeking a Board Certified Endocrinologist to serve the efforts of OHSU and CMH in improving the health of all Oregonians. This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate providing clinical care within the CMH-OHSU Health Endocrinology Clinic in Astoria, OR.
OHSU Clinical Associates are fully embedded physicians and advanced practice provider members of the OHSU Practice Plan (OPP) who deliver care at OHSU-affiliated settings and devote 100 percent of their time to patient care. Working in the Endocrinology Clinic, the schedule will be 36 hours of patient care (8 hour clinic days) and up to 4 hours of administrative time each week.
We are seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Otolaryngology (ENT) physician to serve the efforts of OHSU and CMH in improving the health of all Oregonians.
This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate providing clinical care within Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) located in Astoria, Oregon. OHSU Clinical Associates are fully embedded physician and advanced practice provider members of the OHSU Practice Plan (OPP) who deliver care at OHSU-affiliated settings and devote 100 percent of their time to patient care. The Otolaryngologist will provide clinical care and surgical care within Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon. Will take fair share of call on nights, weekends, and holidays.
We are seeking a Board Certified / Board Eligible Primary Care physician to serve the efforts of OHSU and CMH in improving the health of all Oregonians. This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate providing clinical care within the CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care Clinic located in Warrenton, Oregon. OHSU Clinical Associates are fully embedded physicians and advanced practice provider members of the OHSU Practice Plan (OPP) who deliver care at OHSU-affiliated settings and devote 100 percent of their time to patient care.
- Provide outpatient services at CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care Clinic - Warrenton.
- Administrative and other duties may be assigned based on department needs and your areas of expertise and interest.
We are seeking an OB-GYN physician to serve the efforts of OHSU and CMH in improving the health of all Oregonians.
This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate providing clinical care within the Women’s Center at Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) located in Astoria, Oregon.
OHSU Clinical Associates are fully embedded physician and advanced practice provider members of the OHSU Practice Plan (OPP) who deliver care at OHSU-affiliated settings and devote 100 percent of their time to patient care.
We are seeking a Family Medicine physician to serve the efforts of OHSU and CMH in improving the health of all Oregonians. This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate providing clinical care within the CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care Clinic located in Seaside, Oregon. OHSU Clinical Associates are fully embedded physician and advanced practice provider members of the OHSU Practice Plan (OPP) who deliver care at OHSU-affiliated settings and devote 100 percent of their time to patient care.
- Provide outpatient services at CMH-OHSU Health Primary Care Clinic - Seaside.
- Administrative and other duties may be assigned based on department needs and your areas of expertise and interest.
Clinical Activities
- Practice that emanates from the School of Nursing is expected to support the teaching and research missions of the School.
- In the practice environment, teaching occurs concurrently with clinical activities. Specific duties include:
- Provide supplementary coverage of labor and delivery call when the permanent faculty are ill, in retreat, traveling professionally, on vacation or on leave.
- The primary expectation is the provision of clinical midwifery services to patients in the faculty practice.
Education Activities
- Clinical education and supervision of graduate nurse-midwifery student in the provision of the services to patients in faculty practices.
- Midwifery students are with on call faculty 90% of the time.
Service Activities
- These activities could include faculty meetings, committee membership, professional activities and other responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director.
Clinical Activities
- Practice that emanates from the School of Nursing is expected to support the teaching and research missions of the School.
- In the practice environment, teaching occurs concurrently with clinical activities. Specific duties include:
- Provide supplementary coverage of labor and delivery call when the permanent faculty are ill, in retreat, traveling professionally, on vacation or on leave.
- The primary expectation is the provision of clinical midwifery services to patients in the faculty practice during both day and night shifts.
Education Activities
- Clinical education and supervision of graduate nurse-midwifery student in the provision
Service Activities
- These activities could include faculty meetings, committee membership, professional activities and other responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director.
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.
Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): Plans and supervises student clinical experiences or practice based on teaching assignment. Works with the team to create and implement street nursing clinical curriculum for undergraduate nursing students.
- Precepts undergraduate students during experiential learning activities using the street classroom approach.
- Monitors academic progress of students.
- Partners with community members and organizations on population health educational and quality improvement initiatives for undergraduate students, staff at partnering agencies, and members of the unhoused community.
- Alongside students, assists community members in accessing telehealth care, and works with community partners in care coordination.
- Partners with the grant team and colleagues to implement grant activities and achieve grant goals.
- Partners with Project Manager and community member and organizations to disseminate grant related research/scholarship.
Other Activities: The appointee provides 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 OHSU Clinical Associate will function as a clinical cardiologist at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon.
Duties will include in- and out-patient activities, cardiac consult services, interpretation of echocardiograms, nuclear studies, stress tests, device and medication management as required to provide high-level clinical care to cardiac patients. Fair share of call coverage is expected.
Will also participate in clinical or research activities at OHSU in conjunction with clinical need and research interests. Occasional travel to OHSU main campus or other outreach facilities may be required.
Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): Plans and supervises student clinical experiences or practice based on teaching assignment. Works with the team to create and implement street nursing clinical curriculum for undergraduate nursing students.
- Precepts undergraduate students during experiential learning activities using the street classroom approach.
- Monitors academic progress of students.
- Partners with community members and organizations on population health educational and quality improvement initiatives for undergraduate students, staff at partnering agencies, and members of the unhoused community.
- Alongside students, assists community members in accessing telehealth care, and works with community partners in care coordination.
- Partners with the grant team and colleagues to implement grant activities and achieve grant goals.
- Partners with Project Manager and community member and organizations to disseminate grant related research/scholarship.
Other Activities: The appointee provides services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.