- Under direct supervision, primarily performs basic research or lab activities similar to a Research Assistant 1 or Lab Aide* - This position will support all CEDAR research by maintaining CEDAR laboratories, supplies, and assisting in research activities.  Responsibilites include: - Collect laboratory dishes and operate diswasher and autoclave as necessary - Assist CEDAR Lab Operations team with the following: - Facility or equipment maintenance - Supply inventory and management - Cleaning shared lab spaces - Other tasks as deemed appropriate

Provide patient care in the outpatient area for pre-operative and post-operative care and chronic follow up as determined by the attending physicians. This includes, but is not limited to: - Developing patient care plans with surgeons to ensure continuity of care and enhance quality of Orthopaedic outpatient care. - Acting as a resource for application of casts as needed to ensure excellent patient care and ensure smooth patient flow during outpatient clinic sessions, managing health care and wound care during acute and chronic phases of Orthopaedic care; - Preoperative evaluations; coordination of ancillary services, such as radiology; promoting and maintaining health through the use of ancillary services, educational materials and counseling of patients and families. - Providing same day response to medical advice/prescription phone requests and coordinating patient services with Orthopaedic outpatient staff promoting a safe environment for patients and adhering to policies regarding patient care and confidentiality to support the mission and goals of OHSU. - Recognizing emergency or urgent situations and acting immediately and effectively to provide emergency resuscitation and/or treatment. - Acting as a resource for patient education materials for patients and families; consulting with leadership or other providers to provide up-to-date injury-specific health care information to outpatients. - Providing high quality customer service to both external and internal customers (patients, referring providers, insurance carriers, internal providers and other OHSU providers and staff) that meets or exceeds the service standards for the health care industry. - This duty includes prompt and professional communication efforts. Face-to-face customer contact skills, crisis management, use of available information technology, standard compliant processing, flexibility in coverage of internal service needs, and continuous application of process improvement methods and skills.  Provides inpatient care and follow-up of assigned patients from OR to admission and through discharge. Includes, but is not limited to: - Surgical assist in the OR as needed; developing and implementing, in conjunction with physicians, clinical plans of care and/or protocols for Orthopaedic inpatients with common conditions/diagnoses/procedures. - Educating the nursing unit staff on these protocols, with the goal of enhancing quality of care, enhancing quality of patient service, and decreasing length of inpatient stay. - Participating with hospital/unit staff in evaluating results of these protocols and continually improving effectiveness of same. - Responsible for inpatient consults from Emergency Dept admissions and orthopedic consultations on inpatients requested by Hospitalists. - Working actively with hospital and unit staff to rapidly develop and implement discharge plans for Orthopaedic inpatients and to address length of stay issues. - Promoting and maintaining health of Orthopaedic inpatients through the use of ancillary services, educational materials, and counseling of patients and families. - Providing and/or participating in clinical in-service training and staff educational programs for the inpatient Orthopaedic service; following all customer service standards as outlined above.

***New-hires are eligible for hiring & relocation bonuses*** - Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to: airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to: sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilatory parameters, point of care testing. - Therapeutic modalities and communication approached with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including Doernbecher Children's Hospital Family Centered Care Program. - Demonstrates an understanding of current and all new care modalities and equipment. - Completes all competency testing, required in-services and activities. Takes personal responsibility for maintaining competency for equipment and modalities within the Respiratory Care Practitioner scope of practice. - Seeks assistance in managing workload as needed.  - Recognizes the need for guidance and uses expertise of others when appropriate. - Utilizes appropriate chain-of-command and committee process to effect change. - Charts and charges all services provided per policy. Current Adult Day Shift Positions Open: - Full Time: 1 Current Adult Night Shift Positions Open: - Full Time: 2 - Part Time: 1

IMAGING - Provides quality images with accuracy and efficiency, using optimal skills and knowledge of all equipment. - Technologists will be trained in all general radiology exams/areas so that they are able to rotate through the department based on workflow needs. - Utilize the VIP transportation system to arrange for patient delivery. - Positions patient for diagnostic radiology exams according to department procedures, training, and machine requirements with a high regard for the safety and care of the patient. - Operates radiology equipment, determines and sets exposure factors, sets technique utilizing all relevant factors to ensure accurate and quality images with minimal and acceptable repeat rates. - Uses computer image processing, as needed to select, process, optimize and archive images to PACS. - Completely tracks exams in the Radiology Information system. - Develops and presents images and related patient information to radiologist for diagnosis. - Assists with patient transport by moving patients using standard procedures. - Assists in the training of Radiologic Technology Students, and adheres to dept. policy on supervision of student technologists.   DOCUMENTATION - Gathers complete documentation of all pertinent information to provide accurate and timely service to customers. - Responsible to correctly identify patients by checking their identity per department procedure. - Reviews patient chart and orders to insure correct examination. - Labels images completely with demographic, position and other needed documentation. Follows dept policy on the use of anatomical markers. - Logs activities, gathers charging information and charges exams as required. - Follows department and hospital procedures and policies. - Performs quality control and quality assurance, records results and reports variance from normal equipment function.   PERSONAL & PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY - Provides for personal and patient care and safety using professional judgment in accordance with written standards so there is no injury to self or others. - Protects patients and others in the area by using proper machine settings and radiation safety standards. - Practices universal and blood and body fluid precautions, and sterile practices according to procedures. - Communicates and uses knowledge of related anatomy and physiology to insure appropriate and effective care to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. - Maintains awareness of patient status and takes appropriate actions to meet their needs. - Explains the procedure to the patient to assure clear answers to their questions and concerns to allay any anxiety and assure patient confidence. - Reports knowledge of any patient safety concern or occurance to manager and submit occurance to the on-line Patient Safety Net (PSN).

The position of Diagnostic Radiology fellow under the ABR Alternate Pathway requires and M.D. and certification of Radiology training in country of origin in order to qualify for the position. These tasks are required to be completed by a medical doctor (MD) professional that is licensed by the state medical board. Alternate pathway fellows are at the same institution for 4 years to complete this requirement and are able to choose the subspecialty areas that they focus on, so long as one year is in an ACGME accredited year. At OHSU specifically, we offer Neuroradiology and Pediatric Radiology ACGME fellowship years as options during the 4-year training.  CT/MR/Fluoro/US service responsibilities- 75% - MRI vs. fluoro coverage will rotate between the residents and fellows on a weekly basis - MR/CT: - Medical interpretation of MR or CT Images of patients by a physician including dictation of medical report. Review with supervising ABR certified Radiologist. - Oversee distribution of CT and MRIs to ensure residents get fair exposure by allocating the electronic list of cases and verifying that physicians assigned for the day to day work are exposed to a variety of imaging cases to interpret. - Physician protocol of MRI and CT studies (see Protocol section).  Reviews orders by physicians ordering the test for their patients prior to imaging. Determines appropriateness of order and details instructions to technologists obtaining the medical images in either CT or MRI. Fluoro: - Check with the fluoroscopy technologists to review the day's work schedule and to schedule any add-on procedures or medical studies. - Contact the physician ordering the medical study to understand the clinical question/indication in order to tailor the study. - Discuss the technical details of day's fluoro studies/schedule with staff to determine the most appropriate means of performing to answer the ordering physicians clinical questions. - Perform, under supervision, the appropriate medical fluoroscopic imaging procedure on patients, interpret, and dictate imaging findings. Procedures: - Ensure all appropriate physician orders have been placed for the day's procedures. - Review the CT procedures schedule and discuss with supervising Radiologist. - Review the CT procedures schedule for the following day and ensure physician orders are placed. - Manage add-on procedures (review of imaging, approval of study, coordination with technologists/nursing/etc.). - Teach procedures to residents once you are comfortable with them. - Perform medical interpretation including dictation of medical imaging on patients. Review with supervising ABR certified Radiologist. Ultrasound: - Perform medical interpretation of both inpatient and outpatient studies and dictating preliminary reports - Oversee distribution of studies and procedures to ensure residents get fair exposure by assessing the variety and complexity of cases and assuring that the physicians working each day are able to interpret a variety of medical disease entities. - Review procedure schedule each morning and discuss each case with supervising physician. - Ensure all necessary physician orders are entered into Epic (pre- and post-procedure PCU orders, surg path and micro orders, etc.).  - Manage add-on procedures (review of imaging, approval of study, coordination with technologists/nursing/etc.). - Teaching procedures to residents. - Perform medical interpretation including dictation of medical imaging on patients. Review with supervising ABR certified Radiologist. Scholarly Activity and PQI Project- 15% A) Fellows are required to pursue scholarly activity. ACGME fellows should participate in clinical, basic biomedical, or health services research projects and should submit at least one scientific paper or exhibit for presentation at a regional or national meeting. ACGME’s required active scholarly activity participation is designed for you to learn the fundamentals of experimental design, performance, and interpretation of results. B) Fellows are required to take part in a PQI project.    Fellowship Didactic lectures- 10% A) Our group has developed a series of lectures dedicated to fellow education. Each lecture is designed to be 30 minutes in length with a higher level of proficiency then at the resident level. Topics cover Anatomy, Techniques, Trauma, Congenital, CNS Tumors, Spine and H&N. Fellows should make every effort to attend. B) Currently anatomy talks are scheduled for Monday at 2pm and the other didactic lectures are scheduled for Thursdays at 2pm. Sometimes faculty will arrange another day or time that works with their schedule better. Faculty should contact fellows to reschedule lectures but fellows should feel free to reach out to scheduled faculty, PD or the PC if lectures didn’t happen.   *Nuclear Medicine Training* The four-year experience must include four months of clinical nuclear radiology training. These four months of nuclear radiology should be the same as those completed by diagnostic radiology residents at the sponsoring institution.  - Perform medical interpretation of Nuclear radiology and/or PET/CT studies, dictate the report of this interpretation. Review with Board Certified Physician. - Perform under appropriate supervision nuclear medicine radiology therapy of 131I administrations. Under preceptor supervision, candidates must perform at least three therapies involving oral administration of 131I in quantities less than or equal to 33 millicuries (mCi), and at least three therapies in quantities greater than 33mCi.

The Predoctoral Program Director Endodontology is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Endodontology with all rights and responsibilities of School of Dentistry faculty. This faculty appointee provides services in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service. Specifically, the primary focus of the Predoctoral Program Director is to provide academic leadership, management, and oversight for the Predoctoral endodontic academic curriculum in collaboration with the Office of Academic Systems.  The Program Director works collaboratively with the Division Head, the Predoctoral Clinical Site Director, and the Offices of Academic and Clinical Systems to provide endodontic academic and clinical experiences for Predoctoral Dental Students as they gain competence appropriate for a beginning dental practitioner.  The Program Director is responsible for the design and implementation of the academic endodontic curriculum under the direction of the Office of Academic Systems. The Program Director engages in program and process improvement and ensures compliance to the policies and procedures of the School of Dentistry (SOD), Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA), and the Northwest Commission of Colleges and University (NWCCU). The faculty member is eligible to practice endodontic privately in the OHSU SOD Faculty Practice. This position reports to (supervisor):  Division Head, Endodontology; Karan J. Replogle, Acting Chair Endodontology Position Duties: - Definition, documentation, and reporting of Clinical Skills Assessment (CSAs) in collaboration with the Predoctoral Clinical Site Director - Collobaration with Predoc Clinical Site Director and Division Head regarding case completion guidelines, policies and procedures - Recruitment, retention, calibration and oversight of faculty providing content and serving as Course Directors in the Predoctoral Curriculum - Design and implementation of the academic endodontic curriculum under the direction of the Office of Academic Systems - Serve on SOD Committees as assigned, especially the Curriculum Committee - Lead in outcome assessment and outcome assessment tools such as EPAs - Collaborate with Predoc Clinical Site Director on the distribution and coordination of cases for DS3 and DS4 - Contribute to curriculum mapping of endodontic experiences for DS2 or DS1 - Build relationships within the Predoctoral Program Directors and others build a culture of success, belonging and synergy that furthers the mission of the SOD - Establish rapport with public and private clients to grow the referral base for the Program and enhance the resources available - Recommend, establish, and ensure compliance with administrative controls and process improvements that increase efficiency, performance, and outcomes - Develop and monitor key performance metrics for the academic program - Prepare reporting for the OHSU, CODA and NWCCU program review - Ensures compliance with policies and procedures of the SOD, CODA and NWCCU - Participate in research and oversee and mentor research of Predoctoral dental students with an interest in endodontics or endodontic patient care delivery - Introduce new and innovative academic technologies, teaching techniques and modalities

To bill, process adjustments, collect on accounts, and/or perform customer service duties to ensure that monies due University Hospital are secured and paid in a timely manner and the AR outstanding days of revenue are kept to a minimum. Assignment will be flexible depending on payor mix, patient flow, and workload fluctuations. This level is distinguished from the lower level by a higher level of decision making and analysis, as well as broader scope of responsibility.

- This position works in the capacity of a Board Certified Otolaryngologist Surgeon within the Department.  - It is the expectation that the faculty member participate in clinical and surgical activities and take fair share of call on nights, weekends, and holidays. - OHSU is a teaching facility and this faculty member will be expected to teach medical students and residents in the clinical setting as well as through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year. Teaching assignments will come from the Director of Education.

Build and maintain an outpatient continuity clinic (combination of in-person and telehealth visits). Appointment times for intakes and consultations are 60-90 minutes, 30 minutes for medication management and 60-minute slots available for combined psychotherapy and medication management. Providers have the flexibility to follow-up with patients as frequently as appropriate to provide the best quality of care.   Outpatient psychiatric consultations are encouraged at 0.1FTE (2 consults per week). Clinical education of residents through outpatient supervision is strongly encouraged and may comprise up to 0.1FTE.   Faculty take call 2-4 weeks per year. Call is comprised of in-person coverage of the inpatient C/L psychiatric services on weekend mornings (staffing with residents in-person) followed by after clinic hours call (supporting residents by phone) for the remainder of the week.  Our faculty work as a team to cover each other’s messages and urgent clinical issues while away on any leave or paid time off.  Faculty are expected to participate in this collegial coverage pool.   Faculty are expected to participate in monthly departmental and clinic meetings and attend weekly, CME-accredited Grand Rounds/M&M presentations.

The successful candidate will work independently to molecular mechanisms used by different oral microbes to communicate with each other and to create robust biofilms within the oral cavity and other body sites. The study involves the understanding of how oral commensal bacteria can interact with potential pathogens to modulate their virulence properties.  He/she will be responsible for most of the planning, implementation, and data interpretation associated with his/her research. Thus, the candidate will be expected to work independently with attention to detail and strong record-keeping. The goal is to understand what signals the commensal sends to keep the pathogens in check and what factors may upset pathogens to enhance their virulence.  Typical techniques often involved include real-time PCR, western blot, protein expression/purification, coimmunoprecipitation, protein-protein/RNA-RNA interaction assays, gene expression analysis, targeted mutagenesis, and microscopy. Demonstrable experience with these techniques is preferred. As a postdoctoral scholar, the candidate may also be involved with the training and supervision of students and junior staff as well as play an integral role in the management and supply ordering for the laboratory. Assistance with the development and preparation of grants/manuscripts will also be expected.

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in further enhancement of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.   This position reports to (supervisor): Hui Wu, Department Manager,  Integrative Biosciences   The duties of this position are in support of the missions, goals and objects of OHSU and the School of Dentistry.   Position Responsibilities Include: - Carrying out independent research on the investigation of polymicrobial interactions and biofilm formation, and their role in health and disease.  This will include establishing new models in the study of microbial community, identifying genetic and biochemical factors that control and regulate bacterial behavior within the complex community. - The candidate should have experience in following research areas, the use of systems biology approaches such as RNA-sequencing and Chip-sequencing methods, and the development of High-Throughput Screening Assays for the study of virulence factors and enzymes that are crucial for microbial communication and biofilm formation. - Experience in the study of microbe-host interactions is desirable. The position will devote at least 90% of their effort to aforementioned project related activities, 5% for their possible mentoring responsibility and 5% for their career development. - The position will be expected to develop and carry out independent research projects, design and develop appropriate experimental model systems, perform the full genetic and biochemical characterization of targeted microbial communities, collect and analyze data and prepare and submit manuscripts for publications. In addition, the candidate will be expected to write and submit research grant proposals to external agencies to fund the research program. - This position will also be expected instruct and guide research personnel, including graduate and/or undergraduate students, dental students, dental residents and visiting scholars to gain teaching and mentoring experience.

- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities: - Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders. - Filling unit dose medication orders. - Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room. - Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance. - Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations. - Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies. - Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time. - Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication. - Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action. - Perform Unit Dose functions including: - Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas - Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits. - Return medications to stock and perform credits. - Record refrigerator temperature daily. - Process narcotics for removal from Pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed. - Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy. - System optimization, hardware maintenance, user support, reporting, file transmission and assistance in problem-solving pertaining to automation and technology. - Performs a detailed and thorough audit of controlled substances medications dispensed for a patient and reconciles against products documented as adminisered or returned to the pharmacy for wasting. - Demonstrates the ability to strengthen accountability, identify suspected diversion, and responds to known or suspected diversion incidents to avoid serious patient care, legal, and compliance implications.

- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities: - Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders. - Filling unit dose medication orders. - Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room. - Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance. - Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations. - Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies. - Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time. - Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication. - Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action. - Perform Unit Dose functions including: - Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas - Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits. - Return medications to stock and perform credits. - Record refrigerator temperature daily. - Process narcotics for removal from Pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed. - Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy. - System optimization, hardware maintenance, user support, reporting, file transmission and assistance in problem-solving pertaining to automation and technology. - Performs a detailed and thorough audit of controlled substances medications dispensed for a patient and reconciles against products documented as adminisered or returned to the pharmacy for wasting. - Demonstrates the ability to strengthen accountability, identify suspected diversion, and responds to known or suspected diversion incidents to avoid serious patient care, legal, and compliance implications.

  Technical duties in dermatology laboratories include providing histology and pathology assistant services for specimens received by the department.  This includes: - Laboratory instrumentation/equipment set up and reagent preparation. - Gross description, dissection, and orientation of patient tissue, appropriate to facilitate optimal diagnostic quality of tissue slide production. - Transcribes grossing data into specimen case in LIS. - Utilizes custom techniques, as described by laboratory management, to provide a high-quality product meeting the diagnostic needs of the reading dermatopathologists. - Assures information fidelity throughout the entire laboratory process, correlating all paperwork with associated patient specimen(s). - Organizes, labels, and files slides, blocks, and paperwork. - Maintains and monitors equipment, including refrigeration and equipment maintenance logs. Cleaning of equipment as per OHSU Safety guidelines. - Maintains laboratory inventory to ensure adequate stock of necessary supplies. - Practices safe laboratory practices and precautions per laboratory manuals and safety and infection control guidelines. - General cleaning of laboratory - Communicates any issues to manager and coworkers in a timely and appropriate manner. - May be asked to perform preparation of tissue sections including orienting specimen, mounting/embedding, cutting, and H&E staining of tissue specimens. - May perform non-routine diagnostic tests, including 'special stains' and Immunohistochemical stains, as requested by dermatopathologist or referring physician. - Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

As a Research Associate, you will be part of collaborative project teams focusing on advancing early cancer detection. You will support CEDAR research by maintaining CEDAR laboratories and supplies and assisting in research activities. Research Associates are assigned to program projects as needed.   The successful candidate must be highly motivated, adaptable and experienced in all aspects of the research laboratory. You will have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of laboratory research, and you must work independently in designing and implementing experiments for research projects, exhibiting exceptional organizational and communication skills, and training other team members (e.g., research assistants and students) as needed. The successful candidate will work closely with Jungsun Kim and other CEDAR members to support investigating the role of HBP1 transcription factor regulation in the pancreatic cancer model. In addition, the responsibilities will include leading a team on a full CEDAR project, instructing them on how to support biology experiments and assisting in experimental design.   Duties include but are not limited to: CEDAR laboratory research: - With occasional supervision participates in research. Applies molecular biology techniques, including chromatin precipitation, western blot, recombinant nucleic acids, human biopsy samples, and wild-type and recombinant viruses such as retroviruses, adenovirus and Sendai virus - Conducts mammalian cell culture and animal experiments in lab; prepare and validate tissue culture media, and operate a variety of instruments and equipment, including flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy, and keep records of cell line stocks and laboratory reagents - Ability to conduct with high quality all aspects of mammalian cell culture using established SOPs, including culture initiation, propagation, cell line validation, testing for pathogens, and cryopreservation of cells, including primary human cells - Participate in some design of experiments or research studies and procedures - Independently design and execute experiments, write-up or otherwise communicate SOPs and research results, innovate and problem-solve effectively, and train others Laboratory Organization and Compliance Lab Support Additional duties as assigned by project leader or laboratory manager

As a Senior Research Assistant, you will be part of collaborative project teams focusing on advancing early cancer detection. You will support CEDAR research by maintaining CEDAR laboratories and supplies and assisting in research activities. Senior Research Assistants are assigned to program projects as needed.   The successful candidate must be highly motivated, adaptable and experienced in all aspects of the research laboratory. You will have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of laboratory research, and you must work independently in designing and implementing experiments for research projects, exhibiting exceptional organizational and communication skills, and training other team members (e.g., research assistants and students) as needed. The successful candidate will work closely with Jungsun Kim and other CEDAR members to support investigating the role of HBP1 transcription factor regulation in the pancreatic cancer model. In addition, the responsibilities will include leading a team on a full CEDAR project, instructing them on how to support biology experiments and assisting in experimental design.   Duties include but not limited to: Laboratory research: - Applies molecular biology techniques, including chromatin precipitation, western blot, recombinant nucleic acids, human biopsy samples, and wild-type and recombinant viruses such as retroviruses, adenovirus and Sendai virus - Conducts mammalian cell culture and animal experiments in lab; prepare and validate tissue culture media, and operate a variety of instruments and equipment, including flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy, and keep records of cell line stocks and laboratory reagents - Ability to conduct with high quality all aspects of mammalian cell culture using established SOPs, including culture initiation, propagation, cell line validation, testing for pathogens, and cryopreservation of cells, including primary human cells - Participate in some design of experiments or research studies and procedures Laboratory Organization and Compliance Additional duties as assigned by project leader or laboratory manager Lab Support

The Medical Laboratory Scientist performs a variety of routine and complex tests and analyses at a professional level and provides data used in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of human illnesses and diseases. Employees at this level are often required to use a high degree of technical judgment and decision making to ensure the most accurate and informative test results. The Medical Laboratory Scientist may provide technical interpretation of test results to physicians or other professional health care personnel.   TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Laboratory Testing: Collects specimens for testing and checks for proper labeling (this may include collecting appropriate specimen for testing from patients); accessions specimen and requisition slip; prepares specimen for analysis by diluting, filtering, staining, or centrifuging; prepares necessary equipment and organizes supplies and reagents; runs quality control samples with known values to determine if test system is within acceptable limits; performs chemistry, microbiology, immunology, serology, hematology, toxicology, molecular, microscopic and other tests using a variety of both standard and complicated laboratory instruments and equipment according to specified procedures; when necessary, performs calculations in order to achieve test results; enters test results into computer and reports results as appropriate; obtains computer printout of completed work to determine if all test values were entered correctly and all assigned work was completed; performs all quality control procedures and checks. - Authority and Decision Making: assesses quality and appropriateness of specimens with regard to test requested; evaluates completed tests for accuracy and quality using specified quality control parameters; correlates results of several tests in order to determine appropriateness of results; determines clinical significance of test results and notifies provider immediately of abnormal test results or problems, according to written policies; interprets test results to physicians and others when requested; responds to inquiries concerning test results. - Materials Preparation: weighs out chemicals and prepares reagents and other media in advance of time needed; reconstitutes materials used for quality control; performs quality control checks on all newly prepared reagents and media. 6823A 2 Updated 7/2018 - Equipment Quality Control and Maintenance: calibrates laboratory equipment on a regular basis; runs quality control checks on calibrated equipment by checking test results against known standards to determine accuracy of results; cleans and makes minor repairs to equipment such as lubricating fittings, cleaning electrodes, flushing out lines and tubing, and replacing worn-out tubing, fittings, batteries, and fuses; records all actions taken in a maintenance record book. - Training: explains laboratory test procedures, principles, and theories to students, trainees, and staff; demonstrates instrument set-up, calibration, and maintenance; evaluates results of students’ practice tests. 5. Miscellaneous: attends continuing education seminars and reads related journals, periodicals, and magazines to keep up-to-date on the most current laboratory procedures and technology; may test and implement new procedures; may attend continuing education courses as required by some accrediting agencies.

- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities: - Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders. - Filling unit dose medication orders. - Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room. - Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance. - Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations. - Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time. - Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication. - Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action. - Perform Unit Dose functions including: - Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas. - Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits. - Return medications to stock and perform credits. - Record refrigerator temperature daily. - Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed. - Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy. - Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies. - Perform other technician duties as assigned based on operational needs.

This position is responsible for providing direct supervision over Environmental SvcsTechnicians, assigning work, developing staff schedules, addressing patient and visitor requests, ensuring the completion of work to the standard, and ensuring excellence in maintaining a clean, safe, orderly and attractive patient care environment. In addition, this position is charged with upholding the mission of the department and organization through continuous improvement.

- Perform laboratory research – conducting experiments; collecting analyzing and visualizing data; assisting in planning and designing standard research operations - Prepare publications (including research posters) - Submit applications for grant funding in support of this research - Present research results at OHSU and external meetings - Attend seminars, journal clubs and lab meetings, teaching graduate students (optional) - Supervise research assistants and junior trainees