OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, one of the nation’s top-ranked children’s hospitals according to US News & World report, is offering an opportunity for a dynamic leader in Adolescent Health to expand a thriving clinical practice and academic program. The Division of Adolescent Health provides essential primary and specialty outpatient and inpatient care to highly vulnerable populations.  Specialty care includes eating disorders, gender care, contraceptive and gynecological care, sexually transmitted infections, mental health care, school-based care, and support for transition to adult care.   The Division Head will direct the clinical, research, educational, and advocacy activities for the growing division.  The ideal candidate will have exceptional leadership and communication skills, outstanding clinical expertise, and noteworthy scholarly accomplishments.  Applicants should be committed to clinical and academic excellence, teamwork, and mentorship of faculty, trainees, and students.     The Division Head will oversee the strategic development and performance of the division, including:  - Recruiting, developing, supporting, and retaining excellent faculty - Ensuring the delivery of high quality, evidence-based clinical care - Promoting faculty scholarship and research - Collaborating with clinical operations leaders to optimize clinical efficiency and enhance patient experience - Managing faculty clinical productivity - Assisting with the development of annual budgets and revenue projections - Aligning division activities with the policies of the Department of Pediatrics and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the very best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond.  Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is a 151-bed modern state-of-the art facility on the OHSU campus.  We have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state and serve as the region’s tertiary and quaternary referral center. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available and are a world-class health research center for basic, clinical, and translational research.   OHSU is located in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast and Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Home to award-winning wineries, artisan coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants, extensive bike paths, unique brewpubs, professional soccer and basketball teams, a vibrant theater scene, expansive book stores, watersports communities, and one of the largest urban forests in the United States, Portland offers something for everyone.  All without sales tax and in a temperate climate. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities. OHSU values a diverse and culturally sensitive workforce. We are proud of our commitment as an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion to apply.

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the division head in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and advocacy. This faculty position will provide clinical care primarily at OHSU’s Doernbecher Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with additional coverage at any of our OHSU affiliated or partner hospitals: PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington, OHSU Hillsboro and Adventist Health.   The duties of this position include:   Leadership (not related to teaching or research): There are multiple faculty opportunities at regional neonatology facilities and at OHSU. Senior faculty may be considered for leadership/medical direction roles at our regional facilities.   Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): This position provides clinical care primary at OHSU’s Doernbecher Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and at a neonatal care center in Vancouver, Washington.. This position works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to neonatology patients.   Administrative Activities: As an OHSU faculty member is expected to participate in faculty meetings at the division and department level. All pediatric faculty members are expected to aid the division head and department chair in providing direction to the division and the department both on a day to day basis and as part of ongoing strategic planning and strategic planning.   Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): OHSU faculty members are expected to have some scholarly activity, this may be limited to educating learners as outlined below, but may also include research, and other grant supported work or academic papers and presentations in disciplines related to their field of expertise. Faculty members are often called upon to partner with other providers and members of the department or division research support staff in research activity. Faculty members are expected to participate in clinical research as needed, often with the help of trained research support staff and senior faculty principal investigators.   Education (include types of teaching and types of student taught): This position provides clinical education to fellows, residents, and medical students participating in pediatric rotations. As part of the multidisciplinary team charged with educating learners in the neonatology environment, this person would be expected to provide feedback and evaluation, both formally and informally, of learners working in neonatology. Specifically, faculty members in neonatology are key educators to fellows enrolled in the neonatology fellowship program. This faculty member will provide education and feedback to fellowship trainees in the Neonatology Fellowship Program. This person would also be expected to provide feedback and guidance in the continuing development and improvement of the Neonatology Fellowship program.   Other Activities: Faculty members may be called upon to serve on OHSU committees and in other activities as directed by the department chair or division head in furtherance of division, department, or OHSU goals and objectives.  

- Assist with recruitment and scheduling; conducting phone screens. - Assist at data collection visits with participants including behavioral assessment and EEG recordings with children. - Assist with biological sample collection. - Preparing and processing materials needed for each research visit. - Perform additional duties as requested by principle investigators or supervisors.

- Provide full spectrum family medicine care. - Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice. - 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 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.  Previous work experience in primary care is required. - The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship 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 have a total of two half-days per week direct patient care in OHSU Sports Medicine, and expected to see patients two half days per week with musculoskeletal and sports medicine care at the Multnomah County Health Department in the Portland Metro area. - The Appointee will also receive one half day per week for scholarship, and will receive one half day per week for a combination of teaching and completion of administrative tasks - Involvement with didactic and clinical supervision of fellows in the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at OHSU Family Medicine. - The Appointee will be involved in the community in the role of team physician - Inpatient (medicine/pediatric) service and obstetrical care are optional, not required. The faculty member will have a strong commitment to developing the family and sports medicine practice into a vibrant, successful clinical and academic operation - The faculty member will participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development, and scholarship as directed by the Department of Family Medicine - All faculty members take an active role in the committee structure of the School of Medicine, attend faculty meetings, and participate in faculty and professional development programs - The Appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Family Medicine policies and procedures. - Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more. - By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at OHSU and/or HMC) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group. - The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee 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 perspective.

- Provide full spectrum family medicine care, including obstetrical care. - Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice. - 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 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.  Previous work experience in primary care is required. - The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship 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 Family Medicine policies and procedures. - Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more. - By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at OHSU and/or HMC) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group. - The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee 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 perspective.

- Provide full spectrum family medicine care, including obstetrical care. - Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice. - 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 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.  Previous work experience in primary care is required. - The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship 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 Family Medicine policies and procedures. - Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more. - By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at OHSU and/or HMC) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group. - The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee 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 perspective.

This position will support a multi-team effort to utilize cutting edge molecular biology and sequencing-based methods to study the immune response to a range of human pathogens, including single-cell RNA-seq. This is primarily a wet-lab position; however, there is the opportunity for interested individuals to participate in data analysis. The individual should have previous experience working at the bench, ideally including eukaryotic cell culture and molecular biology. Experience with next generation sequencing library generation, ATAC-seq, or similar methods is beneficial. The person will work with senior staff, and may be responsible for other administrative duties related to the operation of a lab, such as ordering.

General:  - Oversee clinical and research expansion within the service line - Work closely with leadership to identify and build collaborations across the Knight, marrying the existing strengths in research with a vision that builds the breast cancer service line to prominence in clinical care and research impact - Direct the development of a comprehensive breast cancer program at the Knight Cancer Institute - Establish an innovative research portfolio - Coordinate with institutional leaders to advance clinical growth - Build collaborations that advance the treatment of breast cancer - Dedicate 50% of time to building clinical research Promote Discovery (Clinical, Translational, and Basic Research): - Leading by example, model excellence in research and interdisciplinary collaboration - Manage resources in a manner which coordinates and integrates its programs with those of the Leonard Schnitzer Endowment to establish and maintain scholarly activities and research programs across the division - Link science with health care in the care and treatment of complex disease by leveraging opportunities for investigator-initiated research, enrollment in clinical trials, and opportunities for translational outcomes related to research - Experience expanding and building a research program through collaboration locally, regionally, and nationally - Possess the ability to lead strong research programs that will advance the research agenda of the division - Oversee clinical and research expansion within the service line - Dedicate 50% of time to building clinical research - Direct the development of a comprehensive breast cancer program at the Knight Cancer Institute - Establish an innovative research portfolio - Coordinate with institutional leaders to advance clinical growth - Build collaborations that advance the treatment of breast cancer The duties of this position are in support of the missions, goals, and objectives of OHSU and the School of Medicine and 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 breast cancer; establish and maintain a program of scholarly activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of breast cancer; carry out basic research in division research space assigned by the Division Head; participate in administrative committees and councils of the 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 the position will be made up of the following components: Clinical, teaching research/academic, and inpatient service.

The primary focus of this position will be to treat patients referred to otolaryngology for sleep disorders.  This position will provide specialized, evidence-based care in sleep surgery and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.    This position will play an active role in training residents and fellows in sleep surgery as well as opportunity to pursue research. - 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. - The purpose of this position is to coordinate and support the outpatient medical needs of patients in Otolaryngology. This position interacts with other care providers to deliver appropriate, timely care and patient education in an academic setting.  Patients seen in the Otolaryngology clinic are commonly referred for disease of the ears such as chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma, and hearing loss, airway problems, trach care and education, head and neck masses, cleft palate, chronic sinus disease and voice disorders.  Common procedures performed in clinic include: otomicroscopy, flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy and nasal endoscopy.  This position will actively foster and maintain systems and relationships to ensure smooth care transition from the clinic setting to the operating room and back to the clinic setting. - This position will conduct a number of clinic sessions along with Operating room time at OHSU and one OR block per month at HMC.  This position is expected to attend morning rounds, participate in Grand Rounds and take fair share in call at OHSU. 

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 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.

- 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

- Leading and organizing MRI data collection efforts from infants and young children including attending scans on evenings and weekends and responsibility for data quality control. - Engaging with HBCD consortium (representing the OHSU site by serving on workgroups, attending relevant trainings, and giving presentations). - Statistical analysis of MRI and other data types in preparation for dissemination. - Training graduate students, undergraduate students, and research assistants. - Assisting with research protocols and compliance. - Contributing to dissemination of data including preparing manuscripts for publication and presentation of data at national and international meetings.

The mission of the Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship Program is to develop expert clinicians and leaders by providing advanced training in the perioperative management of patients with complex neurologic pathologies in a learning atmosphere that nurtures intellectual curiosity and innovation.    The program is designed to offer 12 months of post-residency clinical subspecialty anesthesia training for adults with intracranial masses, neurovascular pathologies, and spine pathologies in diverse settings including the operating room, MRI hybrid suite, and interventional radiology suite. The fellow will have the opportunity to team up with a cohort of people across multiple disciplines, including neurosurgeons, neurologists, and intraoperative monitoring technicians to provide advanced subspecialty care in a variety of craniotomy approaches including awake craniotomies. The fellow will also have dedicated rotations in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit as well as opportunities to supplement their education with electives in neuroradiology, pediatric neuroanesthesia, and intraoperative encephalography.     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.  Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in patient care.  Teaches junior trainees and support staff in their area of professional expertise.  Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility.    Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of clinical care for clinical faculty).  Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (e.g. the American Society of Anesthesiologists, JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSU IRB, NIH and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines).  Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.

Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is offering an opportunity for a full-time General Pediatrics Medical and Quality Director at one of the nation’s top ranked Children’s Hospitals as reported by U.S. News & World. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the very best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond.  We have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state and serve as the region’s tertiary and quaternary referral center. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available and are a world-class health research center for basic, clinical, and translational research. We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our established team of general pediatricians who provide clinical care for over 12,000 infants, children, and adolescents in the ambulatory setting, and provide inpatient service to newborns in the Mother-Baby Unit. Embracing multidisciplinary collaboration, the Medical and Quality Director will initiate, develop, direct, evaluate, and sustain ambulatory quality improvement efforts, as well as partner with the Practice Manager to direct the efficient operations of the General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health Clinic at Doernbecher.  All division members actively participate in a broad range of clinical, quality, educational, and research activities.  Division members develop and support family-centered care principles, and demonstrate excellence in communication with families and referring providers.  The Division is extensively involved in providing and leading educational endeavors for medical students and pediatric residents.  More than half of Oregon’s practicing pediatricians trained at Doernbecher. OHSU Doernbecher is located in Portland, Oregon. Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Home to award-winning wineries, artisan coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants, extensive bike paths, unique brewpubs, professional soccer and basketball teams, a vibrant theater scene, expansive book stores, watersports communities, and one of the largest urban forests in the United States, Portland offers something for everyone.  All without sales tax and in a mild climate. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities. OHSU values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment as an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion to apply.

PATIENT CARE - Perform pre-procedural sedation risk assessment on surgical patients - Including, but not limited to, carpal tunnel release, D&C, D&E, and dental procedures referred for moderate sedation. - Collaborate with other members of the team regarding pre-procedural instructions, medication management, and patient education. - Function independently but also work in close collaboration with providers from other departments (OBGYN, anesthesiology, internal medicine, etc.) to coordinate medical optimization of the patient prior to procedure. - This includes but is not limited to following up on lab tests, cardiac testing, referrals to other specialties and documenting plan of care in EMR. - Communicate with the surgical team (surgeons, surgery schedulers) when necessary to share concerns about patient readiness for scheduled moderate sedation surgeries. - Ensure timely, focused documentation and communication with the referring surgeon and PCP when appropriate to ensure quality patient care are expected. - Review the patient’s history, via patient’s verbal report and the review of previous medical records from internal and external sources, and perform a complete physical exam on each patient. - Provide consistent patient education about good preparation for procedure. - Documentation in the EMR of the clinical assessment will be executed according to documentation standards for licensed providers at OHSU. - Chart documentation will be accurate and timely. Perform peer reviews on a yearly basis including peer chart audits. - The medical director will review peer chart audits and provide the APPs with feedback about documentation completeness. - Charts will be forwarded to coding professionals for billing. - All encounters will be closed by the end of the work day and submitted for billing within 24 hours of each patient encounter. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT - The APP will attend quarterly AST QI meetings. - May be asked to participate in special projects as assigned by the medical director and/or clinic manager. - The focus on these projects may include but will not be limited to improving quality of patient care, procedural workflow, diversity/equity/inclusion efforts and/or customer service.

Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Performs individualized skilled physical therapy evaluation. - Including general screening for indications of other therapy disciplines & rehabilitation needs. - Establishes treatment plan based on goals, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates. - Discusses goals for treatment with patient. - Includes family as appropriate, seeks agreement with plan and goals. - Provides physical therapy procedures in a highly skilled and competent manor. - Including clear explanations to patients of purpose for selected procedures. - Includes patient, family, caregiver training and education in treatment plan. - Provides comprehensive handouts as indicated. - Adjusts treatment plan specific to patient progress toward established goals. - Supervises patient care that is delegated to exercise specialists in compliance with OAR rules for physical therapy aide. - Provides the amount of personal direction, assistance, advice and instruction necessary to reasonably assure that the supervisee provides the patient competent physical therapy services, given the supervisor's actual knowledge of the supervisee's ability, training and experiences. - Works closely with vendors for DME assessments and prescriptions. - Documents evaluation, treatment plan and goals, treatment modalities and procedures in compliance with OHSU, OAR, CMS, DNV, and other 3rd party standards. - All charts closed within three days without reminders. - Competently and safely demonstrates use of therapy equipment for treatment modalities and procedures. - Ensuring skilled services by reassessing with change in status, modifying plan of care when indicated which may include a change in frequency of services, functional maintenance program, or discharge. - Enters appropriate billing for care provided. - Communicates with support staff to promote follow up plan of care. - Medicare certifications and recertifications completed accurately and sent to referring provider for signature. - Communicates with support staff, referring providers, and patient to promote Medicare compliance. - Ensures patient has home program in place to continue after discharge.  Care Coordination/ Interdisciplinary Communications - Communicates appropriately with all interested parties - Vendors, P&O, 3rd party payors. - May include communication to referring provider as indicated. - Provides feedback and educates physicians, fellows, residents, and other health care providers about rehabilitation. - Participates in interdisciplinary meetings as needed for care coordination. - Timely communication to MCC as needed for insurance authorization requests or to clarify coverage for set treatment plan. - Arrange for any necessary rehabilitation or home care equipment, coordinating rehab visits with another provider, writing letters of justification. - Responds to Mychart messages in timely manner. Departmental Operations/ Quality Improvement/ Professional Development - Participates in ongoing professional development, mentoring and competency assessment for self and other staff. - Includes attending educational classes, communicates additional training needs to supervisor, attends staff meetings, assists in orientation of new staff, cross trains for other teams as needed, performs peer reviews, pursues independent learning for new developments in patient care area. - Reports program development needs to supervisor, assists in departmental quality improvement. - Actively works with team members, leads, and supervisor for continuous improvement of department operations as indentified. - Responsible for self-monitoring own schedule in Epic. - Reports schedule conflicts to supervisor and assists in problem solving for good customer service. - Develops and/or improves patient care programs for specialty area.

Clinical Responsibilities include work as a Neurohospitalist at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon.  Assignment includes 24 weeks of 12-hour daytime shifts per year.  Nightime teleneurology and telestroke responsibilities to be agreed up by you and the Department Chair and OHSU Stroke Medical Center.   Possibility of participation in medical student and resident teaching education in collaboration with the Department of Neurology.  Scholarly projects in collaboration with OHSU Neurology sub-specialty programs as deemed appropriate.   Participate in Departmental activities consistent with this position may be assigned based on departmental needs and area of expertise, interest or serve on other institutional committees.  

Searching for either a Research Associate -OR- Senior Research Associate to join a laboratory that is studying the central nervous system mechanisms of involuntary weight loss and wasting (cachexia) during the development of cancer.  The project involves the use of in vitro and murine models to understand the impact of peripheral cancers on autonomic nervous system function in the periphery. This project also has an associated clinical trial that will provide samples and data to confirm the basic hypotheses generated in the preclinical work. This NIH-funded study will define mechanisms of autonomic nervous system plasticity in the setting of chronic stress and inflammation, and will test novel therapeutics to address this debilitating condition.  

Postdoctoral positions are available for a newly NIAAA-funded study in the Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at the Oregon Health & Sciences University. This project is a collaboration between the laboratories of Drs. Chris Kroenke, Elinor Sullivan, and Verginia Cuzon Carlson. Together, our group is studying the effects of prenatal ethanol exposure in a non-human primate model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The experiments proposed include magnetic resonance imaging, ex vivo slice electrophysiology, and primate behavior including the assessment of normative behavior, cognition and emotional regulation.  Responsibilities will include assisting at multiple phases of the study, including data collection, data analysis, and results dissemination by publications and presentations at national meetings.  Candidates with expertise or prior experience in one of the following areas (and a strong desire to develop additional skills in at least one additional area) are especially encouraged to apply: behavioral models of learning and motivation, models of alcohol use disorder, developmental neuroscience, ex vivo slice electrophysiology, neuroimaging data and/or computational neuroscience.