The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a practitioner certified through the Oregon State Board of Nursing (NP) and authorized to practice within the parameters described in Division 50 of the Oregon Nurse Practice Act (Oregon Revised Statute Chapter 678) or is a Physician Assistant licensed to practice by the Oregon Medical Board (PA). The APP is credentialed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Professional Board of OHSU and other locations as required to practice in the hospital setting and to perform such procedures as authorized by the Credentials Committee and by the Professional Board. The APP is authorized to prescribe medications according to the state and federal guidelines and laws.   The APP for the OHSU Spine Center and the Department of Neurological Surgery possesses specialized knowledge and skills in the care of patients with brain and spinal tumors, brain and spinal injuries, spinal disorders, cerebral aneurysms, and other neurological disorders. Overall responsibilities include accountability for planning, coordination, and delivery of clinical services. Overall responsibilities include inpatient 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 Marquam Hill site.   This position reports to (supervisor): Lead faculty neurosurgeon and Practice Manager in the Spine Center for clinical operations; Department of Neurological Surgery Chair for academic appointment; Department of Neurological Surgery Administrator for administrative responsibilities.   The duties of this position include: Clinical Responsibilities - Provide inpatient care and follow-up from admission through discharge. Complex medical patient care may include, but is not limited to: rounding on a daily basis with the faculty, developing and implementing clinical plans of care and/or protocols for inpatients on the neurosurgery service with common conditions/diagnoses/procedures; educating the house staff and nursing staff on protocols, with the goal of enhancing quality of care, patient services, and decreasing length of inpatient stay; participating with hospital/unit staff in evaluating results of protocols and continually improving effectiveness of the same; working actively with hospital and unit staff to rapidly develop and implement discharge plans for inpatients on the service and to address length of stay issues; promoting and maintaining health of inpatients through the use of ancillary services, educational materials, and counseling of patients and families; providing house staff training/education in utilization of plans of care to improve patient services and outcomes of treatment; providing and/or participating in clinical in-service training and staff educational programs for the service. - Weekend Shift Coverage: Provide scheduled hospital coverage outside of normal business hours, which includes Saturday and Sunday rounds, discharging patients, and performing continuity of care duties on a variable rotating basis, according to department protocols and policy. - General Responsibilities: Patient education, participation in quality improvement activities, program development, staff development, and provision of education and community outreach. 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. - Guidance: Provide OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery representation regarding hospital accreditation standards and provide leadership within the Department regarding compliance with accreditation requirements and guidelines in the inpatient arena. - Advocacy: Participate in quality initiatives. - Teaching: Participate in clinical in-services and staff educational programs, teach neurosurgical and diagnostic treatments to medical students, house staff, nursing staff, and other Department support staff. Additional responsibilities: - Work in teams to develop and maintain patient education material; present education materials to patients and families and ensure understanding; consult with the faculty to provide up-to-date condition-specific health care information to patients. Daily communication and problem-solving responsibilities includes prompt and professional communication to all internal and external customers, excellent face-to-face customer contact skills, crisis management, efficient use of available information technology, processing customer complaints, flexibility in coverage of internal service needs, and continuous application of process improvement methods and skills including efficient and safe prioritization of patient care needs in collaboration with team members. - Provide OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery representation regarding hospital accreditation standards and provide leadership within the Department regarding compliance with accreditation requirements and guidelines in the inpatient arena. - Advocacy: Participate in quality initiatives. - Teaching: Participate in clinical in-services and staff educational programs, teach neurosurgical and diagnostic treatments to medical students, house staff, nursing staff, and other Department support staff.

The Veterinary Research/Health Technician 2 assists in providing clinical care and husbandry for a variety of laboratory research primates. This is the second level of a three-level series. It is distinguished from the lower level by increased responsibility in independently performing the duties of a VRHT1 while also triaging situations that may arise throughout the day w/o direct oversite. The primary function of this position is to support the clinical medicine unit related to the care of laboratory animals with a large emphasis on clinical and surgical medication distribution and preparation. Duties must be performed in a professional manner and will require contact with investigative staff. The area of work assignment and specific tasks will vary, depending on veterinary care requirements, service requirements, and staffing needs, during regular and non-regular working hours, including weekends, holidays, or on an overtime basis.   Animal Health Care Services: - Distribute prescribed medications for all laboratory animals campus wide - Prepare clinically prescribed medications for laboratory animals campus wide - Participate in general animal health surveillance by observing animals in all housing configurations, recognizing abnormalities in physical condition or behavior, and reporting and recording observations to the clinical veterinarian or research staff - Perform animal health procedures such as weighing, TB testing, and blood collections - Capture, restrain, identify, and sex common varieties of laboratory animals, and the transport animals in support of veterinary, husbandry or investigative procedures General Maintenance: - Cleans and disinfects minor surgical and clinical supplies and instrumentation by an appropriate means for the material being cleaned - Assembles minor surgical instrument sets and supplies according to established guidelines or as directed - Packages supplies and sets for sterilization - Operates steam sterilizers and ultrasonic cleaner - Maintains sterility of surgical supplies and instruments through proper storage and rotation - Knowledge of sterilization methodology and microbiology as it relates to cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in the surgical environment is preferred - Cleans hospital, hallways, medication and special diet prep areas, and satellite clinical procedure rooms in accordance with published guidelines or as directed - The candidate will perform any other duties which are deemed necessary by the Veterinary Clinical Supervisor or Chief of Clinical Medicine Observation and Records: - Documents medication disbursement in writing and utilizing the electronic database were applicable - Recognize familiar medications as well familiar with standardized medical terminology and nomenclature - Able to communicate and record patient information in appropriate formats - Checks clinical medication cases for signs of abnormal behavior, illness, or injury - Records information necessary to document adequate clinical care - Reports observed findings to a veterinary technician or veterinarian  

$49.16-$78.18 per hour, based on RN Degree and level of experience   Night Shift differentail is 12.5%!   Hiring Bonus up to $12,000 (DOE) and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by July 1, 2024 to qualify.     Here are some reasons to be excited about the Labor & Delivery program at OHSU: - OHSU is a Magnet designated teaching hospital. - There is 24x7 Attending and multidisciplinary Provider coverage so you will have the support you need at all times. - We staff to AWHONN standards. - This unit has a Maternal Cardiac program. - We have a Fetal Surgery program, supporting the following among other things: - Intrauterine Fetal Neural Tube Defect repair starting Sep, 2023 - Intrauterine ablations for twin-to-twin transfusions (TTTS) - Fetal blood transfusions - Amniotic fluid reduction - A high percentage of nurses on this unit hold advanced certifications. - Our nurses are represented on our Shared Governance committee. - The state of Oregon is among the top 10 across the country in terms of RN pay.  - This is a night shift only position. There are no rotations between night and day shift.   Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:   - The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest in 2 hours. - It's a great walking and biking city with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture. - Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/

Network Responsibilities and Coordination of Care: - Serves as the Cancer Network's main point of contact for a set group of Network Member practices and their staff with regard to coordination of care at OHSU. This position will be responsible for key areas of the network. Triages Network inquires and referrals to appropriate OHSU contacts, particularly directing clinical calls to appropriate clinic RN or CMA,  and follows up with Knight contact and Network Member to ensure OHSU "closes the loop" with each inquiry and referral. - As assigned and under the direction of the KCI Program Manager and serves as a liaison between referring providers, Network Members and Knight physicians, clinicians, PAS staff, and care coordinators in the medical practice to support community providers and patients throughout the cancer care continuum (prevention, screening, risk assessment, diagnosis, clinical trials, treatment, survivorship, and end of life care) as appropriate. - Ensure Network patients follow through with referrals to other specialties, labs, and diagnostic imaging through review of patient records in OHSU Epic and through direct verbal and written communication with representatives from Network Member clinical teams and OHSU clinical and research teams. - Independently manages workload within service level agreement; Understanding and abiding by agreed upon timelines, i.e. Network Members, Referral processing metrics (2/4 day) - Maintains a detailed tracking mechanism to track actions that require follow up related to patient and referring office inquires, referrals, records requests, etc. - Receive and make outgoing phone calls to patients, referring provider offices, or other medical facilities within or outside the Knight Cancer Network regarding new patient scheduling, inquiries regarding oncology related research studies, and inquiries.  - Assess/coordinate patient and referring office scheduling requests utilizing standard work based on diagnosis, insurance coverage or lack thereof, and previous treatments. - Facilitate financial counselor review or consultation for patients that do not have insurance or are underinsured per standard work. - Triage medical treatment questions to the appropriate clinical parties via Epic. - Coordinate additional supportive appointments, such as labs, treatment, imaging, etc., with other OHSU departments and referring provider practices to achieve optimal care coordination for medical or financially fragile patients. Clinical Research: - Serves as a liaison between Network Members and Knight research teams to facilitate enrollment on and adherence to clinical trials.  - Coordinates with OHSU clinical research nurses/associates/faculty notification to community oncologist and a nurse at the practice when a patient is enrolled on a clinical trial. - Directs Network Members to the OHSU faculty note and ensure the community practice team is aware of immediate next steps to occur in the community practice. - Notifies OHSU team if Network Member perceives any barriers and connects the clinical teams involved to resolve, assisting where relevant and within a non-clinical scope. Referral Processing: - Process incoming referrals that are faxed, emailed, or verbally given to the KCI department from the OHSU Intake Referral Center, Network Members or referrals directly faxed referrals to the KCI department.  - Ensure that patient demographics are correct (i.e. address, contact numbers, PCP, referring provider, referred to provider etc.).  - Create referral shell from faxed referral. Cross-reference referral matrix to identify what additional records if needed are required for medical review or appointment. - Request medical records including but not limited to, office notes, lab/imaging reports, etc. Enter orders for pathology review, request images be pushed to the OHSU Imaging EMR. - Separate faxed referral into like categories and create a PDF packet of the medical records information to facilitate medical review. - Coordinate medical review and with Nurse Navigator or Medical Provider - Request additional records or schedule additional appointments necessary to be done in coordination of a new visit. - Communicate with the referring office/ patient throughout the referral process from start to finish informing of delays or additional items needed prior to scheduling up to scheduling. Managed Care & Financial Coordination:    Process Managed Care functions to include but not limited to the following: - Maintain current information on insurance plans and serve as a liaison and information resources for physicians, nursing support staff, co-workers, referring physicians’ offices, patients and insurance companies on authorization requirements. - Gather and/or verify patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status in accordance with OHSU and best practices. - Enter all information accurately into OHSU EMR and /or into the medical record when necessary.  - Document financial status and make referrals to financial counselors based off key indicators.

$49.16-$78.18 per hour, based on education and experience   Night shift position with a 12.5% differential on top of base wage.   Up to $12000 Hiring Bonus (DOE) and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by July 1, 2024 to qualify.   The PIMC provides Intermediate level care for Medical/Surgical patients 0-18 years of age, excluding obstetric patients. Populations served include non-ICU Neurosurgical, Video EEG and spectrum scan Peritoneal Dialysis, Chronic trach/ventilated patients, Select Hyperbilirubinemia, Select Cardiac Surgery, and Research Patients, complex post –op patients including orthopedic spine patients, crani’s, and bladder augmentations.   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, practitioner, 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 Nurse exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   Working Conditions: - Ability to lift, bend, stoop, reach, carry, push, pull and walk throughout the work period. Able to lift 35 lbs independently. Complies with the safe patient mobilization policy when lifting or positioning dependent patients, including using mechanical lifts and coordinating the assistance of other personnel. - Must be able to use all senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and speaking. Reasonable accommodations include corrective lenses and/or hearing aids - The work environment carries risk of exposure to human tissue/fluids and radiation. - Must be able to deal with competing needs and priorities of internal and external customers, including making correct judgments regarding ensuring safe conditions for patients, families, and other personnel. - Use of all hospital approved clinical equipment.  Significant use of computers, copiers, multi-line phones, and fax. Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:   - The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest in 2 hours. - It's a great walking and biking city with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture. - Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/

The mission of the Clinical Informatics Department (CID) is to realize the full benefits of OHSU’s clinical information systems.  The department will apply the science of informatics to enable excellence in patient care services, to educate learners, and to advance the methods of applied informatics.   The OHSU Nurse Informatics Specialist (NIS) provides design, analysis, sponsorship, and recommendations for the implementation and maintenance of clinical information systems (CIS) and their associated clinical and business processes.  Consistent with Oregon Nurse Practice Act, and the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Scope and Standards for Informatics Nursing, the NIS is a change agent, and supports the interprofessional team in all facets of data and information management, especially the technical, cultural, and process change requirements for effective socio-technical systems in a Culture of Safety.  NISs at OHSU provide expertise in any or all of the functions delineated in the Scope and Standards, and apply evidence-informed practice representative of the domains of nursing science, information science, and computer science.

The Senior Performance Improvement Consultant provides leadership and technical expertise in the implementation of OHSU-wide systems and associated processes considered critical to supporting the strategic mission and direction of the organization.  This position is expected to provide advanced internal consultation to Senior Administrative Leadership, Faculty Leadership, and Staff and to recommend and develop/provide key products and services to facilitate and ensure the success of assigned initiatives.

Hiring Bonus up to $12,000 DOE and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by July 1, 2024 to qualify.     $49.16-$78.18 per hour, based on education and experience   Join our 5A/5C team!  Are you a nurse who is passionate about letting your patients know that you care about them, value their strengths, and give them a sliver of light? We’re looking for you!  We lead with care, compassion, and empathy. If these are your values too, you will thrive with 5A/5C!   This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:  - Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.  - $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee  - Two separate above market pension plans to choose from  - Vacation-192 to 288 hoursper year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time  - Sick Leave- 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time  - Holidays - up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid)  - Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)  - Tuition Reimbursement  - Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources 

Hiring Bonus up to $10,000 DOE and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by March 31, 2024 to qualify. $49.16-$78.18 per hour, based on RN Degree and level of experience     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 Responsibilities 1. The RN Coordinator works with the Providers to ensure that all baseline clinical information, both diagnostic and therapeutic, is gathered together in a systematic fashion prior to the patients visit.  S/he works to ensure that new patients are prepared for the testing, evaluation and potential outcome of the visits ahead of time. 2.The RN Coordinator collaborates with the Nurse Navigators, Team Coordinators, Care Coordinators and Managed Care Coordinators to ensure that all appropriate business-related information is gathered prior to the visit, authorizations have been obtained and pre-registration has taken place. 3. The RN Coordinator collaborates with multiple interdisciplinary teams to ensure timely and accurate care is provided to patients and their families. (Cellular Therapy program, Intervention Radiology, Apheresis, Research etc.) 4. The RN Coordinator may be called upon to assign tasks to team members after assessing patient needs, staff skills and resources. 5. The RN Coordinator collaborates with other members of the team to ensure that patient flow is expedited during clinical practice sessions. 6. The RN Coordinator ensures that Provider orders that result from the new patient visit are recorded and executed.  S/he also works to ensure that laboratory and other diagnostic findings are available to clinicians in a timely fashion after tests are performed.  S/he tracks the post visit flow information to ensure that plans of care are executed in a timely fashion. 7. The RN Coordinator ensures that when hospitalization is required; those patients and their family members understand prior to admission, what they can expect during the pre-hospitalization, hospital stay and post discharge period.  The RN Coordinator is expected to troubleshoot any problems that patients and their families may encounter in preparing for or during their hospital stay.   General Clinical/Patient Care 1. Identifies the needs of patients through observations of disease symptoms, emotional state, cultural and socioeconomic background and response to medical regimen and treatment.  Uses knowledge of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process.  Incorporates assessment of pain, nutritional and functional need. 2. Triages and responds or refers inquiries appropriately.  Recognizes and reports specific physical and emotional conditions/needs/concerns of the patients to appropriate members of the health care team.  Alerts Providers to unusual observations of patients to facilitate immediate attention e.g. respiratory distress. 3. Plans as appropriate for the needs of patients and uses knowledge of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process.  Collaborates with Providers and other members of the clinical support team in planning for the needs of the patients. 4. Provides individualized nursing care that responds to the needs of patients and demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment required by patients. 5. Responds to the emotional needs of patients by demonstrating sensitivity to the emotional state of patients.  By developing a therapeutic relationship, the RNC will communicate to patients in an appropriate manner, utilizing assessment and professional problem solving to resolve conflict or barriers experience by the patient.   Refers to appropriate members of the health team indicated. 6. Assesses patient/family learning needs; including barriers to learning and the most effective teaching methods.  Implements patient teaching utilizing all available resources.   Inpatient Clinical Care 1. RN Coordinator will coordinator appointments and order planned admissions and communicate the plan to the inpatient staff to ensure optimal clinical outcomes. 2. RN Coordinator will work with the Nursing Manager and the service chief in development of protocol and pathway driven care for most common malignancies treated on the Hem/Onc service as well as key measures of quality of care for the Med Onc Service, including adherence to pathways. 3. RN Coordinator will work with the Nursing Manager and Clinical Director to periodically review key quality indicators.  On the basis of these reviews, RN Coordinator will assist the Nursing Manager and the Clinical Director in developing or modifying relevant processes of care to ensure continuous quality improvement.   Outpatient Clinical Care - Assesses patient/family status and needs both actual and potential according to established standards -  Educates patient/family on chemotherapy and plan of treatment as established by the Physician. - Coordinates and implements initiation of treatment plan of care. - Monitors, maintains and modifies the plan of care based on patient/family response to interventions. - Collaborates with call center staff and triage nurses to triages all patient calls; triages Provider calls and assists with communication when necessary.  Uses standing orders to manage patient care when appropriate triage. - Recognizes and effectively responds to emergencies.  Speaks with Providers directly in all emergency situations. - Assists with appropriate program placement if needed.  - Acts as a patient advocate, preserving basic patients and family rights.  Provides support to patients and families. - Demonstrates knowledge of practice specific standards of care in actual performance. - Clarifies and accurately executes provider orders, per established protocol. -  Recognizes ethical issues and takes appropriate action in the provision of care. - Maintains current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration. - Collaborates with support services based on patient and family needs (genetic counseling, social worker, nutrition, etc.)

- Under direct supervision, primarily performs basic research or lab activities similar to a Research Assistant 1 or Lab Aide*.  - The ideal candidate will have relevant coursework in Python programming, Data Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

OHSU’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center and Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care are working together to develop an exciting new type of cancer diagnostic test that combines microfluidic and microarray technology to pull cancer-derived nanoparticles straight from plasma. Our long-term goal is to bring nanoparticle-based diagnostics to the clinic for the first time. We are currently hiring for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Research Associate or Senior Research Associate.Applicants without a demonstrated track record of professional research outputs post-doctorate degree will be considered at the Research Associate level.    We are looking for applicants with expertise in Engineering or Biology to work in some of the following general areas:   - Development of biological particle separation techniques using dielectrophoresis technology – Using microelectrode array chips to recover cancer-derived nanoparticles from circulation (Gustafson, et al. 2021). This novel work will focus on the development and characterization of new nanoparticle recovery techniques using dielectrophoretic forces. These forces are created by microelectrode array devices that act on the unique dielectric properties of different particles (Ibsen et al. 2017). This work includes increasing particle collection efficiency, understanding the types of particles that are collected and how they can be separated, and developing an internal standard appropriate for different particle types. This position will utilize the high-end specialized dielectrophoresis equipment located here at OHSU. This will also involve quantitative fluorescent microscopy imaging, TEM imaging, immunostaining, and particle characterization. - Cancer biomarker panel development– Evaluate the nanoparticle associated biomarkers that are collected for their ability to detect pancreatic cancer from plasma samples. Here the goal is to use the developed dielectrophoresis techniques to collect cancer-derived nanoparticles and evaluate their biomarkers for the ability to detect pancreatic cancer.   References: - Luna, Ramona; Heineck, Daniel; Hinestrosa, Juan Pablo; Dobrovolskaia, Irina; Hamilton, Sean; Malakian, Anna; Gustafson, Kyle T.; Huynh, Katherine T.; Kim, Sejung; Ware, Jason; Stimson, Ella; Ross, Christian; Schutt, Carolyn E.; Ibsen, Stuart. “Enhancement of Dielectrophoresis-Based Particle Collection from High Conducting Fluids Due to Partial Electrode Insulation.” Electrophoresis, In Press (2023) - Hamilton, Sean; Shea, Delaney; Ibsen, Stuart*, Brasino, Michael*. "On‐chip dielectrophoretic recovery and detection of a lactate sensing probiotic from model human saliva." Electrophoresis, Volume 44, Issue 3-4: pp. 442-449. (2023) *Co-corresponding authors - Luna, Ramona; Heineck, Daniel P.; Bucher, Elmar; Heiser, Laura; Ibsen, Stuart. "Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Negative Dielectrophoresis Induced Particle Trajectories." Electrophoresis, Volume 43, Issue 12: pp. 1366-77 (2022) (Cover) - Gustafson, Kyle; Huynh, Katherine; Heineck, Daniel; Bueno, Jesus; Modestino, Augusta; Kim, Sejung; Gower, Austin; Armstrong, Randall; Schutt, Carolyn; Ibsen, Stuart. “Automated Fluorescence Quantification of Extracellular Vesicles Collected from Blood Plasma using Dielectrophoresis.” Lab on a Chip, Volume 21, Issue 7: pp. 1318-1332. (2021) (Back Cover) - Sarno, Benjamin; Heineck, Daniel; Heller Michael J.; Ibsen, Stuart. “Dielectrophoresis: Developments and Applications from 2010 to 2020.” Electrophoresis, Volume 42, Number 5, pp. 539-564 (2021). (Cover) - Ibsen, Stuart; Wright, Jennifer; Lewis, Jean; Kim, Sejung; Ko, Seo-Yeon; Ong, Jiye; Manouchehri, Sareh; Vyas, Ankit; Akers, Johnny; Chen, Clark; Carter, Bob; Esener, Sadik; Heller, Michael."Rapid isolation and detection of exosomes and associated biomarkers from plasma." ACS Nano, Volume 11, Issue 7, pp. 6641-6651 (2017).

CEDAR funds its own research projects, expediting the process of discovery. Our research is milestone-driven to ensure that each project is fulfilling its stated goals.   We are currently hiring at the level of Senior Research Associate with expertise in Bioengineering, Bioprinting and Microfabrication to work in the following areas:  - 3D bioprinting– the candidate will work with extrusion printers, DLP printers, single-cell printers to attend the different projects of the Hub. -  Microfluidics  –  design of microfluidic devices using CAD program, printing with a microfluidics printer or use the CNC for microfabrication, prepare and use of silicon wafers, preparation of PDMS and plasma bonding the devices -  Hydrogel Synthesis – candidate will synthesize gelatin methacryloyl, methacrylated bone hydrogel, and other hydrogels.  Applicants without a demonstrated track record of professional research outputs post-doctorate degree will be considered at the Research Associate level.    Select references: - Franca CM, Athirasala A, Subbiah R, Tahayeri A, Selvakumar P, Mansoorifar A, Horsophonphong S, Sercia A, Nih L, Bertassoni LE. High-Throughput Bioprinting of Geometrically-Controlled Pre-Vascularized Injectable Microgels for Accelerated Tissue Regeneration. Adv Healthc Mater. 2023 Sep;12(22):e2202840. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202202840. - Subbiah R, Hipfinger C, Tahayeri A, Athirasala A, Horsophonphong S, Thrivikraman G, França CM, Cunha DA, Mansoorifar A, Zahariev A, Jones JM, Coelho PG, Witek L, Xie H, Guldberg RE, Bertassoni LE. 3D Printing of Microgel-Loaded Modular Microcages as Instructive Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering. Adv Mater. 2020 Sep;32(36):e2001736. doi: 10.1002/adma.202001736. - da Costa Sousa MG, de Souza Balbinot G, Subbiah R, Visalakshan RM, Tahayeri A, Verde MEL, Athirasala A, Romanowicz G, Guldberg RE, Bertassoni LE. In vitro development and optimization of cell-laden injectable bioprinted gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) microgels mineralized on the nanoscale. Biomater Adv. 2024 May;159:213805. doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.213805. - Helms HR, Oyama KA, Ware JP, Ibsen SD, Bertassoni LE. Multiplex Single-Cell Bioprinting for Engineering of Heterogeneous Tissue Constructs with Subcellular Spatial Resolution. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Feb 11:2024.02.01.578499. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.01.578499.

The Program Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program collaborates withthe Associate Director (AD) of Population Science, and other Knight leaders to foster innovative and impactful multidisciplinary research across the cancer continuum. Programmatic themes are: 1) Prevention and Risk Reduction, 2) Screening and Early Detection, and 3) Survivorship. The Program Co-Leader should conduct research in one or more of these areas. Exciting research areas rich for collaboration include cancer and aging, cancer symptom science, digital technology, community-engaged research, implementation science, and early detection and screening. Areas of future growth include cancer and climate change, behavioral science, epidemiology, and research with underserved populations, particularly Hispanic/Latino or American Indian/Alaska Native. CPS researchers emcompass basic, clinical, data and population science. Shared resources across the Knight, Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Office, and OHSU provide abundant access to state-of-the-art tools and approaches for innovative science.  The Knight also houses several scientific centers and resources in the areas of early detection, precision oncology, a state-wide prospective cohort study, the Healthy Oregon Project, and a thriving Community Outreach and Engagement program, among others.   Established scientists or physician-scientists engaged in cancer prevention research and control are encouraged to apply.    The duties of this position include: - Foster collaborations within the Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Program through activities such as meetings, seminars, retreats, and collaborations with other programs through engagement with clinical faculty, other Program Co-Leaders, and scientific resources at the Knight; - Promote novel science by deploying annual CPC Pilot funds (~$200,000) in partnership with the CPC Co-Leader; - Stimulate growth of extramural funding, includingthe National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding base, of CPC members to ensure robust numbers of individual member R01 grants and multi-PI grants; - Review Program membership, and identify potential new members within OHSU and provide input on external recruitments to enhance the impact of the CPC Program; - Provide formal and informal mentoring to junior faculty of the CPC Program, and others interested in this field; - Evaluate progress and set future directions with the CPC Co-Leader, Knight Leadership, and the External Advisory Committee (EAC); - Actively participate in research and activities to address catchment area needs; - Understand CCSG guidelines and requirements, develop the CPC Program component for competitive and non-competitive renewals, and participate in site visits and annual EAC meetings; - Serve as a member of relevant Cancer Center committees - Maintain a robust research program in the area of Cancer Prevention and Control, with extramural funding Goals and expectations: The Program Co-Leader will: - Commit to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the Knight Cancer Institute and beyond; - Serve as liaison between Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members and Knight Cancer Institute leaders; - Maintain funding as PI on a cancer prevention and control-focused program of research.

The Laboratory Animal Technician – Equipment Sanitation Technician is the first level of a three-level series. At this level, this position is focused on providing husbandry, healthcare and research support for laboratory animals maintained at the ONPRC. This position will learn and master the ability to perform the manual and technical tasks directly related to the care of, and research support for the use of, laboratory animals. This includes safely performing basic animal husbandry and animal handling, healthcare procedures, including but not limited to feeding and sanitizing procedures, animal capture and restraint, administration of medications, and the collection of body fluids and tissues.   The area of work assignment and specific tasks will vary, depending on animal population and care requirements, service requirements, staffing needs and the individual’s knowledge. The Animal Resources & Research Support (ARRS) houses approximately 4600 non-human primates, and approximately 2500 small laboratory animals, on a daily basis. The animals are housed in 8 buildings and 17 outdoor enclosures, on the ONPRC/OHSU campus. There are approximately 60 employees who are responsible for providing care of research animals.   The successful candidate for this position will have basic knowledge for the care of animals, demonstrated by experience with household pets, farm, or 4-H animals. This position requires the ability read, write, and follow oral and written instructions, as well as having the ability to communicate effectively in oral and/or written formats with both technical and professional staff.   Some duties will require working outside in inclement weather and daily work may involve moving on wet and/or slick surfaces, through narrow corridors between rows of cages, and climbing stairs to corral observation towers. There is risk of exposure to zoonotic agents through injury, by direct contact with animals or their tissues and body fluids, or by contact with equipment contaminated by animals or their tissues and body fluids. Some work duties may also include risk of exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and sanitizing chemicals.   Candidates should have the ability to carry and lift up to 50lbs; lift objects weighing approximately 42lbs to shoulder height, and be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities: - Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient - Filling unit dose medication - Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's - Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance. - Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet - Maintain manufacturing logs and document to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies. - Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy. - Adherence to aseptic procedures when preparing, mixing and compounding sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications. - Performs pharmaceutical calculations in verifying dosage for medications to be - Cleans and maintains primary and secondary engineering controls (e.g., vertical and laminar flow hoods) and equipment used to compound sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications (e.g. repeater pump, work surfaces), discarding all non-preserved and/or non-labeled solutions in order to keep work area clean and orderly. - Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.

- Packages, labels, and prepares deliveries for patients based on printed delivery tickets. Prioritizes deliveries and determines appropriate delivery method to ensure packages arrive on time. May drive vehicle to pick up and deliver supplies and/or equipment. - Checks to ensure the inventory of supplies and equipment is adequate to meet upcoming demands. Purchases supplies and/or equipment or authorizes purchases of supplies or equipment up to authorized limit. - Clean, test, and maintain durable equipment. Coordinate retrieval of equipment from patient homes at end of therapy. Coordinate preventative maintenance schedules for all home infusion equipment. - Archives OHSU records and shreds and discards records when expiration date is passed; reviews clerical work to assure typing, especially numbers, and financial amounts, is accurate, and that records are filed and processed according to established procedures and guidelines. Tracking of patient-specific documentation required for compliance and billing. Contacting providers and patients to obtain missing documentation.

- Operations Management:  Primarily manages the operations of off site clinics in a cost-effective manner, directing day-to-day operations (24/7), delegating responsibility and authority for providing services. This includes on call responsibilities. - Supervision of Staff:  Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules, and supervises assigned staff, develops performance standards, conducts performance appraisal (PE); and recommends salary increases consistent with Hospital policy and procedures. - Program Design & Development:  Development of programs, strategies, facilities and systems for service improvement or expansion in the off site clinics. - Process/Service Monitoring:  Determines, coordinates/delegates, and schedules appropriate assignment of staff to meet workload demands, assuring adequate resources are available. Maintains practice standards, compliance, and accreditation standards and applicable laws and regulations. - Process Improvement:  Develops new and improved services in the off site clinics through constant evaluation and innovation. Continuously improving services to meet customer needs.

The Hospital Dental Services (HDS) Patient Access Service (PAS) Specialist provides courteous and comprehensive administrative support services for patients, students,faculty, staff, and visitors at the Hatfield clinic at the Hospital Dental Services and Pediatric Dental Surgery Clinic at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. These duties include but are not limited to answering phones, patient registration, managing and coordinating schedules, and other administrative tasks as assigned that support Hospital Dental Services.   The HDS /DCH PAS Specialist works in a high public contact area dealing with patients and staff in a positive and consistent manner. Each employee must interact with the patients, some in acute dental pain and some with special needs or medical fragility, in a friendly, knowledgable, and appropriate manner.   The HDS /DCH PAS Specialist may be deployed to another clinic to cover areas at peak times or during vacation, leave, illness, or other staff coverage, as needed. The HDS /DCH fPAS Specialist must be flexible and be able to complete work with considerable independence on a daily basis.   This position is responsible for knowing HDS clinic policies including but not limited to appointment scheduling, payments, and insurance, and must be able to communicate these policies with patients, students, faculty, and staff. She/he provides high quality customer service to both external customers (patient, referring providers, and insurance carriers) and internal customers (OHSU health care providers and staff) that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry. This duty includes prompt and professional communication efforts, face -to-face customer contact skills, facility with available information, technology, flexible coverage of internal service needs, and the continuous participation in process improvement methods and skills. This position performs in a manner which maintains the confidentiality and privacy of each patient, promotes positive health habits through appearance and attitude. He/she supports and adheres to the Code of Conduct and Policies and Procedures of both OHSU Hospital and clinics and Hospital Dental Services; models ethical and appropriate behavior, professional standards, compliance and personal integrity; adheres to the rules and regulations of hospital accreditation requirements. 

Key responsibilities will include lab maintenance, supporting studies utilizing, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), mouse models, as well as human genomics projects. Duties include:   - Plans, conducts, and completes laboratory experiments with minimal supervision of the head of the laboratory.  Specific duties will the culture of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and other cell types (mainly neuronal). - Performs primary molecular genetic techniques including PCR, gel electrophoresis, enzymatic analyses, fluorescence assisted cell sorting (FACS), fluorescent and light microscopy, plasmid preparation, DNA isolation from mouse and human tissues, next-generation library preparation, and studies of gene expression. - Performs complex test procedures and analyses involving multiple procedures and a variety of technical approaches. Operates a variety of instruments and scientific equipment, including operation, quality control and maintenance.  Assists with experiments and assays, preparing solutions, collecting and entering data, maintaining databases, assuring compliance with established safety procedures and maintaining required documentation. Assists with training of students, fellows, and RAs. - Collects, records, organizes and verifies the accuracy of data. Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study; Documents and interprets results of experiments and reports to principal investigator. Presents experimental results at lab meetings and participates in journal and research group meetings. Prepares written reports and, as applicable, regulatory documentation. - Lab Maintenance: Maintain work and common research areas. - Logistical Support: Supports PI with management of lab, including, but not limited to, inventory, lab purchase orders, and tracking project related expenditures.

- Plans, conducts, and completes laboratory experiments under the supervision of the head of the laboratory. Specific duties will the culture of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and other cell types. - Provides assistance with mouse colony management and husbandry, tissue dissection, and genotyping.  - Performs primary molecular genetic techniques including PCR, gel electrophoresis, enzymatic analyses, fluorescence assisted cell sorting (FACS), fluorescent and light microscopy, plasmid preparation, DNA isolation from mouse and human tissues, next-generation library preparation, and studies of gene expression.  - Assignments require the performance of complex test procedures and analyses involving multiple procedures and a variety of technical approaches. Operates a variety of instruments and scientific equipment, including operation, quality control and maintenance. Assists with experiments and assays, preparing solutions, collecting and entering data, maintaining databases, assuring compliance with established safety procedures and maintaining required documentation. - Collects, records, organizes and verifies the accuracy of data. Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study; Documents and interprets results of experiments and reports to principal investigator. Presents experimental results at lab meetings and participates in journal and research group meetings.  - Assists in the daily operation of the lab including hazardous waste disposal, sterilization of equipment, cleaning glassware, general servicing of equipment and ordering lab supplies, and preparation of media and buffers.