This position is under the overall supervision of the Department Chair and Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology. 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.   This position reports to (supervisor): GUANG FAN, MD, PHD, CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   This position will be assigned to the Anatomic Pathology Division, with principal responsibilities in Cytopathology, which operates under a subspecialty sign out model. The responsibilities include the clinical service and teaching functions of the sections,...

Teaching trainees, medical students and support staff in accordance with assignments by the Chair. 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 and guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Appointee shall establish and maintain a program of scholarly activities directed toward improving understanding of the causes, detection and treatment of diseases. The appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in teaching. This position also contributes to the administration of the department as assigned by the Chair; specifically, by helping select residents and participating in...

Teaching trainees, medical students and support staff in accordance with assignments by the Chair. 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 and guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Appointee shall establish and maintain a program of scholarly activities directed toward improving understanding of the causes, detection and treatment of diseases. The appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in teaching. This position also contributes to the administration of the department as assigned by the Chair; specifically, by helping select residents and participating in...

Floor Care and High-Level Vacuuming: - Maintains carpets by vacuuming, spot cleaning, and performing light and heavy carpet extraction; maintains hard-surface floors by sweeping, spot mopping, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing and refurbishing; uses chemical cleaners, strippers, and waxes; performs high-level vacuuming of vents, ceilings, fixtures, and ledges. Cleaning and Sanitizing: - Cleans and sanitizes all...

Instrument Processing: - Performs testing in all sections of OHSU Community Oncology Laboratory with accuracy, speed and efficiency using Sysmex XN 1000, Beckman Coulter AU 480, Beckman Coulter Access, Abbott Piccolo Express, Microscope. Follows all written procedures, policies, and guidelines.  Sample Preparation: - Prepares patient samples for testing. Determines acceptability of...

- Coordinates complex transfers of acutely ill patients to OHSU/DCH from outside hospitals. Collect accurate patient information, initiates EPIC intake, conducts initial cursory triage for possible transfer to partner hospitals, page appropriate OHSU physician(s), and connect referring  provider to OHSU providers on a recorded telephone line and/or telemedicine link. ETC is responsible for scribing key information discussed in call, activating specialty teams, and disseminating information to clinical staff. This position collaborates with the bed flow manager, physician on duty, transfer center RN, and patient placement to secure appropriate bed placement for transfer patients. -

Instrument Processing: - Performs testing in all sections of OHSU Community Oncology Laboratory with accuracy, speed and efficiency using Sysmex XN 1000, Beckman Coulter AU 480, Beckman Coulter Access, Abbott Piccolo Express, Microscope. Follows all written procedures, policies, and guidelines.  Sample Preparation: - Prepares patient samples for testing. Determines acceptability of...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards   - Enrollment & Authorization. Gathers and/or verifies patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status. Confirms patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarifies any managed care arrangements. Obtains authorizations for clinical care, procedures, and laboratory studies. Enters all information accurately into OHSU databases or into the medical record when necessary. Follows up on pending authorizations until they are obtained. -

Conduct medical and vision evaluations of patients at Casey Eye Institute.  Duties include providing routine eye examinations,  prescribing glasses and performing related eye care services.   Documents patient findings in the medical record per OHSU and CEI procedures and guidelines and communicates findings and recommendations to ophthalmologists.    Serves as a resource for technician staff regarding patient refractive care and...

This position is under the supervision of the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology.  The duties of this position are in support of the missions, goals and objectives of OHSU and the School of Medicine and include: teaching medical students, house staff, paramedical personnel and the regional medical community; providing clinical care to patients of the University Hospital and Clinics, and affiliated hospitals and clinics; engaging in public service through consultative activities with non-university groups as approved by the Department Chair.  Specific duties include caring for comprehensive ophthalmology patients and providing staffing to residents who care for such patients. ...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards - Patient management - Responsible for coordinating and managing the non-nurse aspects of the patient's care process.  Work with the PAS Staff to schedule tests, diagnostic procedures, and admissions according to protocol, nurse coordinator and/or physician request with high level of accuracy. - Answer the nursing lines, screen and deliver all messages in a timely fashion.  Involves removing non-nursing messages and personally handling those, and also making sure that each message the Nurse...

The Care Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting the clinical care team by handling non-RN responsibilities such as order entry, medication refills and authorizations, patient education, and coordination of labs and appointments. Through proactive communication with patients and care teams, the Care Coordinator helps ensure continuity and quality of care. This role performs a wide range of clinical, administrative, and technical tasks to support seamless patient care across the department. It also serves as a key liaison between services including laboratory and imaging, specialty and primary care, durable medical equipment, and ensures appropriate communication of care plans...

- Hybrid work schedule with variable 10-hour days Monday-Friday. - Must be able to work in a busy clinic environment and prioritize duties with multiple interruptions throughout the day. - Must be able to use medical and non-medical unit equipment required to perform essential functions of this position. This position also comes with...

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards   - Enrollment & Authorization. Gathers and/or verifies patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status. Confirms patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarifies any managed care arrangements. Obtains authorizations for clinical care, procedures, and laboratory studies. Enters all information accurately into OHSU databases or into the medical record when necessary. Follows up on pending authorizations until they are obtained. -

- Performs routine inspections and prescribed tests of fire systems and components of that system including but not limited to sprinkler systems, fire smoke dampers, fire dampers, smoke dampers, portable fire extinguishers, and other such installed “fire” systems as required by various agencies and authorities having jurisdiction. - Schedules and conducts testing to meet all code compliance. - Maintains documentation of test results adequate to demonstrate complete compliance with all applicable codes and regulations. - Develops reports on system test results and assists coordinator in determining the reliability of these systems. - Inspects campus’ buildings, including hospitals, clinics, labs, and research facilities in cooperation with...

The emergency department technician (ED Tech) position is part of the healthcare team in the Emergency Department. The ED tech performs tasks of direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as directed by the department nurse manager. The ED tech will operate partly as a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), will assist in the maintenance of supplies pertaining to the Emergency Department, and will assist with quality assurance activities for the Emergency Department. This individual has the ability to communicate data reflective of the patients’ status and delegated tasks to the RN or provider in charge of patient care. The ED tech assists the patient, patients’...

The emergency department technician (ED Tech) position is part of the healthcare team in the Emergency Department. The ED tech performs tasks of direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as directed by the department nurse manager. The ED tech will operate partly as a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), will assist in the maintenance of supplies pertaining to the Emergency Department, and will assist with quality assurance activities for the Emergency Department. This individual has the ability to communicate data reflective of the patients’ status and delegated tasks to the RN or provider in charge of patient care. The ED tech assists the patient, patients’...

The emergency department technician (ED Tech) position is part of the healthcare team in the Emergency Department. The ED tech performs tasks of direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as directed by the department nurse manager. The ED tech will operate partly as a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), will assist in the maintenance of supplies pertaining to the Emergency Department, and will assist with quality assurance activities for the Emergency Department. This individual has the ability to communicate data reflective of the patients’ status and delegated tasks to the RN or provider in charge of patient care. The ED tech assists the patient, patients’...

This position will entail coordination of multiple elements of human subjects’ research among Veterans for VA, foundation, and National Institutes of Health research grants. The Research Assistant 1 position is a highly organized and motivated research assistant who will assist in multiple elements of human subjects’ research among Veterans and other hospital patients at OHSU, Portland VAHCS, and beyond. The applicant will be expected to:   - Assist with organizing study records - Assist in maintaining electronic databases -

- 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. -