As an Advanced Dental Assistant you will provide chair side assistance to dentists, dental or graduate students, interns and residents, dental hygienists, or dental technicians. You may also perform clinical support duties such as appointment scheduling, billing, and maintaining patient records.   Job duties will include a variety of functions including:   - Chair side dental support for dentists, dental students, or dental hygienists.  - Educational support for dental students in techniques of four handed dentistry and use of chair side dental assistant.  - Occasional assistance in post-operative care, such as remove post-extraction and surgical dressings and sutures, IV sedation set up, monitoring sedated patients. - Advance Specialties may include assisting procedures that require the use of a dental microscope, assistance with fitting, fitting, bonding and removal of orthodontic bands, brackets, separators, or orthodontic wires. - Pouring, trimming and scanning of models, soft denture reline, and fabrication of interim prosthesis or other oral appliance.  - EHR Documentation including medical health history information, examination findings or treatment procedures and other pertinent patient care information. - May also need to rotate schedule coverage for clinics and ORs. 

As a Dental Assistant, under the supervision of a licensed dentist, you will provide chair side assistance to dentists, dental or graduate students, interns, and residents, dental hygienists, or dental technicians. You may also perform clinical support duties such as patient appointment status updates and maintaining patient records.   Job duties will include a variety of functions including:   - Chair side dental support for dentists, dental students, or dental hygienists.  - Educational support for dental students in techniques of four handed dentistry and use of chair side dental assistant.  - Some clinical support and administrative functions including EHR entries, patient appointment duties, and supply order coordination

Supplies - Opening supplies - Assisting in set-up, retrieving supplies - Retrieving supplies during the case - Immediately available outside the OR - Getting next case cart and checking to ensure complete - Stocking Equipment - Assisting in set-up - Retrieving equipment - Cleaning equipment - Immediately available outside the OR Cleaning the OR Space/ Opening supplies - Wiping down equipment, furniture, and OR space - Mopping - Partnering with a team to achieve an efficient process and meet a turnover target time for completion Patient Care Support - Helping with patient prep and positioning - Assisting the OR team with needs - Immediately available inside/outside the OR  5. Continuous engagement with the surgical team. - Must remain immediately available in or just outside the OR suite at all times.  Perform other job related duties as assigned.

Patient Care Management - Responsible for coordinating and managing aspects of the patient's clinical care process. Works with the providers by providing support with medication refills and providers support to the patient and family. Places lab, diagnostic and scheduling orders as directed by the physicians and coordinates with facilities and patients. Monitors the Epic in Basket messages and ensures timely response is received by patient, providers and answers messages within their scope. Monitors refill request received in Epic and from Right fax and manages this efficiently to avoid disruption in patient care. Manages Prior Authorization and processes appeals appropriately. Insures all needed testing is resulted and in the patients EMR prior to appointments/procedures.   Care coordination - Ensures patients follow through with outside referrals to other specialties, labs and diagnostic imaging. Requests and inputs the results of the outside testing into the EMR and forwards to the provider/RN for review. Works with provider and RN to insure patients are completing needed testing according to their surveillance schedule.    Communication - Provides information and education to patients, family members, and referring physician office staffs. Acts as communication link with physicians, nurses, referring physician offices, ancillary services, and patients. Provides accurate patient information. Responds to voice mail and email messages based on priority of patient process and as triaged by the RNs. Attends MD/department team meetings as appropriate. Responds to patient questions in Mychart, phone calls, emails, and faxes in regards to scheduling or care issues within scope.    Documentation/Data Management - Documents legibly, concisely and completely to ensure that others can accurately assess the status of patients' progress by reviewing that documentation. Participates as assigned with database input. Initiate and implement processes to facilitate new protocol implementation and tracking tools as indicated.   Patient Care/Rooming -  Accompanies patient from waiting room and verifies patients identity with two identifiers, takes and records vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, weight, height and temperature; enters patient medications and allergies into EHR; refers patient to medical staff for immediate examination or treatment; transports patient to examination or treatment room with use of wheelchair or gurney or assists patient to walk; observes and reports changes in patient’s conditions or fall risk; works with front desk staff to communicate delays to patients; monitors in-room wait times and work to facilitate efficient clinic flow; assists physician in emergency procedures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Chaperones for sensitive examinations regardless of patient’s gender. 

This position will conduct a number of clinic sessions along with operating room time at OHSU. This position is expected to attend morning rounds, participate in Grand Rounds and take call with the Pediatric Otolaryngology physicians at both OHSU DCH and Randall’s Children’s Hospital. This position is expected to engage in outreach clinical and educational opportunities identified in community hospitals in the Portland area.

IMAGING: - Provides quality images with accuracy and efficiency, using optimal skills and knowledge of all equipment. - Technologists will be trained in all general radiology exams/areas so that they are able to rotate through the department based on workflow needs. - Utilize the VIP transportation system to arrange for patient delivery. - Positions patient for diagnostic radiology exams according to department procedures, training, and machine requirements with a high regard for the safety and care of the patient. - Operates radiology equipment, determines and sets exposure factors, sets technique utilizing all relevant factors to ensure accurate and quality images with minimal and acceptable repeat rates. - Uses computer image processing, as needed to select, process, optimize and archive images to PACS. - Completely tracks exams in the Radiology Information system. - Develops and presents images and related patient information to radiologist for diagnosis. - Assists with patient transport by moving patients using standard procedures. - Assists in the training of Radiologic Technology Students, and adheres to dept. policy on supervision of student technologists. DOCUMENTATION: - Gathers complete documentation of all pertinent information to provide accurate and timely service to customers. - Responsible to correctly identify patients by checking their identity per department procedure. - Reviews patient chart and orders to insure correct examination. - Labels images completely with demographic, position and other needed documentation. Follows dept policy on the use of anatomical markers. - Logs activities, gathers charging information and charges exams as required. - Follows department and hospital procedures and policies. - Performs quality control and quality assurance, records results and reports variance from normal equipment function. PERSONAL & PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY: - Provides for personal and patient care and safety using professional judgment in accordance with written standards so there is no injury to self or others. - Protects patients and others in the area by using proper machine settings and radiation safety standards. - Practices universal and blood and body fluid precautions, and sterile practices according to procedures. - Communicates and uses knowledge of related anatomy and physiology to insure appropriate and effective care to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. - Maintains awareness of patient status and takes appropriate actions to meet their needs. - Explains the procedure to the patient to assure clear answers to their questions and concerns to allay any anxiety and assure patient confidence. - Reports knowledge of any patient safety concern or occurance to manager and submit occurance to the on-line Patient Safety Net (PSN). PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR: - Practices professional communications, appearance, conduct, punctuality, attendance and attitude that leads to physician, patient and co-worker respect and confidence. - Informs and educates patient and/or family of all needed information concerning the exam performed. - Uses professional judgment and presents a professional image of competency to customer and staff. - Handles stressful situations in ways that promote positive outcomes. - Takes personal initiative to maintain current in education (journals, books, inservices seminars, etc.) in all areas assigned. EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES: - Effective use of time, people, supplies, safe and attentive work practices. Works in a safe manner. - Maintains a safe and clean work environment. - Promotes cost effectiveness through the proper use and conservation of supplies and equipment. - Identifies cost saving measures. - Reports needed repairs or potential hazards to the appropriate department as soon as identified. - Reports all on-the-job injuries and seeks medical attention as appropriate INITIATIVE: - Self-motivation, takes on projects willingly, acts on opportunities to improve, contributes new ideas. - Takes the initiative to identify and solve problems. - Supports improvement and innovation in the workplace. - Demonstrates awareness of and supports OHSU departmental and operating unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities. - Promotes professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others. Be familiar with and comply with OHSU and Diagnostic Imaging department policies and procedures.   Other duties as assigned.

Clerical Support - Able to assist and perform all clerical duties as required to maintain clinic flow and operations, including, but not limited to; - Process incoming/outgoing faxes (labeling, records requests, upload refill requests, etc.) - Scanning - Process InBasket – not triage related (records requests, labs, imaging, message routing, etc.) - Patient paperwork management (questionnaires, FMLA, provider signatures, no-show letters, etc.) - Track and stock patient paperwork and brochures - Process incoming/outgoing mail - Use of Microsoft Office - Outlook - General high level clerical and project support - Document legibly, concisely and accurately  Clinical Support - Assists in admission process by recording patient’s name, address, phone number, age, and other personal information - Takes and records vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, and temperature - Basic rooming to include only vitals, including social history, pain (no med reconciliation, allergies) - No medication related activities allowed (reconciliation, administration, preparation) - Makes appointment for patient or refers patient to medical staff for immediate examination or treatment - Transports patient to examination or treatment room with use of wheelchair or gurney or assists patient to walk; assists patient in undressing - Assists providers during procedures with treatment or examination by passing instruments, holding patient in proper position but not able to perform independent clinical functions such as dressing removal/application, suture/staple removal, apply topical medications, etc. - Assists in workflow coordination of daily operations between front desk and back office to ensure patient and provider flow is efficient, such as by continuous monitoring of providers schedules to assure timeliness, identifying barriers to patient flow - Communicates with front and back office throughout the day regarding patient and provider continuous flow, participating with patient scheduling, room turnover, inventory management, and other clinical tasks as required to maintain patient and provider flow - Can accept a patient sample for point of care or lab resulting and add a patient label, then handoff to MA for Epic workflow of releasing lab order and labeling with Epic label - Technical support (MyChart, Epic, office equipment, etc.) - Attends staff meetings/huddles - Inventory management including equipment—notifying appropriate personnel when cleaning and repair of equipment is needed - Instrument processing pick up/drop off - Check expiration dates for medications/supplies - Turn over rooms/cleaning/stocking - Maintains knowledge of life safety, patient safety, fire and electrical safety and disaster plan - Sentact duties/compliance - Sets/resets infusion suite (e.g. sets chairs, makes coffee, stock pillows/blankets, clean pumps, wipe down surfaces, etc.) - Pick up blood product from blood bank  Patient Experience - Monitors patient flow - Updates patient on delays - Provides excellent customer service - Addresses in-the-moment patient needs as directed - Maintains clean, safe, and orderly environment for patients, family, and clinical personnel - Ensure comfort care for patients during treatments (e.g. offering snacks, pillows, refreshments, escalating any care concerns to clinical team or leadership, etc.)  Professional Development - Attends education classes appropriate to job development - Uses consistent, professional communication with team members - Flexible coverage of internal service needs, and the continuous application of process improvement methods and skills - Receptive to feedback and coaching - Successfully completes the required initial training and core competency assessment before or during the trial service period - Maintains core competencies, and demonstrates continuous application of these skills throughout the period of employment - Completes all required modules and updates

Telemetry Monitoring: - Constantly observes rhythms in the central telemetry monitoring system - Provides documentation per OHSU telemetry monitoring standards - Documents rhythm strips at start of every shift & PRN changes in rhythms - Directly communicates any rhythm changes to assigned RN or unit charge nurse - Cleans and stores telemetry monitoring equipment in accordance with OHSU policies - Accurately maintains patient information in Philips system - Notifies appropriate personnel of any telemetry equipment needs or maintenance issues - Completes required annual telemetry competency - Fulfills responsibility to the organization through performance that promotes Service Excellence - Performs within current applicable policies including standards of the Patient Care Services Division - Adheres to all aspects of the OHSU Code of Conduct Reception Responsibilities: - Promotes and portrays a professional image and maintains positive guest relations when interacting, greeting, and providing information to staff, patients, family members, visitors, physicians and the general public - Promotes the OHSU service excellence model - Reports customer service concerns to the nurse manager, charge nurse, or NPEC - Initiates and processes phone calls, fax’s, pages and take messages as requested - Participates in documentation, collection, and collating of data for quality improvement - Identify and facilitate ideas for improving efficiency of unit operations - Maintains the telemetry monitoring area in a clean and orderly fashion, assuring appropriate supplies are readily available Support for Unit Operations: - Acts in a supportive capacity for declared emergency procedures - Directly communicates with charge or assigned nurse of new orders, stat orders - Acts as adjunct support hospital unit coordinator (HUC) - Performs other duties as assigned

The Laboratory Assistant supports the Knight Diagnostic Laboratory by performing duties such as printing labels/slides, scanning H&Es, performing WBCs, quantitating DNA/RNA, cleaning instruments, managing inventory, and other duties to assure the laboratory's smooth day-to-day operation.   Duties Include but are not limited to: - Assisting Histopathology Shared Resources in clinical workflows including but not limited to: Printing labels and slides for new cases and stained slides and label accurately. Scanning H&E and IHC slides, checking blocks and slides for accuracy to confirm each block and case match. Setting up the bench station for the tech including turning on autostainer, remove lids and fill water bath. Coverslip stained slides. Contacting EHS for waste pickup. Moving samples and supplies between HSR and KDL. - Performs leukocyte cell counts using Sysmex 300, including daily QC using commercial standards and complete documentation of target values.  Assesses DNA/RNA sample quantity and quality as appropriate using Qubit/Qubit Flex and performs QC.  Create normalized DNA aliquots and manage long-term sample storage. - Maintain inventory of reagents and supplies for the laboratory.  Make and aliquot reagents used in the laboratory per protocol.  - Monitor temperatures for incubators, refrigerators, and freezers.  Monitor eye wash stations and diH2O purity. - Retrieve specimens and/or charts as needed by technologists and director.  Assist technologists and directors with miscellaneous tasks as requested.  Follows established safety procedures in all areas of the lab.

    Are you an experienced Emergency Department RN who enjoys being involved in projects that make a difference for other nurses? Do you like to solve problems? Have you been told that you are a natural leader? Do you communicate well in a crisis?  If you answered YES to any of these questions, we have just the job for you. The Emergency Department Assistant nurse manager is a frontline leader who engages with emergency department staff to improve the work environment.  Assisted by a dynamic team of leaders who work well together, have great senses of humor and who truly care about the staff they work with, you will improve the care environment.   We work at a Magnet Designated Level One Trauma Center, Cardiac Center of Excellence and Comprehensive Stroke Center.  We care for the sickest patients in the state and we do it well. The leadership goals of this department include a focus on staff safety and decreasing workplace violence, reducing capacity challenges, improving clinical outcomes and improving staff engagement including rewards and recognition.   A successful Assistant Nurse Manager will be motivated, a good communicator, and will bring ideas to improve the work environment. Why wait, join this dynamic team now! - The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a clinical leader who works closely with the Nurse Manager and the Adult Assistant Nurse Manager to support the employees and services of the Emergency Department.  They also work closely with the Director of Nursing to align unit goals with the strategic plan. - The Assistant Nurse Manager prioritizes visibility in the Emergency Department and the support of evening and or night shift. - This is the perfect position for a clinical nurse who desires the next step in taking a formal leadership role.  - ANMs are mentored in leadership and perform essential leadership functions such as employee evaluation, mentoring, coaching and performance management.  - The ANM implements quality and safety initiatives, engages in process improvement, ensures adherence to bargaining unit agreements and human resource management. The ANM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. - Works cooperatively and supportively with the heads of diagnostic and therapeutic departments to ensure availability, quality, and effective use of support services to support Emergency Department throughput - Maintains clinical competency in Emergency Services in order to provide occasional nursing responsibilities to support Emergency Department daily operations. - Collaborates with EMS to maintain evidence based standards of care and optimize department flow. - Participates in investigations regarding lost or misplaced patient property. - Responsible for operational, quality, human resources, financial, strategic and clinical management of the Emergency Department under the direction of the Emergency Department Nurse Manager. - Must be able to deal with competing needs and priorities of internal and external customers including ensuring safe conditions for patients, families and staff. - Exercises the ability to implement a flexible schedule to meet operational needs and to create work-life balance. The ANM’s decisions and actions are based on ethical principles as outlined by the American Nurses Association. The ANM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practicefor Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics, the Oregon State Board Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The ANM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

This position supports industry-sponsored, NIH-funded, and investigator-initiated clinical trials in the Department of Dermatology, under the supervision of Alex Ortega, MD.     Duties include: Under minimal supervision, coordinating complex therapeutic interventional clinical research protocols, and data management. Contributes to feasibility assessment and research protocol management. Assists with an audit of the billing grid against protocol-required tests and procedures to ensure accuracy and completeness. Ensures research protocol implementation. Collaborates with various OHSU departments to complete protocol-required tests and procedures, which may include the research pharmacy, Epic informatics team, clinical research billing office, and other areas.   Assists with billing review and charge reconciliation. Accurately applies investigators’ scientific data into a cohesive format for the protocol document and associated procedures that are consistent with internal and external policies and regulatory requirements. Coordinates projects with active management of expectations, timelines, and deliverables through facilitation and coordination of steps, which may include multiple clinical research protocols. Tracks and reports milestones. May assist leadership across multiple protocols to ensure appropriate and consistent project management, complex logistics, quality assurance, and participant safety. May lead data and regulatory audits of study conduct and data, emphasizing data security in concordance with federal, state, and local regulations.   Assists with trial start-up activities, including corresponding with the OHSU Institutional Review Board (IRB), eCRIS and ensuring all appropriate training and documentation is complete; recruiting, interviewing, and screening subjects for trials; following subjects throughout trial and follow-up period; ensuring all required data is collected and protocol is followed; reporting adverse reactions to trial sponsor and IRB, as appropriate; taking vital signs, performing ECGs, and drawing blood as required by the protocol; performing sample processing and shipping; performing inventory checks and maintaining trial supplies; entering data collected from subject visits into the appropriate system for clinical trials; assisting with regular reporting of study updates to IRB and subjects, as applicable; attend meetings as directed by clinical trials investigators; additional duties may be assigned by clinical trials investigators or the Manager. May participate in onboarding and training new staff.   The duration of this appointment may be changed or eliminated if a gift, grant, or contract fund supporting this position becomes unavailable.

Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): This position works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to urogynecology patients. This position will require expertise in clinical practice and administration within the full range of urogynecology outpatient services. The spectrum of care includes but is not limited to: overactive bladder and incontinence, painful bladder/interstitial cystitis, prolapse not yet evaluated by Gynecologist (i.e. referrals from PCPs), constipation, recurrent UTIs, pessary fittings and maintenance, bladder instillations, urodynamics, Genitourinary syndrome of Menopause with support for NAMS certification, and sexual dysfunction.   Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Like all OHSU faculty members, advanced practice providers 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. APP 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 Activities (include types of teaching and types of student taught): This position provides clinical education to fellows, residents, and medical students participating in OB/GYN rotations. As part of the multidisciplinary team charged with educating learners in the urogynecology environment this person would be expected to provide feedback and evaluation, both formally and informally, of learners working in urogynecology. This faculty member will provide education and feedback to students and trainees.   Administrative Activities: As an OHSU faculty member, this position will be required to participate in faculty meetings at the division and department level. All 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.   Other Activities: APP 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.

Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research): Assure the safe, efficient, high quality and customer oriented management of patient care to identified patient populations, including but not limited to completing a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s status; developing, monitoring and revising, as appropriate, an evidence-based treatment plan that addresses diagnoses, patterns of disease, risk factors, and treatment alternatives; treat many common acute and chronic health problems; interpret diagnostic tests prescribe and manage medications and other therapies, provide health teaching with an emphasis on prevention of illness and health maintenance; and, refer patients to other healthcare professionals as necessary. - Knowledge and competency in basic management of postoperative foregut/bariatric surgery patients. - Educates the patient and families throughout their stay for discharge - Assures effective and efficient workflow and length of stay by partnering with the discharge case manager daily and at interdisciplinary care coordination rounds Scholarship (improvement science, research, writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Keep abreast of changes in field and applies knowledge to identify and recommend enhancements to clinical quality, patient experience/satisfaction, length of stay and to achieve improvement that demonstrates a higher standard of care. Assesses and recommends initiatives to improve performance indicators related to patient experience, quality, and costs. Professional development meeting the expectations of ongoing certification. Demonstrates success or productivity in the field as evidenced by securing research funding, publication in journals and/or other forms of peer presentations. - Actively contributes to Quality Improvement clinical projects. Collaborate with residents to support research endeavors (when appropriate). Teaching/ Clinical Supervision: Support OHSU’s academic missions by participating in the design, development, and assessment of program curricula for professional (advanced practice nursing, medicine, and physician assistant) specialty areas; including course objectives, instructional methods, learning outcomes, projects, and assessment measures. Teach program courses as needed according to specified learning outcomes; academic advising and career related counseling for students; monitoring student retention and identifying and assisting at-risk students.   Deliver individual instruction to support fellows, residents, graduate APP students, and other clinical learners to support their personal program of learning in the applicable specialty area. Provide instruction and review of the practices, policies, and procedures in a variety of functions; including but not limited to development of treatment plans, interpretation of clinical diagnostic data; developing orders; patient and family communication and education; management of medical equipment, electronic medical records; performing procedures, and transitioning patients to the next level of care. Assures adherence to the specialty specific protocols, best practices, quality, and organizational indicators. Provides input to the performance of the resident or graduate APP student as a provider or graduate APP student provider in the practice setting. - Creating pathways and protocols to standardize care for Foregut and Bariatric surgery patients. Updating existing pathways/protocols. Creating Order Sets to facilitate standardized care. Participate in service specific tumor boards as well as Bariatric High-Risk Committee.

Screen patients for and obtain/record patient’s chief complaint, take accurate history of illnesses/surgeries (Ophthalmic and General), past ocular history, family history, drug allergies, and medications.  Assist physician with completing/transferring patient information to the patient problem list as required per JCAHO.  Perform ophthalmic testing as appropriate per patient.  This includes but is not limited to checking/documenting distance and near vision in adults and children with and without correction, clearly determining from patient history if the patient is needing new glasses on any given visit.  Pupillary assessment to rule out afferent defect and to check pupil size (rule out asymmetry), corneal curvature, corneal pachymetry, corneal topography, color vision testing, must be proficient in performing lensometry including reading lenses with multifocal and progressive adds, power of sphere, axis of cylinder and cylinder power, and orientation of prism and measurement of interpupillary distance.  Perform applanation tonometry, and utilize Tonopen (noncontact tonometry) to check intraocular pressure.  Perform confrontation visual fields.  Must be proficient in refractometry and auto refraction, fogging with astigmatic dials, cross cylinder refinement and measurement of accommodation.   Must be able to perform cover/uncover test, alternate cover test and quantify strabismus.  Must be able to document ocular motility, presence of strabismus or nystagmus.  Must be able to perform Worth 4-dot test and Stereopsis test.  Must be able to test near point of convergence, ductions, versions and vergences.  Must be able to perform Potential Acuity Meter testing, Glare Testing.  Instill dilating and other ophthalmic drops per physician’s instructions.   Perform calibration of automated and non-automated perimeters.  Maintain a working  knowledge of computerized visual field programs, and be able to perform Amsler Grid testing.  Maintain a working knowledge of disease processes that may affect the visual pathway and resultant changes in the visual field due to these disease processes in order to adequately perform Goldmann (non-automated) perimetry (central and peripheral).  Perform SITA and Standard Humphrey (automated) (central and peripheral).   Assist doctors during examination as needed.  Apply eye dressings, protective shields and dispense medications as directed by the physician.  Provide patient instruction, education and assistance as required.  Always be willing to assist patients in clinic areas.  Per standard guidelines, clean exam lanes and minor surgical instruments.  Prepare for the sterilization process, either sterilizing instruments utilizing the sterilizer in the Minor Surgery Room per guidelines or preparing instruments to be sent for sterilization.  Responsible for room maintenance including periodic cleaning of exam lanes.  Keep rooms stocked with appropriate instruments, as well as necessary ophthalmic drops, per physician’s direction.   Other duties:  Take ‘tech calls as needed to assist front desk scheduling team, refill pharmacy requests as per physician guidelines; fax/send glasses prescriptions as indicated.  Set up ophthalmic examination rooms, stock supplies as necessary, perform minor repairs and triage to Clinical Engineering or outside vendors as necessary.  Maintain instruments and be able to clean and properly sterilize items.  Maintain ophthalmic exam rooms and ensure rooms are stocked, and have appropriate paperwork, and are orderly and clean.  This includes periodic cleaning of trial lenses and examining lenses, ordering of linens and medications from pharmacy.  Open examination rooms in the AM and close in the PM (if clinic completed).  Provide administrative assistance and support as required, assist in pulling patient charts and making appointment reminder phone calls as necessary.  Duties include enlisting translators when necessary, procuring presurgery history and physicals from primary care physician’s offices, verifying patient insurance information, obtaining insurance authorizations/referrals where indicated, and handling faxes/calls for pharmacy requests.  Being aware of patient’s financial/insurance status (pay scale if patient is self insured, and insurance coverage where valid) in the OHSU demographic database.  Assisting physician in filling out forms such as Commission for the Blind forms and forms regarding the visual impairment of patients, and other such forms.  Learn computer applications (scheduling, order entry, etc.) used in the clinic and achieve understanding of insurance authorization process.  Assist in other clinic functions as necessary, including making appointments, preparing charts, answering phones or any other general duty as needed.  Exhibit initiative and teamwork in performing all daily tasks.    Skills Maintanence:  Participate in continuing education courses and activities.  Have knowledge of and be able to practice JCAHO clinical guidelines.  Demonstrate competence in all required skills during yearly skills evaluation.   Certification:  Participate in continuing education courses and activities, maintain current JCAHPO certification.  Have knowledge of and be able to practice JCAHO clinical guidelines.  Demonstrate competence in all required skills during yearly skills evaluation.   Customer Service:  Provides high quality customer service to patients, OHSU faculty and referring providers, to include PCPs and their office staff, insurance providers in requesting referrals, and co-workers and staff as well as setting an example in training new employees.  Maintains a high standard of patient interactions skills and is exemplary in addressing patient complaints when necessary.   Participation in the Cash Handling Process:  On an as needed basis, be able to perform routine front/back office duties to include billing, quoting of deposits, co-payments and payments per all CEI and OHSU guidelines and processes.

Laboratory Technical Assistant Bench Duties - Assist with routine lab testing by accessioning specimens, reviewing patient’s previous record, and setting up and initiating runs on the instrument, under direction of the medical technologist. - Enter blood products into the OHSU LIS Transfusion Service inventory system upon arrival. Recognize appropriate and inappropriate shipping conditions and take prescribed action. Remove and label segments from red cell products accurately for confirmation testing. Store products in correct temperature environment once entered into the computer. Reconcile product inventory daily if assigned. - Assist with maintaining and managing an adequate inventory of perishable blood products and ensure that excessive wastage does not occur. Moniotr products stored in surgical refrigerators. - Receive phone calls and product orders. Document verbal orders. Assist with triage of requests, and alert technologist of any unusual orders or situations. - Assist with product preparation by thawing plasma and cryoprecipitate, dividing units, and preparing aliquots. Label products correctly - Choose appropriate blood products for patients based on urgency of need, available inventory, lab results, and therapeutic requirements. Consult with Medical Technologist as necessary - Issue and return blood products according to SOP and documenting in computer system. Respond appropriately to alerts. - Order products from Red Cross, with guidance from medical technologist. - Document transactions involving blood products correctly and legibly. - Follow established policy and procedur Quality Control/Assessment Activities - Document proper temperature and appearance of blood products during storage and while in transit. - Participate in Quality Assurance activities and Proficiency Testing as assigned. - Calibrate equipment as assigned. - Organize, check for accuracy, and report blood product usage statistics as assigned. - Participate in departmental Quality Monitoring/Improvement processes. Recognize and document variations. Other - Promote excellent teamwork and customer service. Answer telephone queries correctly, courteously, and promptly; refer questions when appropriate. - Adhere to attendance policy: report to department on time at scheduled beginning of shift, do not leave before scheduled end of shift without first checking with Coordinator or Manager; remain in area; clock in and out on Transfusion Service phone. - Attend and participate in staff meetings and training. - Complete other duties and projects assigned by the Manager, Coordinator, or Medical Director. - Performs inventory and orders and stores supplies, according to established procedures. - Answers the telephone and triages calls in a timely, courteous and appropriate manner. - Performs requirements for Staff Members as outlined in Compliance Roles and Responsibilities in OHSU Hospitals and Clinics and understands and complies with the Code of Conduct, OHSU and departmental policies and procedures, and other applicable procedures, rules, and regulations. - Communicates and works effectively as part of a team, and interacts with a variety of clients, including, doctors, nurses, laboratory staff and patients, maintaining a customer service focus at all times. - Carries out job responsibilities ethically, professionally, and with personal integrity, and functions as part of the team exhibiting excellent communication, teamwork and customer service skills. - Takes call, and works weekends and holidays and variable shifts commensurate with the needs of the lab. - Does not use Internet on OHSU workstations for other than work-related business during work hours

Regional Leadership and Program Management - Ensures program delivery meets regulatory and accreditation standards, including assessment and evaluation criteria. - Serves as liaison and campus representative between OHSU SON and the respective regional university campus assigned; includes fostering and developing inter-agency relationships, service on committees and councils, and advancement of relationships between entities. - Assists with regional recruitment of students to ensure program targets are met/exceeded. - Initiates and leads the process for local hiring of faculty and staff. - Supervises faculty, professional, and support staff on a regional campus, using a matrix model for input and evaluation. - Ensures alignment with overall SON strategic, operational, and financial goals and tactics and functions as a SON leader, coordinating and cooperating with other leaders in support of School missions and goals. - Visits clinical sites and maintains critical relationships with community partners that include, but are not limited to, practice and community health agencies, community thought leaders, and others who interface with the SON to ensure input from SON communities of interest. - Advises and assists with alumni, philanthropic, and legislative endeavors per planned opportunities. - Serves as a media spokesperson for the SON at the regional level, in collaboration with OHSU strategic communications and the dean. - Ensures that regional characteristics are considered in all SON planned curricular, research, and practice missions. Human and Fiscal Resource Management - Demonstrates commitment to inclusive excellence, becoming trauma-informed, equity, and belonging - Meets performance standards and expectations associated with faculty and staff supervision in a matrix with respective Associate Deans. - Provides leadership and exercises supervisory authority to faculty and staff through active oversight, fostering a climate of open communication, and managing conflict through a trauma-informed lens. - Provide informal communication channels between affected parties and use applicable alternative dispute resolution techniques to minimize the escalation of conflict and achieve conflict resolution and problem-solving. Review, analyze, and evaluate all sides of an issue in an informed and unbiased fashion. - Seek the informal resolution of problems and differences between employees, supervisors, and other agency officials. - Conducts workplace reviews to identify, analyze, and make recommendations to proactively resolve workplace conflicts between colleagues and/or management and employees. - Makes recommendations to clients and/or senior management on the best course of action for resolution, accounting for risk and cultural impact. - Designs services, initiatives, and interventions including conflict coaching, facilitation, and mediation to respond to systemic issues impacting a fair, professional, and ethical workplace. - Assesses faculty and staff mix needed to ensure that program and curricular objectives are met - Assists in recruitment, selection, evaluation, and retention processes in regional areas. - Monitors faculty and staff productivity to ensure that resources are developed and utilized in the best possible manner to ensure student outcomes and public accountability. - Provides mentoring and support for early- and mid-career faculty to ensure an adequate faculty workforce. Administrative and Faculty Functions - Serves on the SON Leadership Council and other relevant school and/or university councils and committees relevant to the academic and other missions. - Serves on the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) Coordinating Council. Collaborates with regional OCNE schools. - Leads performance improvement and project management initiatives on a regional or statewide level. - Models teaching, service, and inquiry through teaching and faculty engagement activities; works collaboratively with other faculty on joint publications and scholarship. - Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Associate Dean/Dean.

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  

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.