Clinical Associate - Advanced Practice Provider

Department Overview:

The OHSU Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics has built an integrated team practice model for delivering high quality medical care and service to the patients we serve. Primary Care has a mission and values-driven culture, which includes patient care, academia, teaching, research and leadership. Commitment to excellence in patient care is mirrored in the culture, compensation and benefits enjoyed by clinicians and employees. Our practice also includes innovative models for delivering structured care to populations of patients with chronic conditions.   

 

The Advanced Practice Provider delivers care aligned with a defined scope of practice in the Marquam Hill Internal Medicine Primary Care clinic, with work expectations operationalized through departmental workflows, productivity standards, and performance expectations consistent with the CBA and institutional policies.

 

This role is structured to meet contract-defined work expectations of 396 sessions per year, including daytime coverage, aligned with the clinical coverage model and patient care needs of the service.

 

The Advanced Practice Provider will participate in departmental scheduling processes, including call responsibilities, with scheduling practices aligned to contract provisions, equitable distribution of coverage, and maintenance of safe, consistent clinical operations.

 

The full-time annual base salary range for this position is $171,799 - $228,936; commensurate with experience according to the OHSU-ONA/APU bargaining agreement. Base pay does not include incentive pay, hiring bonuses, or additional benefits such as retirement contributions

Function/Duties of Position:

Clinical Activities:

• Direct
  • 4-hour clinic session that includes:
  • Primary care at Hillsboro Internal Medicine Clinic, including both care of your primary care panel and interim care for other clinicians in the practice.
  • After hours call will be shared among the practice
• Indirect (if applicable)
  • The following, included but not limited to:
    • EPIC in-basket management/coverage
    • MyChart messages
    • Closing charts
    • Reviewing results
    • Phone calls
    • Patient care coordination
    • Caseload management
    • Court or legal appearances related to work cases (e.g., subpoenas),
    • Care conferences
    • Work group huddles
    • Non-RVU generating patient care
    • Non-billable patient care
    • Taking calls (examples: triage, back up triage call, clinic support calls, lab and imaging results, leadership calls, etc.)
    • Filling gaps created by lack of staff support (e.g., clinicians on leave, unfilled clinical positions, or lack of MA, RN, PAS, social work, case management, residents, fellows, physicians, etc.).
    • Meetings and Huddles
    • Clinic based work (coverage, support, working with clinical team, answering questions, etc)

Other Duties:

• All APPs are expected to support the clinical, education, and research mission of OHSU through routine clinical care that includes working with students, trainees, and patients participating in research, consistent with their role, scope of practice, and applicable contract and institutional policies
• All APPs are expected to engage in division and unit meetings and contribute to quality improvement activities and general clinical citizenship

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Successful completion of a Master’s Degree in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing in a recognized APRN specialty (Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, or Nurse Practitioner) or equivalent experience

- OR -

• Successful completion of a Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant/Associate Studies or equivalent experience

Registrations, Certifications, Licenses

• Current RN and APRN NP licensure with the Oregon Board of Nursing
• Current national ANCC Certification in the area of specialization
• Current BLS, ACLS or PALS Certification as indicated for the position
• DEA Certification

 - OR -

• Current PA licensure with the Oregon Medical Board.
• Current NCCPA Certification
• Current BLS, ACLS or PALS Certification
• DEA Certification

Additional Details:

Working Conditions

Clinical setting, may be exposed to tissues and bodily fluids

 

Physical Demands & Equipment Usage

Must be able to work on a computer for multiple hours, ability to use the phone to talk with teammates, stakeholders and participants, ability to attend meetings either in-person or virtually, and ability to see patients and perform a face-to-face assessment throughout the clinic via telehealth

Why apply to OHSU?: We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu