Family Medicine Physician - Assistant Professor

Department Overview

OHSU Family Medicine provide all that family medicine has to offer - from maternity care through geriatrics. Family Medicine clinics are home to more than 120,000 patients every year, but despite the large number, our physicians, nurses and other clinic staff know their patients - and their families - by name. Our patient care is among the nation's best, ranked #1 among the nation's medical school family medicine departments by U.S. News and World Report 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Family Medicine strongly supports the comprehensive scope to provide the highest level of care for our community. The clinical work includes but is not limited to all ages of life including newborn to end of life, taking care of those are pregnant, and supporting patients with substance use disorder including medication-assisted treatment and gender affirming care. OHSU embraces diversity and welcomes all patients. 

Immediate Care

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.

Function/Duties of Position

• Provide full spectrum family medicine care.
• Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice.
• The Appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.
• The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view.
• The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship.  Previous work experience in primary care is required.
• The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship duties.  Expectations for number of patients seen per half day will be commensurate with that of other faculty and with minimum target numbers of 8-10 visits per half day depending on complexity of the patient population.
• The Appointee will also receive one half day per week for scholarship, and will receive one half day per week for a combination of teaching and completion of administrative tasks
• The Appointee will be involved in the community in the role of team physician
• Inpatient (medicine/pediatric) service and obstetrical care are optional, not required. The faculty member will have a strong commitment to developing the family medicine practice into a vibrant, successful clinical and academic operation
• The faculty member will participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development, and scholarship as directed by the Department of Family Medicine
• All faculty members take an active role in the committee structure of the School of Medicine, attend faculty meetings, and participate in faculty and professional development programs
• The Appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Family Medicine policies and procedures.
• Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more.
• By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at OHSU and/or HMC) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group.
• The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business perspective.
• The Appointee will be expected to rotate with all Family Medicine clinics (Gabriel Park, Richmond, South Waterfront, Scappoose, and Beaverton Clinic(s)) including Immediate Care clinics.

Required Qualifications

• Required: Board Certified or Board Eligible. (Licensed in Oregon)
• M.D./D.O. as well as a graduate medical education in an ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency. 
• Capable of providing comprehensive health services
• Certified to prescribe
• Eligible for staff privileges at OHSU University Hospital, Hillsboro Medical Center Hospital and other specific community hospitals. 

Additional Details

This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents for .9 FTE and higher.
• $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Paid time off- 208 hours per year (full-time)
• Extended illness bank- 64 hours per year
• 9 paid holidays per year
• Three weeks of paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance program (up to 5k)
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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 [email protected]