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Position Title
Position Control Number: A02087
Type of Position
Administration
Position Status
Full-time
Department
1485-COMP NW PCC
Campus
WesternU Health-Oliver Station-Portland, OR
Job Summary
Seeking a full time Advanced Practice Professional, Physician Assistant, in primary care to join the WesternU Health Oliver Station and be involved with both patient care and student instruction.
About WesternU Health Oliver Station
WesternU Health Oliver Station at Western University of Health Sciences is a dynamic, thriving family medicine group in Portland Oregon. The practice is fully outpatient-based, and offers a modern facility with the use of electronic medical records. It affords opportunity for a broad scope of Family Medicine practice, well women care (excluding obstetrical care), and geriatrics. In addition, providers are able perform minor procedures. After-hours telephone call coverage, while required, is minimal and rotates weekly among the providers.
WesternU Health Oliver Station is affiliated with the osteopathic medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon, Oregon, and serves as a teaching site for Family Medicine clinical rotation training for our third and fourth year medical students. As part of this group, providers are also responsible for contributing and shaping the students’ educational experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Good verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to effectively interact with health care professionals, healthcare teams and patients.
- Must have working knowledge of common desktop computer software, including basic familiarity with Electronic Medical Record systems and have a general knowledge of audio-video recording systems.
- Must be able to function independently, make sound judgment calls, and be able to practice within the full scope of the Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner License.
Required Qualifications
- EDUCATION: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
- LICENSURE: Oregon Physician Assistant License and NCCPA Certification required.
- HEALTH CLEARANCE: Must submit all required health related documents prior to employment. May be required to maintain annual records for items such as TB clearance.
- BACKGROUND CHECK: A background check may be initiated that may include criminal, employment, educational, and financial history.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual (English/Chinese or Vietnamese) candidates will be given strong preference.
Key Responsibilities
- Quality Care: Provides quality patient care within scope of the license as an integral part of the healthcare team. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to provide efficient quality patient care. Assesses and monitors patient response to procedures and treatments. Reports patient condition and reaction to tests, drugs, treatments, and any significant incidents to the attending physician.
- Plan of Care: Establishes and implements the plan of care for patients by evaluating all pertinent information and collaborating with healthcare team. Orders diagnostic tests and procedures, medication, consultations, work-ups, etc within scope of practice.
- Teaching: Oversees teaching of students during rotations in Oliver Station.
- Patient Education: Provides educational information to patients, family, etc.
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
Work Schedule
Regular business hours
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, generous paid time off, insurance plans, reimbursements, and retirement benefits. Additionally, our faculty, staff, and administrators are 100% focused on student success. Our University culture creates the context for a nurturing and supportive environment. Faculty, staff, and students can expect to make deep, personal relationships within the University community. As a Faculty, Staff, or Student at WesternU, you can focus on work that you love, be your authentic self, and lead to the future with innovation in health sciences. WesternU’s core value of humanism encourages all to bring their whole self in all that they do. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect, equity, collaboration, and fun at all levels for all people!
Expected Pay Scale
Minimum: $100,000.00
Maximum: $120,000.00
Physical Demands
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting? Yes. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and to talk or hear. The employee is regularly asked to sit, use hands to operate a PC in the performance of job duties, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop. The employee regularly lifts or moves objects, which weigh up to 10 pounds and occasionally may move or push up to 25 pounds. The special vision requirements of this job are close, distance, color, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Describe Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are routinely performed in an environmentally controlled interior healthcare office. Work environment may involve exposure to potentially dangerous materials, e.g., blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, toxic substances, and ionizing radiation. Clinical environments require compliance with safety precautions, OSHA Blood borne pathogen training, and may include the use of certain personal protective equipment.
Conditions of Employment - Background Check
To secure employment, successful fulfillment of a background check, including a criminal records check, may be required. Western University of Health Sciences will extend a conditional offer of employment, subject to rescission if the background check unveils disqualifying information or if it is found that the candidate deliberately withheld or misrepresented information. Non-completion of the background check to satisfaction may impact the ongoing employment of a current Western University of Health Sciences employee who received a conditional offer for the position.
Pay Transparency Act
Western University of Health Sciences is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range considers various factors in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The Expected Pay Scale is defined as the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Placement within the Expected Pay Scale is determined by internal equity and relevant qualifications.
Equal Opportunity Statement (EEO)
It is the policy of Western University to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment as required by law without regard to age, race, color, national origin ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, creed, religion or religious creed, sex or gender (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, disability (both physical and mental) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), pregnancy (which includes childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), age, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other applicable protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within WesternU including without limitation, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoffs, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. WesternU makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merits, and business needs at the time.
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Cover Letter
- Additional Applicant Document
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * This position is located in Lebanon, Oregon. Are you willing and able to work from this campus location?
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Please provide the name of the website, individual, or organization.
(Open Ended Question)
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