Department Overview
Family Medicine at South Waterfront is a high-volume primary care clinic located in the Center for Health & Healing 1 building. The clinic provides comprehensive, lifespan care to patients across all stages of life through in-person, virtual, and telephone visits.
Services include general family medicine, transgender health care, maternity and prenatal care (including deliveries), pediatric care, behavioral health and counseling, sports medicine, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), podiatry and foot care, acupuncture, minor procedures, and preventive health services.
Clinical care includes medication administration (oral and injectable), telephone and in-clinic triage, care coordination and management, patient education, complex wound care, pain management, and behavioral health support, including crisis intervention.
This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:
- Comprehensive health care plans. Covered at 100% of the cost for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.
- $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Vacation - 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
- Holidays - up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid – included in vacation accruals)
- Sick Leave - 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
- Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources
Function/Duties of Position
The clinic serves a diverse patient population, including pregnant individuals, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Care is delivered to patients with a wide range of needs—from routine preventive care to complex, chronic conditions, often impacted by social determinants of health (SDOH).
Department Key Responsibilities:
Registered Nurses are integral to care delivery and perform clinical triage and patient advice, care coordination and transitions of care, chronic disease management, preventive care and population health work, visit-based nursing care, patient education and self-management support, and medication administration and management.
- Experience in independent RN triage via phone and in-basket messaging utilizing protocols
- Conducts RN led visits within scope i.e. iv placements, medication administration, chronic disease education, and wound care
- Experience in longitudinal care management and care coordination
Required Qualifications
- BSN Graduates: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 30 days before start date.
- ADN Graduates: Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program 30 days before the start date.
- Associate degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire
- Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
- Active Washington RN License within 6 months of hire
- BLS from AHA required. New hires will be enrolled and required to complete during orientation.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in independent RN triage via phone and in-basket messaging utilizing protocols
- Conducts RN led visits within scope i.e. iv placements, medication administration, chronic disease education, and wound care
- Experience in longitudinal care management and care coordination
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association (AHA)
Additional Details
Length of Orientation – New Graduate Nurse
- External candidates: OHSU & Nursing New Employee Orientation (NEO) for about a week.
- Either Transition to Practice (TTP) Program Residency Learning Pathway or Orientation experience for about 10-26 weeks depending on the care area. An employment service agreement may apply.
Length of Orientation – Experienced Nurse
- External candidates: OHSU & Nursing New Employee Orientation (NEO) for about a week.
- Either Transition to Practice (TTP) Program Specialty Fellowship/Fellowship Learning Pathway or Orientation experience for 3 days-26 weeks depending on the care area. An employment service agreement may apply.
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
