NP/PA - Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (CCI) - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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NP/PA - Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (CCI)

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-33263
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Faculty/Provider
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

The Advanced Practice Provider is a faculty member credentialed and privileged to serve as a Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner.

The position involves a mix of clinical responsibilities that include seeing patients in ambulatory clinics (8 sessions/week).

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical plans of care or guidelines for patients with common dementia and aging related conditions, diagnoses, and/or procedures.
• Assure the safe, efficient, high quality and customer-oriented management including but not limited to completing a comprehensive assessment of the patient's status.
• Developing, monitoring and revising evidence-based treatment plans that addresses diagnoses, patterns of disease, risk factors, and treatment alternatives.
• Interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe and manage medications and other therapies.
• Management and treatment of common acute and chronic health diagnoses.
• Provide health teaching with an emphasis on prevention of illness and health maintenance.
• Refer patients to other healthcare professionals as necessary.

Education/Advocacy:

• Provides clinical education to fellows, residents, medical and APP students participating in neurology rotations.
• Provide feedback and evaluation, both formally and informally, of learners and trainees.
• Education and evaluation of OHSU nursing students who rotate through outpatient clinics.

Scholarship/Research:

• APP faculty are expected to have some scholarly activity. This may include research, grant supported work, quality improvement projects, academic papers and/or presentations in disciplines related to their field of expertise.
• APP faculty members are often called upon to partner with other providers and members of the department or division research support staff in research activity.  Roles include co-investigator and sub-investigator on protocols. Independent APP investigator-initiated projects are also encouraged and supported.
• Membership in local and national groups related to neurology is encouraged, and attendance at national meetings is supported, particularly if faculty have participated in research or other work that will be presented.

Administrative Activities:

• Participation in faculty meetings at the division, department, APP, and organizational level.
• Attending relevant conferences/committees as assigned by Division head or APP Leadership.
• Academic and professional development through attendance and/or participation at national/regional conferences is strongly encouraged.

• Master’s Degree or higher as required by specific Advanced Practice Provider role:

• • Physician Associate requirements
    • Current & Active Physician Associate license for State of Oregon
    • Current Physician Associate National Board Certification
  • Nurse Practitioner requirements
    • Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner license for the state of Oregon
    • State of Oregon Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privileges
    • National Board Certification

• Current active DEA license
• Ability to manage a heavy workload with multiple priorities and inflexible deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Proficient in the use of computing hardware and software, including personal computing equipment, electronic medical record, word processing, and spreadsheet software
• Regular and consistent attendance at work

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