Oregon Rural Physician and Medical Leadership Opportunities

Rural Staffing Services•Oregon, OR

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals. By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced physicians and Oregon healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises. Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, clinical judgment, and heart to rural communities. Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, regional health systems, community health centers, long-term care providers, and healthcare organizations throughout Oregon to identify physicians who understand the importance of serving rural communities. We are currently connecting with physicians interested in active and upcoming medical leadership, permanent, part-time, per diem, short-term, and clinical coverage opportunities across Oregon. In rural Oregon, physicians often have an impact far beyond a single department or patient encounter. They may care for generations of families, help shape clinical services, mentor other professionals, support hospital leadership, and become trusted members of the community. In some areas, a physician may be one of only a few locally available medical professionals. Patients may otherwise need to travel long distances for emergency, specialty, surgical, obstetric, behavioral health, or primary care services. Some opportunities may combine clinical practice with medical leadership. Others may offer per diem or short-term coverage that helps an organization maintain essential services while recruiting for a permanent physician. Physicians may work closely with advanced practice providers, nurses, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, transport teams, and regional specialists. The strongest rural physicians are collaborative, adaptable, clinically grounded, and committed to building trust with patients, families, employees, leaders, and the communities they serve. They understand that practicing in Oregon may require a broad scope, strong judgment, resourcefulness, and the ability to provide excellent care when immediate specialty support is limited.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree
Current board certification or board eligibility in the relevant specialty
Eligibility for Oregon physician licensure
Current DEA registration when required
Relevant clinical experience
Strong communication, collaboration, adaptability, and professional judgment
The ability to practice independently while remaining connected to a broader clinical and regional care team
The ability to respond thoughtfully when immediate specialty resources or transportation options are limited
Experience serving rural, underserved, high-need, or geographically isolated populations
Experience with Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, FQHCs, public hospital districts, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
Previous medical leadership experience for CMO, medical director, chief of staff, or physician executive roles
Experience using telehealth or coordinating care across significant geographic distances may be valuable
A patient-centered, collaborative, and community-minded approach

Responsibilities

Providing safe, high-quality, patient-centered medical care
Supporting continuity of care in rural, underserved, and high-need communities
Participating in call, inpatient, outpatient, emergency, procedural, obstetric, or long-term care coverage
Providing short-term or per diem coverage during vacancies, leave, seasonal demand, or increased patient needs
Supporting clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness
Collaborating with nursing, advanced practice providers, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, and operational leaders
Participating in medical staff leadership, peer review, credentialing, privileging, governance, or clinical policy development
Helping develop, expand, or strengthen clinical programs and service lines
Mentoring physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other clinicians
Supporting physician recruitment, retention, onboarding, and engagement
Advising executive leadership and governing boards on clinical matters
Helping improve access, outcomes, referrals, patient transfers, and care coordination
Supporting telehealth, regional consultation, and communication between rural clinics and regional hospitals
Stabilizing patients and coordinating transfer when required
Helping teams respond to limited local resources, weather disruptions, wildfire impacts, transportation delays, or changes in patient demand
Building trusted relationships with patients, families, employees, and community organizations
Considering a permanent opportunity when the organization and community are the right fit