Physician Hospitalist- Assistant Professor

Oregon Health & Science University•Portland, OR

14d

About The Position

Department Overview The OHSU Division of Hospital Medicine’s mission is, “To serve, connect, and educate in order to heal, comfort, and empower” and we are seeking others who share these values to join our team. We are part of the Department of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and encompass the Sections of Hospital Medicine at the University (Marquam Hill campus), Hillsboro Medical Center, and the Portland VA Medical Center. Our faculty members are all hospitalists: clinicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients and pre-operative medical consultation. Their activities include direct patient care teaching, research, and leadership related to hospital medicine. Our faculty strive to provide quality, compassionate and evidence-based patient centered care. We are engaged in service, research and education throughout the institution. We are closely affiliated with the OHSU Internal Medicine Residency Program , and our faculty actively participate in multiple ways through the OHSU School of Medicine MD Program including classroom-based learning and 3rd/4th year clinical experiences. Function/Duties of Position Clinical duties will primarily consist of operating as part of an inpatient medicine care team, and includes admitting, managing, and discharging patients, performing medical consultation, and engaging in co-management with other specialties. This position includes a mix of mostly day shifts with some swing admitting shifts, night shifts and back-up shifts. There may be opportunities to engage in teaching with medical students, PA students and residents. In addition to a broad range of clinical duties, you will participate in relevant quality review and process improvement. Opportunities for leadership, career advancement, scholarship and promotion are available to all division members. This is a unique opportunity to join an expanding and passionate academic hospitalist division that values teamwork, collaboration, growth and innovation in the service to others.