Health Wellness Writer Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

Starting Wage Range: $226,851.26/yr. - $433,201.52/yr.

Essential Functions:

• Provides professional medical screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of medical clinic patients. Assesses physical, psychological and social needs of both patient and family.
• Recognizes office medical emergencies and coordinates treatment including facilitating EMS transfer when necessary.
• Provides routine medical care in the outpatient setting, including episodic care for acute medical problems as well as development and implementation of individual treatment plans for with chronic conditions.
• Interprets lab, EKG, oximetry, x-ray, and other studies and provides the patient with timely reports as to the findings, appropriate treatment, and options when available.
• Prescribes both pharmacological agents and nonpharmacological therapy tailored to the individual patient's health care needs.
• Promotes counseling services and initiates referrals when appropriate. Maintains dialogue with other health care professionals (dental, mental health, chemical dependency, etc.) to promote and facilitate comprehensive healthcare services.
• Performs minor surgical/invasive procedures including but not limited to: skin-biopsy- both superficial and deep, mole/skin tag destruction, cryotherapy, circumcision, IUD insertion/removal, endocervical biopsy/endometrial biopsy, venipuncture, IV starts,
• Makes appropriate outside referrals to other health professionals, agencies, and support groups within the financial guidelines of Contract Health Services and contracted insurance companies.
• Participates in after-hours call system shared by other GRHWC medical providers.
• Modifies plan of care with the patient/family to achieve optimal health in conjunction with established treatment protocols.
• Participates and provides insight in conjunction with clinical wellness programs as determined by administrative team.
• Provides public health education beyond patient visits which includes speaking at community events and writing for publications.
• Meets or exceeds the minimum professional requirements for annual CME.
• Serves as designated medical consultant to the Health Center Outpatient Chemical Dependency Program.
• Provides medical guidance and training including preparedness training for office emergencies and disasters.
• Attends and participates in various team meetings, assigned committees and activities within GRHWC i.e. quality assurance, therapeutic, triage.
• Maintains certification in BLS.
• Authorized to serve both eligible and non-eligible beneficiaries in an outreach capacity both on and off site.

• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a M.D. or D.O. degree, and license in the State of Oregon.
• Requires a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in practice, not including completion of required family practice residency. Experience working with Tribal or Public Health Clinics preferred.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Driving Requirements:

• This position may require driving.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Must be certified by the American Board of Family Practice or other physician specialty board for primary care medicine.
• Must be BLS certified.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Must respect all others regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or income level.
• Must be committed to providing comprehensive health care to the individual, family, and community.
• Must possess a strong knowledge base of medical conditions and treatments.
• Must be able to perform office procedures (including both invasive and non-invasive minor surgery).
• Must be able to complete patient visits and documentation in a reasonable amount of time (as determined by team-generated protocols).
• When required, will need to obtain appropriate medical consultation.
• Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Adherences to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy, access, and patient health information in compliance with Federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture is required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
• Continually required to wear plastic/latex gloves and safety shoes.
• Continually required to handle soiled laundry.
• Occasionally required to wear safety glasses.
• Occasionally exposed to compressed gases and detergents.

• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan. 

• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.

Background Check:

• Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.