Love what you do! 

At The Oregon Clinic, we value being a positive and supportive workplace so our employees can enjoy what they do best – serving our patients and our community. With over 230 physicians spanning more than 30 specialties, we are the largest private multispecialty practice in Oregon and are proud to be physician owned and led. Our physicians work together along with our outstanding staff to provide high quality specialty medicine to our region. We are seeking a full-time Physician Associate to join our General Surgery and Burn Specialists Clinic in North Portland. You will work with exceptional physicians who value their team and working together to help our patients get the best possible care.

Our practice is a division of The Oregon Clinic, the largest physician-owned multispecialty group in Oregon. Our physicians staff The Legacy Oregon Burn Center, an American Burn Association Verified Burn Unit, which is part of the Legacy Health System in Portland, Oregon. We provide a wide range of services including general and burn surgery, critical care of burn patients, and wound and scar management, including laser surgery. We average 250 acute care burn admissions per year, with an additional 150 admissions for related conditions. Our patient population is about 25% pediatrics. We also treat many outpatients averaging 1500 clinic visits per year. Our clinic practice is conveniently located on the same campus as our inpatient burn center. Legacy Health System has close affiliations with Oregon Health & Sciences University and other health systems in the region. We actively participate in the training of surgical residents, medical students, and physician assistant students.

Primary duties include specialty care services, including assessing and managing patients, while following established standards and practices. New grads welcome to apply!

Call rotation still to be determined but should be limited.

Workdays will be Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week. Starting pay range, based on license and experience: $115,000 - $173,000/annually.

Medical, Vision, and Rx Insurance is 100% paid for by The Oregon Clinic for full-time employees.

Qualifications: 

• Successful completion of an accredited PhysicianAssociate program and current Oregon PA license
• Prior experience working with Electronic Medical Records strongly preferred, specifically EPIC
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with physicians, and office staff, patients and their families
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism
• Strong commitment to patient care team concept and privacy guidelines

Additional Benefits:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) 8 paid holidays
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Robust Wellness Programs
• Pet Insurance
• 70% of Tri-Met pass covered
• Lots of discounts to local stores and activities

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Our Commitments:

• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: We are more than an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and embrace differences and a diversity of backgrounds. We show respect for all people through our words and actions.
• Oregon Benefit Company: As an Oregon Benefit Company we consider our impact on society and the environment in our business decision-making process.
• A safe workplace: We are an alcohol and drug-free workplace for the safety of our patients and employees. Offers are contingent on successful completion of drug and background screenings.