VP, Ambulatory Primary Care

The Vice President, Primary Care is a senior executive leader accountable for the overall performance, strategic direction, and operational oversight of Primary Care services across OHSU Health. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Chief Ambulatory Officer, this role serves as the primary administrative leader and dyad partner to physician leadership to advance high-quality, patient-centered care across the health system.

The Vice President provides executive oversight of an integrated primary care service area spanning OHSU Primary Care and Hillsboro Medical Center, encompassing 22 practices and serving more than 165,000 patients annually, with responsibility for approximately 425 FTEs and over 300,000 annual visits.

In close partnership with executive leaders across Primary Care, Ambulatory, and hospital services, the Vice President sets and executes service area strategy, drives access and growth, advances quality and safety, and ensures strong financial and operational performance across a coordinated, system-wide model of care.

In alignment with system governance, the VP is accountable for position FTE approvals, capital investment planning, and resource allocation decisions, ensuring disciplined stewardship and alignment with enterprise priorities in partnership with finance and operational leaders.

Service Area Direction & Strategy

• Define and lead the Primary Care service area strategy, including growth, optimization, and portfolio management, informed by market intelligence, patient needs, and competitive positioning.
• Partner with executive leaders across Primary Care, Ambulatory, and hospital services to align strategy, operational planning, and system-wide priorities.
• Identify and advance strategic growth opportunities, including access expansion, new care models, and network development across OHSU and affiliated partners.
• Ensure alignment of service area strategy with the OHSU Strategic Plan, academic mission, and enterprise priorities.
• Build and leverage matrixed relationships to influence decision-making, drive execution, and achieve service area performance objectives.
• Engage physician leadership and key stakeholders to support strategy execution, change management, and sustained performance.

Finance

• Maintain overall fiscal accountability for the Primary Care service area, including position approvals, budget development and performance, and capital planning; ensure disciplined management of staffing, labor, and operating expenses in partnership with finance and operational leaders.
• Develop and oversee operating and capital budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and long‑term financial sustainability.
• Monitor financial performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions to achieve budget and margin targets.
• Optimize resource allocation, productivity, and cost structure while maintaining high-quality patient care and access.
• Partner with physician and administrative leadership to evaluate productivity, reimbursement, and value‑based performance to inform strategic and operational decisions.

Service Area Performance

• Partner with physician and administrative leadership to advance quality, safety, and patient experience, ensuring delivery of high‑quality, patient‑ and family‑centered care.
• Establish and execute performance improvement strategies with measurable outcomes aligned to OHSU goals and external benchmarks.
• Drive clinical and operational performance through regular review of key metrics, identifying trends, and implementing targeted interventions.
• Benchmark performance against peer institutions and evidence‑based models to identify and implement best practices.

Operations

• Lead operational performance across…