Care; PA​/NP

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

The Faculty APP delivers care aligned with a defined scope of practice in Immediate Care, with work expectations operationalized through departmental workflows, productivity standards, and performance expectations consistent with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and institutional policies.

This role is structured to meet contract-defined work expectations of 1792 hours per year in 199.1 9-hour sessions , inclusive of daytime (AM, PM) shift coverage, aligned with the clinical coverage model and patient care needs of the service.

The Faculty APP will participate in departmental scheduling processes, including weekends, holidays and call responsibilities, with scheduling practices aligned to contract provisions, equitable distribution of coverage, and maintenance of safe, consistent clinical operations

Clinical Activities

• Direct
• Billable patient encounters in the ambulatory setting (face to face), virtual visits (if that meets the clinics need), and phone visit or other billable electronic visits
• Includes documentation of the visit.
• Patient population
  - All ages and demographics.
• Independent practice with wRVU and visit expectations.
• Minimum visit expectation: 1.8 visits per hour
• Minimum wRVU expectation: 3.8 wRVU per hour
• Clinical coverage requirement includes days (AM, PM and EVE), weekends, holidays, and call.
• Department specific activities: include care in the clinical setting and may include care delivered in patients homes or at care facilities or other locations with approved contracts and off campus authorizations.
• Indirect patient care includes activities supporting direct patient care, including but not limitedto;
• Shared pool EPIC in-basket management/coverage
• MyChart messages
• Reviewing results
• Phone calls
• Patient care coordination
• Court or legal appearances related to work cases (e.g., subpoenas),
• Care conferences
• Work group huddles
• Non-RVU generating patient care
• Non-billable patient care
• Taking calls(examples:triage,back up triage call,clinic support calls,laband imaging results,leadership calls, etc.)
• Filling gaps created by lack of staff support (e.g., clinicians on leave, unfilled clinical positions, or lack of MA, RN, PAS, social work, case management, residents, fellows, physicians, etc.).
• Meeting sand Huddles
• Clinic based work(coverage, support,working with clinical team,answering questions,etc)

Faculty Activities (service, scholarship, and research):

• Clinical APP faculty have an expectation of advancement and activities consistent with faculty pursuits standard work.
• Faculty pursuit opportunities specific to position:
• Faculty Pursuits are education, research/scholarship, service, advocacy, administrative & leadership activities consistent with the missions of OHSU which are not funded by other salary components (i.e.,aFTE,rFTE, oreFTE).
• Faculty Pursuit time should be used toward activities that move them along the promotion and tenure track.

Other Activites

• All APPs are expected to support the clinical, education, and research mission of OHSU through routine clinical care that includes working with students, trainees, and patients participating in research, consistent with their role, scope of practice, and applicable contract and institutional policies. Activities include supporting and precepting learners and trainees, and participating in activities needed for clinical operations, for example provider meetings, clinical quality meetings and projects, faculty meetings, clinic operations meetings, and other initiatives as directed by the department.
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