What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician (Pre Op Assessment Clinic) position at Hillsboro Medical Center?
Position Summary
We offer flexible FTE options (0.6–1.0 FTE) to support work–life balance and accommodate the ideal candidate.
Join our Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic, where you’ll serve as an independent clinical leader within a supportive, well-established, and mission-driven team. In this role, you’ll apply advanced medical knowledge, keen diagnostic skills, and sound clinical judgment in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment. You will collaborate daily with a wide range of medical and surgical specialties to ensure patients are thoroughly evaluated and optimally prepared for upcoming procedures, directly contributing to safe, high-quality care across the perioperative continuum.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Additional Posting Information
Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.
We offer flexible FTE options (0.6–1.0 FTE) to support work–life balance and accommodate the ideal candidate.
Join our Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic, where you’ll serve as an independent clinical leader within a supportive, well-established, and mission-driven team. In this role, you’ll apply advanced medical knowledge, keen diagnostic skills, and sound clinical judgment in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment. You will collaborate daily with a wide range of medical and surgical specialties to ensure patients are thoroughly evaluated and optimally prepared for upcoming procedures, directly contributing to safe, high-quality care across the perioperative continuum.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive pre-operative medical evaluations, including detailed history-taking, physical examinations, and review of diagnostic data to assess surgical risk and optimize patient readiness.
- Formulate and communicate medical optimization plans, addressing chronic conditions, medication management, and necessary pre-procedure interventions.
- Order, interpret, and act on diagnostic tests, such as laboratory studies, imaging, EKGs, and specialty consults, to ensure patients meet evidence-based standards for surgical clearance.
- Provide expert clinical decision-making regarding perioperative risk stratification, anesthesia considerations, and need for further evaluation or delay of surgery.
- Collaborate closely with surgical teams, anesthesiology, and multidisciplinary specialists to coordinate care and resolve complex medical issues that may impact surgical outcomes.
- Document all assessments, decisions, and plans clearly and thoroughly in Epic to support seamless communication and continuity of care.
- Educate patients and families on perioperative expectations, medication adjustments, risk factors, and strategies to improve safety and recovery.
Required Qualifications
- Medical degree from an accredited medical school with appropriate residency training
- Board Certified or Board Eligible (Licensed in Oregon)
- A ctive staff membership in good standing with the medical staff of the hospital with all privileges and responsibilities accorded such membership
- Demonstrates skill in caring for specialty-related patients
- Uses effective communication skills to work with patients, families and co-workers in "simple” as well as in “difficult” situations
- Excellent customer service skills
- Bilingual skills a plus
- Generous paid time off program for vacation, holidays, and sick time
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plan options for employees and dependents
- Award-winning Wellness Program and employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- CME Reimbursement and time off provided
- Additional voluntary benefit offerings and discounts at select retail and fitness centers
- Life insurance and basic disability fully employer paid
- Free and plentiful parking, as well as located one block from MAX station
Additional Posting Information
Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.