Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty, and addictions. We hire people who are skilled and passionate to meet our mission through innovative outcome-based strategies that support personal and community transformation.

Our Mission at Central City Concern is to help those struggling with life’s biggest problems end or avoid homelessness and build healthy, housed, resilient, and engaged lives. Our vision is a connected community where all our neighbors have access to housing, health, and economic opportunity. Together, we will end homelessness.

The Blackburn Center is an innovative program that offers integrated housing, health care, and employment services with the long-term goal of eliminating homelessness. We seek to change how these services are delivered to all people, especially vulnerable populations.

This position is for a Medical Doctor, Naturopathic Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work in CCC’s Primary Care department with a primary assignment at the Blackburn Center. This position provides primary, urgent, and acute care to a population of low-income adults with a broad range of physical, behavioral, and social conditions. This position also provides Medication Supported Recovery services through CCC’s M3 program, our low-barrier buprenorphine/naloxone program, and supports patients receiving Hepatitis C treatment through our pharmacy-based Hep C Treatment Program.

A strong background in mental health and addiction medicine and the ability to meet the training requirements for buprenorphine prescribing are strongly preferred. Experience working with homeless and underserved populations is strongly preferred. Successful applicants will understand the value of harm reduction and low-barrier buprenorphine prescribing and will be flexible and responsive to highly vulnerable patients. Demonstrated skills in primary care medicine and licensure to practice medicine in Oregon are required of all applicants. 

Join our team as a Primary Care Provider at our Blackburn Center!

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: NP/PA

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant program required of all Nurse Practitioner applicants.
• If candidate is a Nurse Practitioner, graduate of an accredited school of nursing and has unrestricted licensure to practice medicine in Oregon or eligibility for such licensure.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure with National certification or Licensed to practice as a Physician’s Assistant in Oregon, with at least 2 years’ experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: MD/DO/ND

• Board eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice. 
• Graduation from a CNME-accredited, four-year Naturopathic Medical program. 
• Must have completed a CNME-certified primary care residency program. 
• Licensed naturopathic physician in the State of Oregon. 
• Maintain an Active DEA Certification. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: ALL APPLICANTS

• Demonstrated skills in primary care medicine with a minimum of 2 years’ experience preferred.
• Experience with Hepatitis C primary care-based treatment preferred, or provider will obtain training within 30 days of employment.
• Wound care experience highly preferred.
• Ability to meet training requirements for Buprenorphine prescribing, preferred.
• Spanish language fluency preferred.
• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
• Current DEA Certification required or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
• Must have current BLS certification.
• Available to work during standard clinic hours
• Central City Concern is committed to a drug-free workplace that encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Work Place Act of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Must adhere to agency’s non-discrimination policies.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work as a member of the Blackburn Center multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, client centered and trauma informed integrated services.
• Actively participate in the integration of services at the Blackburn Center and identify new opportunities to improve collaboration between and within service and care teams while carefully following information-sharing guidelines.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within Blackburn Center workflows and logistics. Participate in review of Blackburn Key Performance Indicators; review and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities and plans. 
• Build understanding of and appreciation for diversity among Blackburn Center clients and support their connection to culturally responsive and culturally specific services as requested.
• Support patient success in achieving Housing, Health, Resiliency, and Engagement.

• Determine and formulate health histories and perform physical exams.
• Order, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ clinical problems.
• Based on available clinical data, work cooperatively with patients and care team to formulate and implement person-centered care plan.
• Provide flexible scheduling opportunities to M3 clients to insure ongoing engagement in care. M3 offers very low barrier and easy access buprenorphine/naloxone to clients with Opioid Use Disorder, often with other ongoing substance use. Through clear protocols we offer increase flexibility to clients to encourage engagement while addressing community and client safety.
• Conduct on-going health care and clinical management of stable, chronically ill patients. Provide provider services in Office Based Opioid Treatment program, including substance use treatment with buprenorphine and other medications
• Support pharmacy-based Hepatitis C program and offer medical visits to support clients receiving treatment.
• Collaborate with integrated care team to provide most cost-effective and high quality care.
• Determine and manage minor and/or acute illnesses and initiates treatment.
• Conduct initial care for emergency situations such as illness or injury and initiate arrangements for continuing care.
• Prescribe medication or other forms of treatment as necessary.
• Assess need for and perform clinical procedures, including joint injections, incision and drainage of abscesses, skin biopsies, and toenail removal. May be able to perform other procedures pending privileging by Blackburn Associate Medical Director.
• Keep appropriate records.
• Participate in and, at times, lead Provider Education Sessions on a variety of clinical topics.
• Participate in compliance, quality assurance and quality improvement activities as directed.
• Collaborate with care team to ensure optimal performance on team- and clinic-based performance metrics.

• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.

• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners’ and outside providers’ patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediately reporting any breach of protected health information or personal identification information of any person receiving CCC services by CCC or an outside provider to the CCC Compliance Department, as well as to your supervisor or their designee.

• Perform other duties as assigned, including occasional work at other CCC clinical sites and/or off-site at community events.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Individual must have ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, team-oriented environment.
• Must demonstrate a deep concern for the health and well being of others.
• Must be able to interact with co-workers, patients and staff to instill confidence and facilitate communication.
• Experience in primary care medical practice.
• Ability to consider the impacts and outcomes for underserved communities during decision-making processes with special attention to trauma-informed care and diversity and inclusion principles.
• Ability to consider impacts of systems of oppression, structural racism, and individual bias on client outcomes.
• Ability to display non-judgmental attitude.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of de-escalation methods or willingness to be trained in these methods.
• Comfort working in an independent clinical practice with on and off-site support from medical and administrative supervisors.

Benefits at Central City Concern offered to our employees!

Central City Concern offers incredible benefits to our employees. We offer an extensive total rewards package to include base wages, medical, dental, vision, and voluntary plans. Central City Concern also takes employees’ financial wellness into consideration and provides a rich retirement match.

• Generous paid time off plan beginning at 4 weeks of PTO accrual per year! Accrual amount/rate increases with longevity.
• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with an employer match of 4.25% in your 1st year, 6% in the 2nd year, and 8% in your 3rd year!
• 11 paid Holidays 2 Personal Holidays to be used at the employee’s discretion. 
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage. 
• Employer Paid Life, Short Term Disability, AND Long-Term Disability Insurance! 
• Sabbatical Program offering extended time off at years 7, 14, and 21.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, and pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.

CCC values and celebrates diversity in race, heritage, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, and disability. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prioritize active inclusion of diverse staff.

Central City Concern is a second-chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding the consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of this particular job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.