Orthopedic Upper Extremity / Hand Surgeon - Columbia Memorial Hospital (Clinical Associate)
OHSU · Astoria, OR
Posted October 3, 2026
Columbia Memorial Hospital (OHSU Partner) - Astoria · 2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, OR, US, 97103
Department Overview
Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) in collaboration with Oregon Health & Science (OHSU) is seeking a full time Orthopedic Upper Extremity/Hand Surgeon to join our established CMH-OHSU Orthopedic clinic, located in Astoria, Oregon.
The full-time annual base salary range for this position is $705,567-$776,123; commensurate with experience and rank. Base pay does not include incentive pay, hiring bonuses, or additional benefits such as retirement contributions.
Function/Duties of Position
As an upper extremity specialist, you will be joining an established orthopedic and sports medicine practice with experienced board-certified orthopedists and advanced practice practitioners who offer a full spectrum of orthopedic care. This position will serve as an OHSU Clinical Associate who is fully embedded as a member of the OHSU Practice Plan with 100 percent of their practice dedicated patient care at Columbia Memorial Hospital.
Practice Details
- Provide outpatient services at the CMH-OHSU Health Orthopedics Clinic.
- Four-Day work week with dedicated clinic, OR and administrative time.
- Guaranteed base salary with annual merit increases and quality incentives.
- Hiring incentives including commencement bonus and relocation.
- Annual CME stipend with paid CME time.
- Paid time off, paid holidays and sick time. Comprehensive benefits including retirement plan options with matching contributions.
Required Qualifications
- M.D./D.O. degree/training
- Completion of an Orthopedic Surgery Residency
- Completion of a hand and upper extremity fellowship.
- Board Certified / Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery
- Board Certified / Board Eligible in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Additional Details
About Columbia Memorial HospitalColumbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) is the fastest growing rural hospital in Oregon, serving the healthcare needs of the northern Oregon coast with a collaborative relationship with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Our full-service critical access hospital is a not-for-profit, independent, Planetree-Gold Certified organization where person-centered care is a priority.
Our growing hospital and clinics employ over 900 employees which includes a diverse professional medical staff of more than 100 physicians and advanced practice professionals including surgical, non-surgical and primary care specialties.
Why apply to OHSU?
We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.
Employer
OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon's only public academic health center. OHSU brings together world-class patient care, groundbreaking research and the education of the next generation of health care professionals — all in service of improving the health and well-being of every Oregonian.
From OHSU Hospital and OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital on Marquam Hill to the Center for Health & Healing on Portland's South Waterfront, OHSU's physicians and advanced practice providers care for the most complex patients in the region at a Level 1 trauma center, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, the Casey Eye Institute and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute. Through OHSU Health partners such as Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health Portland, and community collaborations from Astoria to Klamath Falls, OHSU faculty also bring academic medicine to communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Faculty at OHSU practice at the leading edge of medicine while teaching residents and students and contributing to discovery. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, academic appointments and career development, and the chance to live in the Pacific Northwest — with Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon coast all close to home.