Per Diem Emergency Medicine Physician - Adventist Health Portland (Adjunct Assistant Professor)
OHSU · Portland, OR
Posted October 3, 2026
OHSU Health Adventist Health Portland · 10123 SE Market Street, Portland, OR, US, 97216
Department Overview
The OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is seeking a full-time physician to join our team at Adventist Health Portland (AHP).
The Adventist Health Portland emergency department serves a largely urban population on the east side of Portland, caring for over 50,000 patient visits per year. The department serves many at-risk communities, including diverse nationalities and recent immigrants. AHP receives the highest number of cardiac arrest resuscitations in Multnomah County and has very active stroke and cardiac programs. The ED works closely with the hospitalist service, fostering strong collaboration and patient care coordination.
This is also a learning site with regular medical student rotations, providing ample teaching opportunities.
Function/Duties of Position
Staffing the Adventist Health Portland Emergency Department as assigned by the Chair; participation in education of medical and paramedic students, house staff and nurses; participating in Emergency Department quality assurance activities.
Required Qualifications
Education: MD or equivalent; Emergency Medicine Residency CertificateExperience: Knowledge, training and experience in clinical and academic Emergency Medicine
Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to satisfy standards of performance delineated by law
- Ability to manage heavy workload with multiple priorities and inflexible deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Proficient in the use of computing hardware and software, including personal computing equipment, electronic medical record, word processing and spreadsheet software.
- Regular and consistent attendance at work
Registrations, Certifications and/or Licenses: Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required; ABEM or ABOEM Board certified or board eligible
- A qualified candidate must have a current unlimited Oregon MD (or equivalent) license prior to start date. The provider must complete the credentialing process and be approved by the OHSU Professional Board to practice as an independent practitioner in an acute care/emergency setting. The provider must be registered with Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and be authorized to prescribe medications prior to start date.
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.