Pre-Operative Medicine Physician
Overview
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Schedule
- .90 FTE 4-day work week (Full Time) · No call duties required
- Source-listed pay
- $219,690 – $247,230
- Practice
- Multispecialty medical group · Kaiser Permanente medical centers
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
This Pre-Operative Medicine Physician role is outpatient based, supporting complex surgical patients in two Kaiser Permanente clinics in Portland, OR, with no call duties and a 4-day work week at 0.9 FTE. Compensation is salary-based with a signing bonus up to $50K, and includes comprehensive benefits plus loan forgiveness eligibility.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Outpatient
- Patient population: Complex patients scheduled for surgery with multiple co-morbid conditions
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $219,690 – $247,230
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- bonus Relocation allowance - up to $15,000 The annual salary for this .9 FTE position is $219,690 - $247,230 which considers an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certificatio
- Observed
- 2 mo ago
- Signing bonus
- $50,000
Employer
Northwest Permanente
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Multispecialty medical group
- Facility type
- Kaiser Permanente medical centers
- Patient population
- Complex patients scheduled for surgery with multiple co-morbid conditions
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $219,690–$247,230 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $50,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- At 0.9 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- .90 FTE 4-day work week (Full Time)
- Call burden
- no call duties required
- Inpatient / outpatient
- outpatient
- FTE
- 0.9
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Northwest Permanente (NWP) is the largest multispecialty medical group in Oregon and southwest Washington with 1,500+ physicians and 300+ administrative professionals caring for 615,000+ Kaiser Permanente members. Northwest Permanente is owned and led by physicians who earn competitive salaries, without income based on providing individual services. Our medical group comprises board-certified physicians across 50+ specialties.
We invite applications to join our Pre-Operative Medicine team in Portland, OR. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive care. You must excel in evaluating complex patients with multiple co-morbid conditions. Excellent clinical and interpersonal skills are expected. Interest in leadership preferred. We currently have two pre-operative medicine clinics at the Kaiser Sunnyside and Westside Medical Centers. You will need to be flexible to support both locations. In this role, you will support a broad scope of patients and may also coordinate/assist with the multi-disciplinary Senior Surgical Care Program.
What You Can Expect:
Our Pre-Operative Medicine Team provides comprehensive outpatient medical evaluation and consultation for complex patients scheduled for surgery.
The team works closely with the surgeons, anesthesiologists, primary care physicians and our consultants to coordinate care prior to surgery.
The evaluation involves a thorough history and physical, ordering appropriate labs and imaging, interpreting data and determining if patients are medically optimized prior to their surgical procedure.
An experienced support staff
Access to a physician-friendly advanced Epic EMR
Opportunities for leadership positions within the medical group if desired
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
NO CALL DUTIES REQUIRED
.90 FTE 4-day work week (Full Time)
Minimum Requirements:
Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine or a Medicine sub-specialty
We Provide You:
Generous automatic employer-funded pension and retirement contributions totaling 21% of clinician eligible earnings with additional employee contribution optional
Competitive compensation that is not based on fee-for-service model
Pathway for physicians to become shareholders of Northwest Permanente
Paid annual education leave + annual education allowance
Comprehensive benefits including largely employer-funded medical, dental insurance premiums, life insurance, and paid leave
Complete professional liability coverage provided at no cost, 100% reimbursement for obtaining and maintaining board certification, continuing medical education reimbursement, and in-house CME opportunities
Total Rewards value range of $285,990 - $343,000
Current hiring incentives for this role:
Up to a $50K new hire signing bonus
Relocation allowance - up to $15,000
The annual salary for this .9 FTE position is $219,690 - $247,230 which considers an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, training, market data, and other relevant factors. In addition to the salary range above, NWP offers rich benefits that add substantial value to the total compensation package.