Care Coordinator – Primary Care & Patient Access

Oregon Health & Science University; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR seeks a Care Coordinator for the Family Medicine East Portland clinic. The role supports clinicians, coordinates labs and scheduling, and maintains EPIC-based communication with patients and care teams.

Responsibilities include patient education, chart scrubbing, referrals, and temporary floor Medical Assistant duties as needed. Requires MA training or equivalent and BLS; team-focused and detail-oriented candidate preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in a hospital or hospital-based clinic.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certificate within 30 days of hire or prior to independent practice.
• One of four: CMA, RMA, NCMA or CCMA.

Responsibilities

• Support with order entry, medication refills and patient education.
• Coordinate labs and scheduling per care plan or delegation protocols.
• Use EPIC for message handling, referrals and chart scrubbing; reach out to patients.
• Serve as floor Medical Assistant during staffing shortages.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

CMA (AAMA) Certified Medical Assistant

RMA (AMT) Registered Medical Assistant

NCMA (NCT) National Certified MA

CCMA (NHA) Certified Clinical MA

Tools

EPIC

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR seeks a Care Coordinator for the Family Medicine East Portland clinic. The role supports clinicians, coordinates labs and scheduling, and maintains EPIC-based communication with patients and care teams.

Responsibilities include patient education, chart scrubbing, referrals, and temporary floor Medical Assistant duties as needed. Requires MA training or equivalent and BLS; team-focused and detail-oriented candidate preferred.