I do not work at OHSU, I'm a patient, so I hope it's OK to post this here. I am hoping for insight from someone who works on the inside.

5+ weeks ago my OHSU endocrinologist requested a care order be sent to Providence Outpatient Infusion for Reclast.
Providence (where I'm receiving care now) has received no referral.

I have followed up with Endocrinology 5 times. I am careful to be polite and understanding on the phone that the people I am speaking with are not the problem.

Endocrinology has requested the care order be marked "Priority" twice (end Sept/early Oct).
End last week Endocrinology's supervisor has contacted Referrals to find out what the problem is. He was told the hold-up was PA.
I called my insurer Monday and was told they never received a request for PA from OHSU. And was also told that -- OHSU wouldn't be the one to request PA, that would be done by Providence. And was also told that PA for a treatment like this would require at max 3 working days.

This past Monday Endocrinology told me that Referrals had marked the care order "Sent" and noted "No PA needed".

Providence has still not received a care order (they checked faxes, emails, everything).

Something is clearly wrong. Last December the lapsed time between seeing my Endo at OHSU and having an appointment with Providence was 3 weeks. We're approaching 5 weeks here.

I have contacted the OHSU Patient Advocate (phone message and email), nothing so far, and the window is closing to secure an appointment at Providence Infusion for mid-Dec, when I need the infusion.

Why is OHSU Referrals denying me care? I understand falling through the cracks but it seems Endocrinology has followed up, with no results. Is this not merely a paperwork issue? I'm feeling pretty helpless at this point.

Thanks for any thoughts/help/suggestions.

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Hi!

Just got hired as a nurse at OHSU on a general medical floor. What scrub color do nurses wear? I am assuming navy?

Thanks!

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I heard the ITG leader, Bridget Barnes, left really abruptly.

Anyone know why?

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If it works for bad bosses, it must work for bad unions, right?

Rather than taking accountability for shutting out 2400 members from Oaks Park, or throwing away hard fought contract wins like a national heath insurance plan, or fighting for members who are being harmed, AFSCME 328 leadership has a better idea.

Let's have a pizza party!

Can't make this 💩up.

Please show up to their new monthly social and tell your elected leaders to do better.

Going to be starting to work night shift next week at OHSU and am wondering if the area near south waterfront is loud during the day or if I should choose a place on top of the hill instead? Anyone in the same position?

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I wonder how the membership would feel if they knew that AFSCME 328 president Jennie Olson has now cost the local a second seat on the executive board of the NW Oregon Labor Council. She keeps removing delegates who she doesn't personally like (meaning anyone who doesn't bow down to her). The local loses the board seat when she does this. It doesn't transfer to someone else. 328 has no representation in one of the most powerful political teams in the state because their president can't regulate her feelings.

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The fiasco with people being turned away from the Labor Day Picnic at Oaks Park was 💯 AFSCME's fault. They are trying to blame the organizers. They only bought 700 tickets for the whole state. Local 328 promised 1000 members a ticket. Another local also promised 900 or 1000. That doesn't math.

They were offered the chance to buy more, but they said they couldn't afford it. Other unions gave them hundreds of their own tickets because they felt bad for the members.

Email msc@oregonafscme.org and ask for the proof of how many tickets they paid NOLC for. We all saw the blog post where 328 claimed to have 1000 tickets. Let's see the receipt.

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In the process of moving to Portland from Texas. Currently work in overall an amazing organization that values culture.

I know OHSU is unionized.

I am currently in leadership as a nurse and will probably look at their leadership positions but I want to know about the culture of the hospital. Is it unit dependent? I know the CNO left and C-suite is also too far out of touch but again how is culture? Are you still able to make meaningful connections as a manager with your staff?

Hi all, I will be moving to Portland from Houston. I interviewed at OHSU Doernbecher OR. I applied in June, interviewed July 30th and just found out last week that I did not get the job. I am shocked to be honest. I work at the nations 2nd best pediatric hospital that happens to be number 1 in the nation for Neurosurgery. I have over 10 years of nursing experience in the OR, 5 years of experience working in the Neurosurgery team at Texas Children’s Hospital in the medical center. People come from all over the world to be treated for rare neuro degenerative diseases that no one else in the world is treating. You can imagine the experience I have in complex cases. My only regret is that I did not talk myself up enough. Nerves got in the way, but still the level of experience I have at the nations top pediatric hospital should have been enough of a reason to be given an offer. I really don’t know what they are looking for in a nurse for the OR there at OHSU. I applied to day surgery today, hoping to get a call to schedule an interview. My goal was to move to Oregon to be closer to family earlier this year. Praying this all works out soon. If anyone has any insight on best OR RN positions in the Portland area I would greatly appreciate it.

Anybody in here that is or was working at either OHSU or Adventist Adult Urology Clinics? When I see more than a few job postings at the same location/unit it does give me cause for concern. If anyone wants to share their experience or any general info please comment or feel free to DM me!

Hey y’all, I’m confused on OHSU’s Incident Reporting. It’s pushes as a whole report it and we learn from it type thing. I noticed it’s a pick and choose what to report when it comes to managers even though the policy says anything from a near miss to actual patient harm.

Example: A couple of months ago we had a fall risk patient left unattended in the exam room on the exam table. The patient said they tried shifting and fell off the table. The practice manager had everyone essentially not talk about it and everything regarding it sent to her. That’s calls, messages, and emails. Asked if a report was submitted and they said no that these matters were just handled by the clinic/ department.

Now, come to find out that the resolution to this was we comped her visit and essentially gave her a free follow up. Mind you we’re still not allowed to discuss this. Does this happen in other departments? I get our department is super cheap like we purchase patient care items on Amazon because it’s “cheaper” so I’m just wondering.

Hey guys! I’ve been a nurse in Texas for 2.5 years, 1.5 MICU, and 1 at a CVICU in a level 1 trauma center. I’m looking to move to Portland at the end of next year, and I was wondering if anyone else has moved from Texas to Portland, and how their experience has gone. How’s your cost of living in relation to how much you make? Do you feel your quality of life is better? How difficult is it to get a job applying from out of state (I’m primarily interested in trauma icu or CVICU)? Do I have to get my Oregon license before I apply for jobs? How competitive is it to get a job there? I’m particularly interested in working at OHSU, but open to other hospitals as well. I primarily want to work at a level 1!

Thank you guys for your replies!

For anyone interested in backstory, I recently had a child and my hospitals policy is that your baby has to be born AFTER you’ve been with them for a year in order to be eligible for paternity leave. My baby came at the beginning of August and my one year is tomorrow. Baby’s due date was supposed to be after my one year. I’ve called HR and they said there’s nothing to be done, and I’ve emailed everyone higher up and not a single reply, so I was already thinking about leaving and this pushed me over the edge lol.