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Oregon Rural Physician and Medical Leadership Opportunities
Help Us Build a Better Way for Rural Healthcare
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.
By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced physicians and Oregon healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.
Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, clinical judgment, and heart to rural communities.
Explore Rural Healthcare Opportunities at RSSJobs.org
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout Oregon that align with your experience and goals.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.
Physician Leadership and Clinical Opportunities Across Oregon
Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, regional health systems, community health centers, long-term care providers, and healthcare organizations throughout Oregon to identify physicians who understand the importance of serving rural communities.
We are currently connecting with physicians interested in active and upcoming medical leadership, permanent, part-time, per diem, short-term, and clinical coverage opportunities across Oregon.
These opportunities may include positions within:
Critical Access Hospitals Rural and community hospitals Rural Health Clinics Federally Qualified Health Centers Public hospital districts Regional health systems Outpatient and specialty clinics Long-term care and senior care organizations Integrated rural healthcare systems Multi-site and regional healthcare networks
This Is More Than a Physician Role
In rural Oregon, physicians often have an impact far beyond a single department or patient encounter.
They may care for generations of families, help shape clinical services, mentor other professionals, support hospital leadership, and become trusted members of the community.
In some areas, a physician may be one of only a few locally available medical professionals. Patients may otherwise need to travel long distances for emergency, specialty, surgical, obstetric, behavioral health, or primary care services.
Some opportunities may combine clinical practice with medical leadership. Others may offer per diem or short-term coverage that helps an organization maintain essential services while recruiting for a permanent physician.
Physicians may work closely with advanced practice providers, nurses, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, transport teams, and regional specialists.
The strongest rural physicians are collaborative, adaptable, clinically grounded, and committed to building trust with patients, families, employees, leaders, and the communities they serve.
They understand that practicing in Oregon may require a broad scope, strong judgment, resourcefulness, and the ability to provide excellent care when immediate specialty support is limited.
Opportunities May Include
This application may connect you with current or upcoming roles such as:
Chief Medical Officer Vice President of Medical Affairs Medical Director Physician Executive Chief of Staff Regional Medical Director Family Medicine Physician Internal Medicine Physician Hospitalist Emergency Medicine Physician Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician OB/GYN Physician General Surgeon Pediatrician Psychiatrist Primary Care Physician Rural Health Clinic Physician Long-Term Care Medical Director Hospice or Palliative Care Physician Behavioral Health Medical Leader Specialty physicians based on community or regional need Per diem physician coverage Part-time physician opportunities Short-term physician coverage Permanent physician opportunities Clinical roles with leadership responsibilities
What You May Lead or Support
Responsibilities will vary by organization, community, and opportunity and may include:
Providing safe, high-quality, patient-centered medical care
Supporting continuity of care in rural, underserved, and high-need communities
Participating in call, inpatient, outpatient, emergency, procedural, obstetric, or long-term care coverage
Providing short-term or per diem coverage during vacancies, leave, seasonal demand, or increased patient needs
Supporting clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness
Collaborating with nursing, advanced practice providers, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, and operational leaders
Participating in medical staff leadership, peer review, credentialing, privileging, governance, or clinical policy development
Helping develop, expand, or strengthen clinical programs and service lines
Mentoring physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other clinicians
Supporting physician recruitment, retention, onboarding, and engagement
Advising executive leadership and governing boards on clinical matters
Helping improve access, outcomes, referrals, patient transfers, and care coordination
Supporting telehealth, regional consultation, and communication between rural clinics and regional hospitals
Stabilizing patients and coordinating transfer when required
Helping teams respond to limited local resources, weather disruptions, wildfire impacts, transportation delays, or changes in patient demand
Building trusted relationships with patients, families, employees, and community organizations
Considering a permanent opportunity when the organization and community are the right fit
What You Will Bring
Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree
Current board certification or board eligibility in the relevant specialty
Eligibility for Oregon physician licensure
Current DEA registration when required
Relevant clinical experience
Strong communication, collaboration, adaptability, and professional judgment
The ability to practice independently while remaining connected to a broader clinical and regional care team
The ability to respond thoughtfully when immediate specialty resources or transportation options are limited
Experience serving rural, underserved, high-need, or geographically isolated populations
Experience with Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, FQHCs, public hospital districts, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
Previous medical leadership experience for CMO, medical director, chief of staff, or physician executive roles
Experience using telehealth or coordinating care across significant geographic distances may be valuable
A patient-centered, collaborative, and community-minded approach
Specific credentialing, privileging, call, schedule, travel, certification, and experience requirements will depend on the organization and position.
Types of Opportunities
Opportunities may include:
Permanent employment Part-time employment Per diem coverage Short-term physician coverage Seasonal support Temporary-to-permanent opportunities Medical director appointments Clinical roles with administrative or leadership responsibilities Regional positions serving multiple communities Independent contract arrangements where legally appropriate Direct temporary employment with the healthcare organization
The schedule, compensation, call expectations, credentialing requirements, travel arrangements, housing, transportation, community location, and employment structure will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
Why Rural Oregon?
Oregon's healthcare organizations serve communities surrounded by forests, mountains, high desert, farmland, rivers, coastal areas, and long stretches of open road.
Some communities are connected by major highways. Others are hours from larger medical centers and specialty services.
These distances make physician access especially important.
A local physician may allow a patient to receive care closer to family, avoid an unnecessary transfer, maintain a hospital service, or keep an entire clinic operating.
Practicing in rural Oregon offers the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships, experience a broad clinical scope, and see the direct impact of your work.
You may care for multiple generations of one family, help stabilize a patient before transfer, mentor a local clinician, strengthen a service line, support a rural team, or help shape the future of healthcare across an entire region.
Even short-term or per diem coverage can make a meaningful difference by protecting services, reducing burnout, supporting local teams, and giving an organization time to find the right permanent solution.
The work requires humility, adaptability, strong clinical judgment, and a genuine commitment to listening before leading.
For the right physician, it is an opportunity to practice medicine with extraordinary purpose.
Join the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network
By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential Rural Staffing Services Talent Network.
You may be considered for current or upcoming physician and medical leadership opportunities throughout Oregon that align with your specialty, experience, preferred region, availability, and goals.
Please submit your resume and let us know:
Which Oregon communities or regions you would consider
Whether you are interested in rural, coastal, mountain, high desert, agricultural, or regional organizations
Whether you are open to relocation or short-term travel
Whether you are interested in permanent, part-time, per diem, short-term, leadership, or multiple types of opportunities
Your clinical specialty and any medical leadership experience
Which position or community you were viewing on RSSJobs.org
Our team personally reviews each application.
When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, clinical needs, schedule, credentialing, relocation considerations, housing, and next steps.
Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.
Discover More Rural Healthcare Opportunities
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare positions, leadership opportunities, and communities throughout Oregon.
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