Pre-Operative Medicine Physician 0.9FTE Portland OR
Listed compensation
$271K–$305K
The week · per this posting4-day week
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Job Description
Morlen Health invites you to join a 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. there are 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
- NO CALL DUTIES REQUIRED
*.90 FTE 4-day work week or 1.0 FTE schedule options (Full Time)
Minimum Requirements
- Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine or a Medicine sub-specialty
- Geriatric fellowship training preferred but not required
- At least 5 years of experience is recommended in Internal Medicine or a Medicine sub-specialty.
We Provide You
- Competitive compensation that is not based on fee-for-service model
- Salary $270,900- $ 304,800 (1.0FTE) plus Lifestyle bonus $20,000 annually
- Paid annual education leave
Current Hiring Incentives for This Role
- $25K new hire signing bonus
- Relocation allowance – up to $15,000
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive outpatient medical evaluations and consultations for complex surgical patients to ensure they are medically optimized. Coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and primary care physicians while supporting the Senior Surgical Care Program.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine or a Medicine sub-specialty with at least 5 years of experience. Geriatric fellowship training is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pre-Operative Medicine Physician 0.9FTE Portland OR at Permanente Health Care Ventures a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,321 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$288k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
Living in Portland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $526k≈ 1.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,732/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 105.4
- State income tax
- Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.