OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We thrive on innovation and collaboration. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Our goal is to elevate and make space for candidates of all backgrounds in our hiring practices. Join our team as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision, and courage.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and qualifications for this role.

Successful candidates will commit to an inclusive workplace which celebrates people, centers accessibility, and seeks new paths forward on our journey towards health for all.

We only accept applications that follow the electronic process. No phone calls, please.

Open Positions

Posted: 7.10.26

*This position is open to Oregon and SW Washington candidates only. Please note that we are a dog-friendly office. 

 

What We Need:

The Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) seeks a Health Access Manager who is responsible for coordinating and handling day-to-day activities for HIV/STI programs in Oregon and SW Washington that align with Oregon’s End HIV initiative and training topics related to linkage to care supporting whole person health in the prevention and management of HIV as a chronic condition. As a member of the HIV/STI Program management team, this position bridges the gap between clinical practice and barriers to healthcare access to improve health outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum.

 

OPCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, marital status, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Successful candidates will commit to a respectful and welcoming workplace.

 

Who We Are:

OPCA is a nonprofit membership association for all of Oregon’s community health centers (CHCs), also known as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Our mission is to lead the transformation of primary care to achieve healthcare for all through our values of data-driven integrity, collaboration, and innovation. The HIV/STI Program delivers innovative, evidence-based, education and training programs to improve both access to care and quality of life for people who are living with or are at-risk for acquiring HIV.

 

To accomplish our shared goals, we support health centers and key partners by facilitating peer network gatherings, trainings, site visits, learning collaboratives, and data-driven improvement projects. In addition, we work with policymakers and partners to share the impact health centers have in their communities and advance policy to improve patients’ lives and the ability of health centers to serve them.

 

OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Join our team to advance OPCA’s mission of health access for all, as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision and courage.

 

Who You Are:

A highly skilled facilitator with a demonstrated ability to speak to large crowds and diverse audiences in an interprofessional environment, you thrive when managing multiple initiatives and prioritizing competing training demands across the state. Your understanding of epidemiologic and survey data supports program efforts and allows you to measure program success. Your ability to think strategically and deliver technically allows you to combine an understanding of high level organizational and team goals with an impeccable attention to detail in your daily work. As a collaborative relationship builder, you work closely with your team and other thought partners.

  

What You’ll Bring:

  • Demonstrated proficiency in Outlook, complex schedules and meeting planning on multiple calendars
  • Knowledge/understanding of HIV/AIDS educational programs and priorities, including early intervention activities and disease investigation
  • Solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, both verbally and in writing
  • Solid ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes
  • Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns both internally and with external community partners
  • Superior ability to prioritize assignments, manage several concurrent projects effectively with frequent interruptions under deadlines
  • Working skills to analyze information and synthesize large amounts of data with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to travel to support training and capacity building assistance in alignment with program deliverables.
  • Knowledge, skill and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of personalities and organizations

 

What You’ll Do At OPCA:

  • Provide subject matter expertise on linkage, engagement and addressing barriers to health care access to support whole-person health and the integration of HIV into primary care environments.
  • Apply knowledge and technical expertise to educate and incorporate promising practices to support health system transformation efforts around equity and inclusion.
  • Review internal and external policies, practices, and procedures to support continuous quality improvement along the HIV Care Continuum.
  • Identify strategic partnerships to increase efficiency and reduce duplication of efforts to streamline health care access for populations impacted by HIV.
  • Build and maintain relationships with collaborating partners to identify training opportunities in alignment with Oregon public health goals.
  • Coordinate onsite training activities related to program deliverables.
  • Market and facilitate learning opportunities (training events, communities of practice, webinars, conferences) for health systems in Oregon.
  • Facilitate large conferences & workshops based on HIV educational needs assessments.
  • Provide capacity-building assistance to community partners around access and linkage to care along the HIV Care Continuum.
  • Ensure appropriate documentation and reporting of training outcomes in compliance with funder requirements.
  • Assist with program evaluation efforts and quality improvement practices, including data entry and reporting on program deliverables in alignment with existing contracts.

  

Minimal Qualifications:

  • Advanced proficiency required. Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and/or 3–5 years of relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Lived experience is highly valued and may be considered in lieu of formal educational requirements.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required.

What Else You Should Know:

To view the full job description and to apply, please go here.

 In order to be considered, you must include the following in your cover letter:

  • What excites you most about this position and/or OPCA?
  • Describe your understanding of how this position is integral to the End HIV Oregon initiative.
  • How does your work and/or lived experience connect with this position and OPCA’s mission?

OPCA works a hybrid schedule of two days in our downtown office and three days remote.

Posted 05.20.2026

*This position is open to Oregon and SW Washington candidates only

What We Need:

The Oregon Network of Community Health Centers (ONCHC or “The Network”) and its parent organization, the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA), seeks a Network Operations & Project Manager to provide operational and project management to advance the mission and strategic priorities of the Network and OPCA. Working in close partnership with the VP of ONCHC, this position is responsible for the coordination of the Network’s Strategic Plan, ensures accountability for goals and objectives charged to Board Committees and staff, and supports effective governance, administration, and cross-organizational coordination.

 

The Network Operations & Project Manager coordinates and integrates administrative operations, governance support, communications, meeting management, and complex, multi-year data and IT initiatives across the Network and OPCA. This role is responsible for aligning internal teams, external partners, health centers, payors, vendors, and statewide stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of strategic initiatives, including population health data platforms, EHR- and IT-related projects, and onboarding of partners and customers to Network-supported tools and services.

 

OPCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, marital status, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Successful candidates will commit to a respectful and welcoming workplace. 

Who We Are:

OPCA is a nonprofit membership association for all of Oregon’s community health centers (CHCs), also known as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Our mission is to lead the transformation of primary care to achieve healthcare for all through our values of data-driven integrity, collaboration, and innovation. The HIV/STI program delivers innovative, evidence-based, education and training programs to improve both access to care and quality of life for people who are living with or are at-risk for acquiring HIV.

 

To accomplish our shared goals, we support health centers and key partners by facilitating peer network gatherings, trainings, site visits, learning collaboratives, and data-driven improvement projects. In addition, we work with policymakers and partners to share the impact health centers have in their communities and advance policy to improve patients’ lives and the ability of health centers to serve them.

 

OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Join our team to advance OPCA’s mission of health access for all, as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision and courage.

 

Who You Are:

A highly skilled project manager with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, prioritize competing demands, and meet deadlines. Your excellent organizational skills include the ability to anticipate milestones, risks, and dependencies across both operational and project work. Strong interpersonal and communication skills allow you to work effectively with board members, committees, health center leaders and staff, OPCA teams, and external partners.

 

Your ability to think strategically and deliver technically allows you to combine an understanding of high level organizational and team goals with an impeccable attention to detail in your daily work. As a collaborative relationship builder, you work closely with your team and other thought partners.

 

What You’ll Bring:

  • Working knowledge of project management concepts, practices, and tools.
  • Ability to think strategically and translate goals into actionable plans and deliverables.
  • Experience managing or coordinating complex, multi-year projects involving data, IT systems, EHRs, or population health platforms.
  • Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including CCOs, vendors, and statewide partners.
  • Experience supporting Board or committee work through structured project planning and accountability processes.
  • Ability to integrate best practices and emerging information into operations and project execution.
  • Experience using formal project management methodologies or tools (e.g., portfolio tracking, dashboards, risk logs).
  • Ability to work effectively with people who think, act, look, and/or live in ways different from oneself.
  • Understanding of community health centers and mission-driven healthcare organizations.
  • Ability to interpret and communicate basic health center or program data to support decision-making.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, O365, MS Teams, and related productivity tools.

What You’ll Do At OPCA:

Strategic and Project Management

  • Manage a portfolio of complex, multi-year initiatives across the Network and OPCA, including strategic plan implementation and monitoring, data and IT projects, value-based payment contract implementation, and onboarding new customers to the population health platform.
  • Translate Board-approved strategies and committee-charged priorities into executable project plans with clear scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success measures.
  • Ensure all projects are aligned with the Network’s Strategic Plan and advance shared Network and OPCA goals.
  • Monitor progress across initiatives, proactively identify risks or barriers, and escalate issues to the  VP of ONCHC with recommended solutions.

 

Governance, Committee and Board Support

  • Provide operational and project management support to Network and subsidiary Boards and committees, ensuring timely preparation, follow-up, and execution of committee-charged work.
  • Coordinate closely with the VP of ONCHC, Board Managers, committee leaders, and staff to ensure governance priorities are advanced through well-managed projects and workplans.
  • Support the alignment of project work with governance expectations, decision-making timelines, and accountability structures.

Essential Operations, Administration and Compliance

  • Oversee administrative operations related to assigned projects and Network functions, including government, payor, and funder reporting requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable contracts, grant requirements, and regulatory obligations; submit required reports and deliverables accurately and on time.
  • Create, maintain, and organize comprehensive project and operational documentation to support transparency, continuity, and audit readiness.
  • Coordinate facilities, logistics, and services for Network conferences, retreats, and hosted meetings in collaboration with OPCA staff.

Collaboration, Representation, and Continuous Improvement

  • Represent the Network at meetings, conferences, trainings, and forums as appropriate.
  • Foster strong working relationships across OPCA, Network health centers, CCOs, vendors, and external partners to support effective collaboration and shared accountability.
  • Participate in OPCA staff activities and meetings, working to integrate Network and OPCA operations in support of a shared mission.
  • Maintain and enhance project management expertise through ongoing training and use of appropriate project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.

 

Minimal Qualifications:

  • A bachelor’s degree and/or 3 – 5  years of related work experience, or equivalent education.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required.

 

What Else You Should Know:

To view the full job description and to apply, please go here.

In order to be considered, you must submit a cover letter:

 

OPCA works a hybrid schedule of two days in our downtown office and three days remote.

Internship Opportunities

The Oregon Primary Care Association is open to interns who can work on various projects. These internships are designed for students seeking practice or field experience as part of the completion of their graduate degree at an accredited program. Priority will be given to students pursuing their degrees in the state of Oregon.

To learn more about potential internship opportunities, please contact our Human Resources Manager Cindy Tan (ctan@orpca.org).

3 OPCA TEAM PERKS

At OPCA, we’re focused on innovations which improve the health of Oregonians. That includes building a collaborative and balanced workplace environment within the organization. Here are a few things we did in 2023 to strengthen our team.

#1. We Implemented an Office Dog Policy

OPCA allows staff to bring their dogs into the office, provided the dogs are in good health, well-behaved, and supervised by their person. Our canine visitors inspire lots of smiles, and John Hopkins Medicine says that simply petting a dog lowers a person’s cortisol while increasing oxytocin.

#2. We Normalized a Hybrid Work Schedule

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research claims “Hybrid is the future of work.” Generally, hybrid work enables employees to experience the benefits of in-person team building while also ensuring flexibility for work-life balance. OPCA staff work in the office Tuesdays through Thursday and have the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays.

#3. We Learned Mental Health First Aid

OPCA staff members Brooke Linn and Ada Catanzarite earned certifications as Mental Health First Aid Instructors through a program with the National Council for Mental Well Being and the Missouri Department of Mental Health. They shared their knowledge with the rest of OPCA’s team by hosting training sessions at the office. Twenty-six members of OPCA staff earned certificates.

Bonus Perk: Staff Engagement Committee

OPCA has a staff engagement committee dedicated to planning small events for employees to bond outside of formal work projects. The committee’s events include optional brackets for March Madness and Fattest Bear Week, Valentine’s Day card swaps, a winter holiday party, happy hours, and volunteer days.