Clinical Assistant Jobs in Oregon
Clinical Assistant jobs in Oregon concentrate heavily in hospital systems, outpatient clinics, and primary care networks, with demand at every level from entry-level medical assistant to experienced clinical coordinator. Portland, Salem, and Eugene lead hiring activity, and large systems like Oregon Health & Science University, Legacy Health, and PeaceHealth maintain consistent openings. The most in-demand specialties are family medicine, urgent care, and behavioral health support. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Come save lives with us!
Join us in our recovery work as a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical leader in Salem, OR!
About Our Organization
This position supports one of the trusted behavioral health programs within the Advanced Recovery Systems family. Advanced Recovery Systems is the parent organization of The Recovery Village, Promises Behavioral Health, The Right Step, and The Ranch, bringing together established treatment brands with a shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based addiction and mental health care.
While you may work primarily with a specific facility or brand, you will be part of a larger, growing organization focused on improving patient outcomes, supporting our employees, and strengthening the communities we serve.
Advanced Recovery Systems is a behavioral healthcare management company focused on treating addiction, substance abuse, and mental health issues. We prioritize behavioral health and assist individuals in overcoming these challenges. With facilities across the U.S., we have been committed to this mission since our inception, employing advanced patient care approaches. Each facility aims to offer high-quality care through effective, evidence-based therapeutic models to help individuals lead healthy, fulfilling lives free from substance abuse and mental illness.
The Assistant Clinical Director is responsible for providing 24-hour management of all clinical functions of the facility, in conjunction with the Clinical Director. Together with the Clinical Director, the Assistant CD is responsible for providing effective leadership to the clinical staff, has knowledge of the organization, provides marketing support for the facility, and directs all activities within the facility in accordance with standards of State and Federal regulations.
CORE JOB DUTIES:
Works effectively with the facility leadership team to ensure success of the facility by completing the
following:
- Assists Clinical Director in developing effective clinical programming and ensures staff compliance to the curriculum.
-
Assists Clinical Director with proficiently auditing documentation to ensure compliance to company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards, ASAM standards, and Medical
Needs Criteria. This Includes:
a. Biopsychosocial Assessment (72 hours)
b. Comprehensive Problem List
c. Integrated Master Treatment Plan and Updates (24 – 72 hours based on payor)
d. ASAMs (24 hours, based on state standards)
e. Individual, family and group therapy session notes (24 hours)
f. Discharge Summary (72 hours) - Uses substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to assist patients with accomplishing all treatment plans goals and objectives and successfully complete treatment.
- Provide and monitors group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming is delivered and to ensure compliance to the program curriculum.
- Assesses patient for substance use disorders, risk to self or others and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Effectively manage a 50% caseload.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to clinicians.
- Review and sign off on documentation as directed by Clinical Director.
- Works closely with the Clinical Director to ensure all clinical staff are meeting 92% compliance on facility metrics. Provides at least twice monthly feedback/coaching sessions with staff to improve lagging metrics.
- Monitors staff’s performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peakperformance.
- Identifies areas for improvement within the department by analyzing data and developing, implementing, and documenting plans for improvement and outcomes.
- Provides Clinical Supervision to clinicians who are not independently licensed/certified.
- Provides trainings to Clinical department and other department as required by Clinical Director.
OTHER REQUIRED TASKS:
- Assists Clinical Director to ensure departmental goals are met.
- Assists Clinical Director with meeting with all employees at least bi-monthly to provide feedback on documentation and therapeutic performance and to provide guidance and coaching as needed.
- Assists Clinical Director to effectively monitor staff’s performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peak performance.
- Leads Daily Flash Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
- Leads Clinical Staff Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
- Assists the Clinical Director to recruit and hire clinical team members.
- Maintains positive relationships with all staff.
- Creates a positive environment for staff.
- Provides a safe and therapeutic environment to all staff and patients.
- Participates in administrative duties to include but not limited to group scheduling, service time, auditing assigned by Clinical Director.
- Performs other tasks, as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related human services field.
Credentials:
- Independently licensed in the State of practice required in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health counselor or other behavioral health related fields
- LMHP (Licensed Mental Health Professional)
- LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years’ of work experience in mental health field required.
Knowledge AND Training Requirements:
- Knowledge of JC standards.
- Knowledge of the Principles and Practices of the discipline.
- Demonstrates Proficiency in Communication & Written skills.
- Knowledge of State & Federal Statutes Regarding
- Patient Confidentiality laws.
- Knowledge of Drug-Free Workplace Policies.
- Knowledge of Workplace Violence
Core Competencies:
- Biopsychosocial Evaluation
- Group Therapy Sessions and Notes
- Individual Therapy Notes
- Family Therapy Notes
- Treatment Plans
- Treatment Plan Updates
- Discharge Summary Advanced Recovery Systems is a national integrated behavior healthcare management company dedicated to treating addiction, substance abuse and mental health issues.
The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO
We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.
Benefits
We offer great benefits including 401(k), paid time off plan, medical, dental, vision, and much more.
Come save lives with us!
Join us in our recovery work as a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical leader in Salem, OR!
About Our Organization
This position supports one of the trusted behavioral health programs within the Advanced Recovery Systems family. Advanced Recovery Systems is the parent organization of The Recovery Village, Promises Behavioral Health, The Right Step, and The Ranch, bringing together established treatment brands with a shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based addiction and mental health care.
While you may work primarily with a specific facility or brand, you will be part of a larger, growing organization focused on improving patient outcomes, supporting our employees, and strengthening the communities we serve.
Advanced Recovery Systems is a behavioral healthcare management company focused on treating addiction, substance abuse, and mental health issues. We prioritize behavioral health and assist individuals in overcoming these challenges. With facilities across the U.S., we have been committed to this mission since our inception, employing advanced patient care approaches. Each facility aims to offer high-quality care through effective, evidence-based therapeutic models to help individuals lead healthy, fulfilling lives free from substance abuse and mental illness.
The Assistant Clinical Director is responsible for providing 24-hour management of all clinical functions of the facility, in conjunction with the Clinical Director. Together with the Clinical Director, the Assistant CD is responsible for providing effective leadership to the clinical staff, has knowledge of the organization, provides marketing support for the facility, and directs all activities within the facility in accordance with standards of State and Federal regulations.
CORE JOB DUTIES:
Works effectively with the facility leadership team to ensure success of the facility by completing the
following:
- Assists Clinical Director in developing effective clinical programming and ensures staff compliance to the curriculum.
-
Assists Clinical Director with proficiently auditing documentation to ensure compliance to company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards, ASAM standards, and Medical
Needs Criteria. This Includes:
a. Biopsychosocial Assessment (72 hours)
b. Comprehensive Problem List
c. Integrated Master Treatment Plan and Updates (24 – 72 hours based on payor)
d. ASAMs (24 hours, based on state standards)
e. Individual, family and group therapy session notes (24 hours)
f. Discharge Summary (72 hours) - Uses substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to assist patients with accomplishing all treatment plans goals and objectives and successfully complete treatment.
- Provide and monitors group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming is delivered and to ensure compliance to the program curriculum.
- Assesses patient for substance use disorders, risk to self or others and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Effectively manage a 50% caseload.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to clinicians.
- Review and sign off on documentation as directed by Clinical Director.
- Works closely with the Clinical Director to ensure all clinical staff are meeting 92% compliance on facility metrics. Provides at least twice monthly feedback/coaching sessions with staff to improve lagging metrics.
- Monitors staff’s performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peakperformance.
- Identifies areas for improvement within the department by analyzing data and developing, implementing, and documenting plans for improvement and outcomes.
- Provides Clinical Supervision to clinicians who are not independently licensed/certified.
- Provides trainings to Clinical department and other department as required by Clinical Director.
OTHER REQUIRED TASKS:
- Assists Clinical Director to ensure departmental goals are met.
- Assists Clinical Director with meeting with all employees at least bi-monthly to provide feedback on documentation and therapeutic performance and to provide guidance and coaching as needed.
- Assists Clinical Director to effectively monitor staff’s performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peak performance.
- Leads Daily Flash Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
- Leads Clinical Staff Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
- Assists the Clinical Director to recruit and hire clinical team members.
- Maintains positive relationships with all staff.
- Creates a positive environment for staff.
- Provides a safe and therapeutic environment to all staff and patients.
- Participates in administrative duties to include but not limited to group scheduling, service time, auditing assigned by Clinical Director.
- Performs other tasks, as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related human services field.
Credentials:
- Independently licensed in the State of practice required in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health counselor or other behavioral health related fields
- LMHP (Licensed Mental Health Professional)
- LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years’ of work experience in mental health field required.
Knowledge AND Training Requirements:
- Knowledge of JC standards.
- Knowledge of the Principles and Practices of the discipline.
- Demonstrates Proficiency in Communication & Written skills.
- Knowledge of State & Federal Statutes Regarding
- Patient Confidentiality laws.
- Knowledge of Drug-Free Workplace Policies.
- Knowledge of Workplace Violence
Core Competencies:
- Biopsychosocial Evaluation
- Group Therapy Sessions and Notes
- Individual Therapy Notes
- Family Therapy Notes
- Treatment Plans
- Treatment Plan Updates
- Discharge Summary Advanced Recovery Systems is a national integrated behavior healthcare management company dedicated to treating addiction, substance abuse and mental health issues.
The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO
We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.
Benefits
We offer great benefits including 401(k), paid time off plan, medical, dental, vision, and much more.
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Clinical Assistant Job Market in Oregon
A snapshot from current Oregon openings, updated as new roles post.
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What Oregon Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical assistant jobs across Oregon.
- High school diploma or GED plus completion of an accredited clinical assistant or medical assistant program
- Active CPR and Basic Life Support certification required at time of hire
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems such as Epic or Cerner
- Demonstrated ability to perform clinical duties including vitals, phlebotomy, and EKG preparation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for patient-facing and team-based care settings
- Ability to work rotating shifts including evenings and weekends in a clinical environment
Clinical Assistant Jobs in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a clinical assistant in Oregon?
Complete an accredited medical assistant or clinical assistant program at a community college or vocational school, then obtain voluntary certification through a nationally recognized body such as the AAMA or AMT, both of which are widely accepted by Oregon employers. Oregon does not require a state-issued license for clinical assistants, but most hospital systems and clinics in Portland, Salem, and Eugene expect a formal program credential and current BLS certification before hire.
Which companies hire clinical assistants in Oregon?
Oregon clinical assistant roles are posted by Oregon Health & Science University, Concentra, and Brighton Hospice and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Oregon's large integrated health systems and multi-site clinic groups account for the majority of consistent openings across the state.
Which Oregon cities have the most clinical assistant jobs?
Portland, Salem, and Roseburg are the Oregon cities with the most clinical assistant openings. Portland dominates because of its concentration of major health systems like Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health, while Salem and Eugene generate steady demand through regional medical centers, federally qualified health centers, and expanding outpatient networks that serve surrounding rural communities.
Are there remote clinical assistant jobs in Oregon?
Yes, but they're rare. Clinical assistant work is predominantly hands-on and patient-facing, so most roles require in-person attendance. About 0% of clinical assistant openings tied to Oregon are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, and those positions typically involve care coordination, prior authorization support, or telephone triage rather than direct clinical duties.
How can I get hired as a clinical assistant in Oregon with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying directly to externship or new-graduate programs run by Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health, both of which accept candidates who have completed a clinical assistant program but have limited work history. Moving laterally from a patient access representative, medical receptionist, or certified nursing assistant role at a PeaceHealth or Providence clinic is another proven route, since those positions build the EHR fluency and patient interaction skills that hiring managers look for when promoting internally.
Where can I find and apply to clinical assistant jobs in Oregon?
You can find and apply to clinical assistant jobs in Oregon on Migrate Mate, which lists current Oregon openings from employers across the state. Find roles that fit your experience and location, then apply directly to the employer through the listing.
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