Top Docs

The 2023 peer-nominated Top Medical Providers list in Portland Monthly Magazine included 224 of our physicians and clinicians. Congratulations Top Docs, nurses and others.

In our hospitals

Our hospitals are consistently rated highly by Leapfrog and Healthgrades for patient safety and outcomes.

In 2024, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recognized Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center with the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Award, Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award. These awards are given by the Get With The Guidelines® program, which establishes a core set of guidelines that must be regularly met in order to provide the best quality care in the treatment of stroke patients.

Both hospitals are recognized by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care.

Care excellence

Stroke care: Sunnyside Medical Center is certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons: In the latest ratings period, KSMC received the highest 3-star rating in 3 areas: lobectomy for lung cancer, lung cancer resection, and esophagectomy.

The work you do matters, and that's why we offer meaningful rewards for our physicians and their families. Our total rewards package — compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities — are industry-leading. 

Our total rewards lead the industry

From continuing education to retirement planning, our generous benefits, coupled with competitive salaries, make our total rewards package among the best anywhere.

Compensation

As a physician, clinician, or administrative professional, you'll be paid using a salary model. Our physician leaders regularly evaluate national and local compensation information. This process ensures that our salaries stay competitive and current.

Benefits

Our benefits and programs are designed to give you the ability to pursue your goals for health and wellness, community, financial wellness, and personal and professional growth. Your experience matters to us!

• Blue-ribbon health, dental, and supplemental care benefits
• Vacation leave and holiday pay
• Parent leave and self care days
• Life and disability insurance
• Leadership training, mentoring, career growth
• Retirement programs, including medical insurance
• Shareholdership for physicians and clinicians
• Continuing medical education
• Education leave and allowance for clinicians
• Professional liability
• Wellness program
• Community engagement

We invest in your success

Here's some of what you can expect when you join Northwest Permanente:

• In-house continuing medical education
• Robust mentor, peer support, and peer life coaching programs
• Northwest Permanente University (leadership focus)
• One-on-one coaching and dedicated time away to train on our electronic health record system
• Education leave and stipend

Equity, inclusion, and diversity

Northwest Permanente seeks to create equity in our communities, eliminate health disparities, and always put patients — the heart of everything we do — first.

Our medical group's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity takes many forms. We seek to instill a high level of cultural agility within our workforce, through training and ongoing discussion groups, and we're committed to hiring bi- or multilingual clinicians.

Equity in health care

Northwest Permanente is committed to exploring and implementing strategies to eliminate the health disparities that persist in our communities.  We have several key programs that align with this commitment:

• Our Gender Pathways Clinic provides culturally competent care to transgender and gender-expansive patients. Gender Pathways is a unique place for Kaiser Permanente members to receive integrated care in a comfortable, supportive setting.
• Physicians and staff at our Salud in Español module speak English and Spanish, and interpreter services are available in additional languages. Knowing they can get the services they need in the language they're most comfortable with can provide our patients with peace of mind — and another option for high-quality, personalized care in both Spanish and English.
• The Kaiser Permanente Center for Black Health and Wellness ensures the highest level of culturally responsive care for our Black and African American members. Our data tells us this group has lower screening rates for cancer and heart disease, and higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure. We are emphasizing screening and prevention, with a goal of increasing our cultural humility and spreading best practices across our community.

To provide care where our patients live, Northwest Permanente delivers medicine over a span of 160 miles, from Longview, Kelso, and Vancouver in Washington to Portland, Salem, and Eugene in Oregon.

Kaiser Permanente Northwest consists of more than 30 medical offices and a pair of award-winning hospitals — Sunnyside Medical Center and Westside Medical Center. In addition, we have robust relationships with affiliated clinics and hospitals throughout the region.

Mission: Through the continuous evolution of the practice of medicine, our mission is to provide integrated, value-based care that is physician-led and person-centered. Kaiser Permanente exists to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.

Vision: Total health for the patients, people, and communities we serve.

Values:

Compassion - We make empathy and kindness central to every interaction — in caring for our patients, our colleagues, and ourselves.

Courage - We face challenges and uncertainty with integrity, strength, and a resolve to act.

Inclusion - We intentionally celebrate difference, leverage diversity, and value the perspectives and experiences of all in order to create an environment where everyone is treated with respect, has equitable access to opportunities, and can contribute meaningfully.

Innovation - We are never satisfied with the status quo — curiosity and creativity drive continuous improvement in our practice.

Ownership - As an independent, physician owned medical group, we own the pursuit of excellence of our care delivery model, the evolution of health care in this country, and engagement of our colleagues and community.