Job Opportunities -3/18/10

We occasionally receive information on current job openings in Portland and the surrounding communities. See below for details and application deadlines.

King County Council: Director of Communications
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Director of Communications, King County Council
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1) Death with Dignity National Center is hiring an outreach manager/web communications specialist. Annual salary is $34,000-$38,000. Position closes March 20.

2) Renewable Northwest Project a senior staff counsel. Annual salary is $60,000-$70,000. Position closes March 31.

3) Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is hiring a director of corporate giving. Annual salary is $46,984 - $59,904. Position is open until filled.

4) NW Energy Efficiency Alliance is hiring a communications manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Apply by March 19.

5) PECI is hiring a senior marketing services manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Apply by April 15.

6) EnviroIssues is hiring a communications outreach associate in Vancouver, WA. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

7) PovertyBridge is hiring an executive director in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled. Email peter@whitefoxgroup.com to request a job description and send cover letter and resume.

8) Healthy Democracy Oregon is hiring an outreach & research coordinator in Eugene or Portland. Hourly salary is $17.50-$20. Position is open until filled.

9) Creative Company, Inc. is hiring an account manager/writer in McMinnville. Annual salary is $50,000. Submit a resume stating your sales skills to jlmorrow@creativeco.com

10) OHSU Foundation is hiring an associate director of development in the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

11) Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon is hiring a field organizer in Portland and a field organizer in Eugene. Salary is commensurate with experience. Both positions are open until filled.

12) Columbia Sportswear is hiring a public relations manager for Brand and Trade. Search Portland headquarters, public relations. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

13) Earth Advantage Institute is hiring a Chief Operating Officer in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position closes April 1.

14) The OHSU Foundation is hiring a Senior Director of Research & Prospect Management in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Open until filled. Request a copy of the job description and apply by writing to peter@whitefoxgroup.com.

15) Ecos is hiring for three positions in Portland: energy manager, junior staff accountant and program analyst. Salaries are commensurate with experience. Positions are open until filled.

16) Portland Public Schools is seeking 1) a chief financial officer, annual salary is $112,500 - $135,000 and 2) a director of labor relations, annual salary is $89,434 - 112,431. Positions are open until filled. Email questions to peter@whitefoxgroup.com.

17) Oregonians for Water, Parks and Wildlife is hiring a finance director in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.
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Portland Metro Job Opportunities

We occasionally receive information on current job openings in Portland and the surrounding communities. See below for details and application deadlines.

1) NW Energy Efficiency Alliance is hiring a communications manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Apply by March 19.

2) PECI is hiring a senior marketing services manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Apply by April 15.

3) EnviroIssues is hiring a communications outreach associate in Vancouver, WA. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

4) PovertyBridge is hiring an executive director in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled. Email peter@whitefoxgroup.com to request a job description and send cover letter and resume.

5) Healthy Democracy Oregon is hiring an outreach & research coordinator in Eugene or Portland. Hourly salary is $17.50-$20. Position is open until filled.

6) State legislative campaign is hiring a campaign manager in Portland. Monthly salary is $2500. Apply by March 10. Email Stephen Griffith for job details: slgriffith@stoel.com

7) Oregon Housing & Community Services is hiring for two positions in Salem: 1. Multifamily Housing Asset Manager, with a monthly salary of $4286 - $5985 and 2. Fiscal Compliance Auditor, with a monthly salary of $3547 - $4951. Both positions close March 15.

8) Creative Company, Inc. is hiring an account manager/writer in McMinnville. Annual salary is $50,000. Submit a resume stating your sales skills to jlmorrow@creativeco.com

9) Nike is hiring a marketing partnership coordinator in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

10) Clackamas County Department of Community and Legislative Affairs is hiring a community affairs liaison in Oregon City. Monthly salary is $3,206 - $4,328. Position closes March 15.

11) Impact Northwest is hiring a Community Involvement Program supervisor in Portland. Annual salary is $33,836 - $37,221. Position is open until filled.

12) OHSU Foundation is hiring an associate director of development in the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

13) The Energy Trust of Oregon is hiring a Business Sector manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position closes March 10.

14) Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon is hiring a field organizer in Eugene. Salary is commensurate with experience. Apply by March 10.

15) Columbia Sportswear has two open public relations positions in Portland. Search Portland headquarters, public relations.

16) Wild Salmon Center is hiring a Russian conservation program manager or associate. The position is based in Portland, Oregon and will require extensive travel to the Russian Far East andMoscow. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

17) Earth Advantage Institute is hiring a Chief Operating Officer in Portland. Position closes April 1.

18) Oregon Opportunity Network is hiring an executive director. Annual salary is $60,000 - $65,000. Position closes March 15.

19) Basic Rights Oregon is hiring a field manager in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

20) Urban League of Portland is hiring a Healthy Kids project coordinator/client advocate.Hourly salary $13-$16. Position is open until filled.

21) The OHSU Foundation is hiring a Senior Director of Research & Prospect Management in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Open until filled. Request a copy of the job description and apply by writing to peter@whitefoxgroup.com.

22) Ecos is hiring for four positions in Portland: director - energy management, energy manager, junior staff accountant and program analyst. Salaries are commensurate with experience. Positions are open until filled.

23) Portland Public Schools is seeking 1) a chief financial officer, annual salary is $112,500 - $135,000 and 2) a director of labor relations, annual salary is $89,434 - 112,431. Positions are open until filled. Email questions to peter@whitefoxgroup.com.

24) Travel Portland has an opening for vice president of communications & public relations. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

25) Oregonians for Water, Parks and Wildlife is hiring a finance director in Portland. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position is open until filled.

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LIfting the Jargon

Derek F. Norcom, MD

The discussion of rejuvenating the facial contours to produce a softer, younger appearance can begin and end linguistically. Words and labels are powerful, as they direct our decisions and emotions. Patients have expectations of which words should be on the menu, i.e. Botox, Restylane, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, laser resurfacing, photorejuvenation, skin tightening, but oft times may not completely understand the premise and function of the procedure they are purchasing.

This issue is amplified in the jargon of facial lifting as the "liquid lift", or "non-surgical face lift", or "Dr. X lift", or "laser lift", or "weekend lift", or "mini lift", or "Botox brow lift", or ad infinitum lift, create ambiguous impressions and ask for demystification. Sophisticated consumers desire details of what will be done and what it can do. "Lift" labels beg these questions; so let's lift labels.

To address the most common label, non-surgical face-lift, background is necessary regarding surgical lifting. Surgical face lifting is in its typical application, surgical redraping of skin and underlying tissue over sub-structures of muscle and bone.

It works beautifully, when properly applied, to erase folds in the skin, decrease shadows, and redefine facial architecture. Limitations are inherent, in that decreasing the dress size does not give back the curves of youth. Implants have been designed to address this limitation. In my opinion, the term "lift" could be left in this surgical arena, thereby giving these procedures back their namesake, decreasing confusion, and allowing the arena of volume restoration its own definitional heritage.

The non-surgical face lift might be more aptly termed non-surgical facial rejuvenation, which when categorized generally includes three types of procedures, the first and most effective being volume replacement under the skin surface with dermal fillers, such as Restylane, Radiesse and a number of others. These products "fill" with volume to create more youthful contours, and can be dosed to the desired aesthetic effect very readily, allowing both physician and patient tremendous latitude in the range of modification.

The second general area of the "non-invasive" rejuvenation could be relegated to mention of Botox (Botox Cosmetic, Allergan), the most popular cosmetic procedure on the globe. It can be effectively used to relax wrinkle-causing muscles, is extremely safe, effective and when used in concert with dermal fillers (such as Restylane or Radiesse) provides very elegant results.

The third and most confusing area is that of energy-based "skin tightening", the premise being stimulation of the lower part of the skin, the dermis, to tighten itself, i.e. energy induced "lifting". These procedures work with variable efficiency to tighten already existing collagen and to stimulate fibroblast cells in the dermis to secrete more collagen. Examples of procedures performed to this end include Thermage, Fraxel, Pixel, Portrait, and others. Modest tightening is the general rule with these procedures and it has been difficult to predict which patients will respond best.

I hope then that this short introduction serves to help peel back lift labels, and strengthens the informational bridge between aesthetic providers and our intelligent and valued clients. We as educators - physicians, nurses, aestheticians, and laser technicians, alike - should all always strive to provide our patients/clients with explanations of the "mechanisms" of our "lifts", thereby improving understanding, expectation, and satisfaction with these culturally important and increasingly sought after services.