JOBS AT PORTLAND STREET MEDICINE
At Portland Street Medicine, we offer our houseless neighbors accessible whole-person care to improve and support health, and to bridge a gap in trust between people and systems. Powered by a corps of 150 volunteers and a small staff, PSM meets the growing medical and health needs of those experiencing homelessness in Portland. Through regular and ongoing care on the streets of Portland, we strive to engage with our patients – building capacity to navigate the web of services they need to achieve their goals.
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Looking for board members
Portland Street Medicine (PSM) doesn't wait for people to come to a clinic, they bring the clinic to the sidewalks, camps, and bridges where Portland's unhoused neighbors live.
Founded in 2017, PSM is a coalition of volunteer physicians, nurses, social workers, peer support, and everyday community members who show up, again and again, to build trust with a population that healthcare has too often failed.
By the Numbers
FY26
265 unhoused neighbors cared for
576 patient care visits completed
2,363 non-medical care encounters
147 street medicine shifts
132 active volunteers contributing 2,453 volunteer hours
In the Media
PSM's work has earned steady recognition from local and national press over the years:
The Nation covered PSM's efforts to protect unhoused Portlanders during the early days of COVID-19
The Oregonian profiled how PSM brings healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness
Portland Business Journal has covered PSM's rapid growth since founding, twice
OPB's Think Out Loud featured PSM's medical director discussing how the organization adapted its street outreach through the pandemic
BikePortland.org highlighted a donated bike fleet that helped expand PSM's outreach range
Local outlets like The Scribe have repeatedly featured PSM's presence in the community
Why Join the Board Now
PSM has grown from a small volunteer effort into an established 501(c)(3) with solid infrastructure, paid staff, and government partnerships.
We are at the stage where strong governance and diverse expertise on the board make a difference. We are actively looking to fill their board with people who bring:
Lived experience
Someone who has experienced homelessness or housing instability, to keep the organization's decisions grounded in the reality of the people it servesLegal expertise
A lawyer to help navigate governance, contracts, risk, and compliance as the organization scalesFundraising expertise
Someone who can help diversify revenue and build sustainable donor and grant relationships beyond the organization's current baseSocial Work expertise
A social worker to strengthen the org's already central role in behavioral health navigation, case management, and trauma-informed care strategy
PSM’s BACKGROUND Check Policy
As a medical organization and nonprofit, Portland Street Medicine conducts background checks with the ultimate goal of keeping our patients safe.
As an organization that seeks to incorporate people with lived experiences of homelessness and poverty at every level of our organization, we also recognize that background checks may present a barrier for volunteers and staff with lived experience – and thus, could damage our ability to perform our work in the community. We recognize the criminal justice system is filled with deep inequities, and that homelessness is still criminalized throughout the United States. Background checks, when conducted in a more restrictive way, would restrict those best able to do the work of PSM from being a part of our organization. PSM has a strong “business necessity” to both perform background checks and to welcome volunteers and staff with lived experience who may have criminal records precisely because of those experiences.
For details on our full policy, please follow this link: PSM Background Check Policy
