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Rheumatology Physician

Population Served:

Adults 18+
Not opposed to seeing pediatric, but no providers' fellowship trained in Ped s (Ped s patients are sent to OU Children s in OKC)

Practice Support:

Administrative Staff: Clinic Director & Office Supervisor
Advanced Practice Providers: 2, sees follow-up patients (does not see new patients), does injections
Medical Assistant: 1 per provider
Patient Service Representatives: 6 total for practice

Clinic Details:

5 experienced physicians in group, along with 2 APRN and 1 PA
Location: Springer Building, 2 nd Floor
Number of exam rooms: 2 rooms per provider, each provider has own office space
Hours: 8am-5pm
Equipment: Ultrasound and microscope
Infusions: Done at SFH Yale campus or Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center. (Everything is offered at Yale North entrance except Rituxan which is only offered at Cancer Center). All ordered are done through Epic.

Hospital Privileges:

Schedule:

Referral Pattern:

Internal referral network and department that is dedicated to building new physicians' panels
Booking out 12 months for new patients and follow ups

Highlights:

All providers are referring to Pain Management for pain management needs, will manage some of their own
All providers have the option to use Dragon voice recognition with Epic.
Biopsies (Muscle biopsies are primarily done by Dr. John King-General Surgery. Kidney biopsies are sent to lab in Arkansas from the SFH Pathology department.)
Sonosite ultrasound is available in office.
Pediatric Rheumatology: None offered in the Tulsa area. The majority of pediatrics is referred to Andrea Sestak, M.D. in OKC. She is currently in private practice previously with University of Oklahoma. The Warren Clinic providers will see pediatric patients to provide consults for ages 11 years and older).

Expected Volume:

Call:

Hospital: 1 in every 6 weekends
Hospitalists handle admits, so providers don t have emergent cases that require them to go in and handle throughout night
Clinic: Weekday/weeknight is split between 4 providers
If you cover weekend call then you have less call during the week

Teaching Opportunity:

Residency program through OSU. Residents assist with inpatient consults and follow physician in clinic.
Available based upon physician preference

Benefits Package: