Physician Non-Operative Sports Medicine

The Orthopedic, Neurosurgery & Physiatry Service Line rles Health System provides ambulatory, procedural, and inpatient care for the health system as well as within ambulatory surgery centers. This service line includes approximately 60 providers representing the full spectrum of neuromusculoskeletal care across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory surgery centers and clinics. The team will collaborate extensively with the robust sports medicine program designed to meet the growing needs of the Central Oregon community.

Non-operative sports medicine providers are responsible for providing medical, procedural (injection, splinting, bracing), concussion care, and postoperative management of patients with musculoskeletal injuries.

Non-operative sports medicine providers will work in collaboration with other medical specialties to assess and manage patients following established standards and practices.

This position will primarily work in the Bend and Redmond clinics, though a presence in some of the outreach clinics is also expected.

As a member of the sports medicine team, non-operative sports medicine providers are also expected to participate in the coverage of athletic events in the community (high school football, basketball, training room etc).

Work schedule:

Physician will have roughly 32 patient facing hours per week as a 1.0

FTE which is prorated proportionate to their FTE. This will be a blend of scheduled clinic visits, Now Care urgent visits, and athletic event coverage including charting of patients and other necessary duties, recognizing that the minimum requirement may fluctuate up and down based on direct patient care.

Call expectation: N/A

Work location:

Physician’s primary clinic work location will be in Bend, Redmond and may include some work in outreach clinics.

• Examines, diagnoses, and provides a broad scope of musculoskeletal conditions and concussions including conservative care and treatment, acute care and elective surgical procedures.
• May perform emergency procedures in clinic.
• Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective, and objective findings.
• Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures.
• May include reading and interpreting their own x-rays as part of the patient's assessment.
• Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis, and therapeutic plan.
• Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
• Orders and performs appropriate medical and surgical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
• Instructs patients and family regarding medications and treatments.
• Educates patients regarding health, illness prevention, and healing.
• Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
• Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
• Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration.
• Maintains quality clinical practice by selecting appropriate avenues for professional growth.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within SCHS…