Compassionate Physician for Adult Focused Practice - Oklahoma City, OK

SSM Health Oklahoma is seeking a dedicated and compassionate physician to join our team.  The clinic operates as a family medicine clinic but does have a small population that focuses primarily on providing medical care to older adults in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Patient Care:

   • Provide comprehensive medical care to residents in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities.
   • Conduct regular patient visits, assessments, and follow-ups to monitor and manage chronic conditions, acute illnesses, and overall health.
   • Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with nursing staff, therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
   • Ability to make rounds in the nursing home facilities and see hospice patients as well.

2. Coordination and Communication:

   • Coordinate care with other healthcare providers, including specialists, hospitalists, and primary care physicians, to ensure continuity of care.
   • Communicate effectively with patients, families, and caregivers to provide education, support, and guidance on health-related issues

Details:

• 1.0 FTE; Monday - Friday
  • (4 1/2 days of patient-facing days with 1/2 day of administrative)
• Block patient times start at 20/40 but will shift to 15/30
• Building your own panel while absorbing some for a retiring physician.
• In-office procedures:
  • skin tag removals, foreign body removal, Lapalme execution, sebaceous cyst, joint injections, lacerations
• Call:
  • Weekday call starts at 5p and goes to 7a
  • Weekend calls is both days receiving calls from home health nurses and hospice nurses from local institutions
• The clinic can accommodate 4 providers comfortably
• Longevity:  two providers have been with SSM for 25 years; the other 11 years
• Large SSM referral network
• You will have your own office
• Lab on site with point of care

Qualifications:

• Medical degree (MD or DO) with board certification in geriatrics, internal medicine, or family medicine.
• Valid medical license to practice in [Your State].
• Experience working with older adult populations in nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities is preferred.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of geriatric syndromes, chronic disease management, and palliative care.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Compassionate and patient-centered approach to care.

Work Environment:

• The clinic functions as a family medicine clinic
• Several team members have worked together for 20 years.
• Family-oriented staff. 

Oklahoma City’s metro area, long known for its western heritage and cattle stockyards, is experiencing an exciting period of revitalization and growth. Today, more businesses and young families are flocking into the city limits and making this area their home. The city is developing into a more cosmopolitan center with diverse dining opportunities, entertainment, museums and sporting events. The city, as well as the surrounding suburbs, are home to tight-knit communities and neighborhoods that are welcoming to new residents and families. With its perfect blend of small town hospitality and metropolitan amenities, Oklahoma City may very well be America’s biggest small town.

SSM Health’s healing legacy originated in St. Louis, Missouri over 150 years ago where five nuns, known as the Sisters of St. Mary’s, were called to aid and heal in God’s name. Since those humble beginnings, SSM Health has grown to become one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit integrated health systems serving the Midwest. Today, our healing ministry includes over 13,900 providers and approximately 40,000 team members, all working together with a shared Mission to deliver exceptional healthcare services that reveal the healing presence of God across Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

With 23 hospitals, 12 post-acute care centers, and over 650 physician offices and specialty care clinics spread across four states, SSM Health offers a world of opportunities where clinicians can do a world of good. Whether you’re seeking to heal, teach, learn, lead, connect, or discover, there’s a place within SSM Health for you to thrive.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.