Clinical Component

Navigating the Clinical Component

This is a non-surgical orthopedic role centered on outpatient musculoskeletal care. You will evaluate and manage patients across a broad range of orthopedic conditions, working within a collaborative team of orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, and physical therapists in a well-equipped clinic.

Patient Population

The practice serves patients from across Umatilla County and surrounding rural communities in Eastern Oregon. Volume covers a broad mix of general musculoskeletal conditions, with a steady non-surgical caseload supported by the surgical team's referral base across hand, sports, trauma, and total joint subspecialties.

Clinical Services and Procedures

  • Musculoskeletal evaluation, diagnosis, and non-operative management
  • Physical examinations
  • Ordering and interpreting diagnostic imaging and tests
  • Treatment plan development and implementation
  • Recovery and follow-up management
  • Wound care and casting
  • Joint injections
  • Joint aspirations
  • Corticosteroid administration

Clinical Support and Technology

The clinic is supported by onsite imaging and a full diagnostic imaging center directly across the street at the hospital, allowing same-day imaging access for orthopedic workups.

Resource Details
EMR Epic
Onsite Imaging X-ray and MRI in clinic
Imaging Center Full diagnostic imaging across the street, including 1.5T MRI and 128-slice CT
Therapy Onsite physical therapy and occupational therapy
Robotics Stryker Mako robotic-arm assisted joint replacement on the surgical side

Team Collaboration

You will work closely with the physical therapy team on patient recovery and with the orthopedic surgeons on the non-surgical management of patients who do not require operative care. The surgeons carry defined subspecialty focuses, including hand and joint replacement, sports medicine, trauma, and total joints, which gives the non-surgical practice a varied and well-supported case mix. The clinical teams are described as highly collaborative and friendly.

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