Rheumatology Physician Employment | Hillcrest Healthcare | Established Outpatient Practice
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Job Description
Utica Park Clinic (UPC) is searching for a BE/BC Rheumatologist to join an established employed practice in Tulsa, OK.
About Your Work
- Join one physician already established on the team
- Outpatient-Only Practice
- Schedule: Monday - Friday (8-5pm)
- Tenured staff
- Conveniently located on the campus of Hillcrest Medical Center (a 660-bed facility)
- Infusion Center on the clinic's campus
- Onsite labs/x-rays
- Service area of 1 million
Smart Technology: See more patients without extending your day. Our providers use Epic EMR and Ambience AI scribe technology to automate documentation, reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow, and ensure accurate coding—leading to better work-life balance and revenue.
Recruitment Package May Include
Base salary + wRVU production incentive
CME/CEU Allowance
Sign-on bonus
Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
Relocation allowance
Paid malpractice coverage
Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance
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- Sponsored positions available (H1-B and J1 visa waiver candidates welcome)
About Hillcrest HealthCare System
Utica Park Clinic (UPC), recognized as the premier, multi-specialty health care group in northeastern Oklahoma, is a part of Hillcrest HealthCare System (HHS), the Oklahoma division of Ardent Health Services.
HHS has more than 1,200 beds and has been providing hope, health and healing to its patients for over 100 years. With a presence in 19 northeastern Oklahoma communities and maintaining over 70 clinic locations, UPC offers close to 30 specialties to address the needs of the communities we serve.
- Discover Tulsa, Oklahoma: Where Affordability Meets Adventure
- Ranked a 2025 Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (Liveability)
- Nestled along the scenic Arkansas River, Tulsa is a vibrant city with a metro population topping one million
Whether you're kayaking through the Gathering Place, savoring inventive cuisine in the Deco District, or soaking in world-class art at the Philbrook Museum, Tulsa delivers a lifestyle that’s as enriching as it is accessible.
Broken Arrow, OK- (a suburb 14 mi from Tulsa) is ranked the #12 Best Place to Live in the U.S. 2025-2026 by U.S. News & World Report.
Just 122 miles from Oklahoma City, Tulsa's international airport touts 30 direct flights from its international airport.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide outpatient rheumatology care as part of an established team at Utica Park Clinic. Responsibilities include managing patient flow, utilizing AI-assisted documentation, and collaborating with onsite infusion and laboratory services.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Rheumatology. The role is open to applicants requiring H1-B or J1 visa sponsorship.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Rheumatology — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 4,200 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $52 per wRVU — implying roughly $218k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Rheumatology Physician Employment | Hillcrest Healthcare | Established Outpatient Practice at Hillcrest Healthcare System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Rheumatology — ranked against 163 active Rheumatology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Tulsa
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $222k
- Typical market rent
- $1,287/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.2
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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