Physician - Orthopedic Surgery
Profession: Physician (MD)
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Duration: 3 Days
Shift: 24 Hours On Call
Hours per Shift: Varies
Experience: Minimum Years of Experience Required
License: Active State License Required
Certifications: Board Certification Required
Must-Have:
Description:
General orthopedic surgery.
24-hour call coverage is required.
Certification in Board is mandatory.
Provider must have an active state license and DEA.
Provider must be vaccinated.
Consults per day typically range from 0 to 3.
Visits to the emergency department for closed reductions and admissions generally range from 0 to 2.
Surgeries per day may include wrist, ankle, hip fractures, and incisions and drainage procedures, generally ranging from 0 to 2.
Long bone trauma is stabilized and transferred as necessary.
Capped hours for additional activities are limited to 4.
Surgeons will be provided with hospital-owned individual apartments on-site, which are clean and comfortable, equipped with cable and Wi-Fi.
Providers must remain within a 20-minute radius of the facility while on call.
Credentialing with Medicaid/Medicare and enrollment as a provider is required.
Necessary certifications include ABLS, ACLS, ATLS, BLS, and PALS.
The facility does not permit the handling of trauma patients.
Specialty skills required include:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Total Joint Replacement
- Hand Surgery
- Total Joint revision or repair
- Spine Surgery (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar)
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Other orthopedic practices excluding hip and knee procedures.
