Job Description

OPPORTUNITY:

We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Orthopedic Surgeon to join our hospital-employed practice. The ideal candidate will be fellowship-trained in hand, upper extremity or sports medicine.

• Practice Location
• Office Hours/Work Schedule
• Monday–Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• No evening or weekend office hours
• Staffing
• 6 providers, 8 clinical staff (CMA, LPN, Ortho Techs), 4 front office, 2 surgery schedulers, radiology, and athletic training support
• Call Schedule/CERP (if applicable)
• Case Load
• 25-40 patients/day in clinic
• Office procedure volume varies. Joint injections, aspirations, pin removals, cast application/removal
• 4-8 procedures/day in hospital
• Sports Medicine:
• Opportunity to lead and grow the sports medicine service line. The ideal candidate will perform advanced procedures such as:
• Shoulder and knee arthroscopy
• Complex ligament reconstruction and/or revision
• Meniscal debridement and repair
• Chondroplasty and cartilage restoration
• Rotator cuff/labral repairs
• Additional procedures such as elbow and hip arthroscopy would be welcomed additions
• Trauma:
• SOMC manages a steady volume of community trauma. While we are not a designated trauma center, we treat:
• Long bone, periarticular, pediatric, periprosthetic, and hand/foot fractures
• Proximal humerus and hip fractures are especially common
• Most open fractures and complex pelvic/acetabular trauma are referred out
• Joint Replacement Surgery:
• Opportunity to perform primary and revision joint arthroplasty including:
• Knee, hip, and shoulder replacement
• Collaboration with a fellowship-trained arthroplasty specialist
• Elbow arthroplasty could be a valuable addition to our offerings
• Hand Surgery:
• Current services include:
• Carpal and cubital tunnel release
• Compression neuropathy management
• Soft tissue mass excisions and thumb CMC arthroplasty
• Opportunities to expand into flexor tendon repair, Dupuytren's contracture management, and ligamentous wrist repair
• Pediatrics:
• No inpatient pediatric cases. Outpatient pediatric sports procedures desired, including:
• Arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder
• Patellofemoral realignment
• Chondral lesion management
• Fracture care and benign lesion excision
• Foot & Ankle Surgery:
• Most procedures currently handled by in-house podiatrists, though orthopedic collaboration is welcome, especially in:
• Ankle arthroscopy
• Ligament repair/reconstruction
• Chondral lesion management
• Spine:
• No spine surgery performed in-house. Cases referred to regional neurosurgeons, supported by on-site pain management services.
• Equipment

Have questions about this opportunity? Our recruitment team is happy to help.

Please contact Ashley Musser at MusserA@somc.org or (740) 356-7941.