Orthopedic Surgeon- Hand Surgery

St. Luke's University Health Network•Sellersville, PA

About The Position

The Orthopedic Surgeon provides pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care to patients throughout the network and serves as a patient advocate. The role includes evaluating and treating patients in clinic, inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and emergency settings, and coordinating care with other healthcare professionals. The physician is expected to maintain professional credentials, support the network’s standards and policies, and contribute to research, continuing education, or clinical instruction when appropriate.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited medical school.
Completion of residency training in the area of specialty.
Board certified or board eligible in the area of specialty.
Active Pennsylvania and New Jersey state medical licenses.
Ability to meet the role's physical and sensory requirements, including prolonged standing and walking, frequent fingering, handling, firm grasping and twisting, and occasional stooping and bending; rarely lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance and pushing or pulling patients weighing up to 300 pounds in a wheelchair or bed.
Ability to meet visual and hearing requirements related to normal near and far vision and high- and low-frequency hearing.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a fellowship in the area of specialty, if appropriate.
Participation in research, continuing medical education, or clinical instruction for college or university programs, when appropriate.

Responsibilities

Perform initial evaluations, including history and physical examinations, for non-surgical, outpatient, inpatient, and ambulatory patients.
Evaluate patients daily and enter appropriate notes into the EMR.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Attend to patients in clinics.
Participate in continuing medical education to maintain certification and state licensure.
Evaluate and manage in-house and emergency admission patients, when appropriate.
Participate in and take Orthopedic and/or Hand call as appropriate or assigned.
Direct and coordinate the activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, advanced practitioners, residents, and other medical staff.
Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources as necessary.
Conduct research and/or engage in continuing medical education to increase knowledge.
Serve as adjunct faculty and clinical instructor for college or university programs, when appropriate.
Demonstrate competency in assessment, range of treatment, and knowledge of growth and development appropriate to the ages of patients treated.
Model St. Luke's University Health Network core values and customer service behaviors in interactions with internal and external customers.
Maintain confidentiality and ensure proper release of information.
Comply with network and departmental policies regarding employee, patient, and environmental safety, including reporting requirements.
Demonstrate the Network's Service Excellence Standards of Performance.
Participate in performance improvement in clinical care and outcomes, customer service, operations and processes, and safety, as appropriate.
Use resources effectively and efficiently and demonstrate financial responsibility and accountability.
Comply with network and departmental attendance and dress-code policies.
Perform other related duties as assigned.