Physician - Orthopedic Surgery

HonorHealth • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Functions as an orthopedic surgeon providing clinic-based and hospital-based medical services for patients requiring orthopedic care and surgery. Provides comprehensive, evidence-based care to a designated patient population, from evaluation in clinic, inpatient, outpatient, or emergency settings through discharge or discontinuation of clinic follow-up. Performs invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat orthopedic conditions, delivers quality care, communicates effectively with nursing and clinic staff, community members, and referring physicians, and maintains exemplary bedside manner.

The surgeon provides orthopedic services using open, minimally invasive, or robotic surgical therapies as appropriate. The role includes rotational surgical call and standby coverage at assigned facilities, timely responses to emergency department calls and inpatient consults, participation in service-line and organizational activities, support for physician recruitment and professional mentoring, and collaboration on fiscal accountability and patient care processes. The surgeon also plans and participates in education and orthopedic research activities, including appropriate teaching opportunities for residents and medical students.

Requirements

• Completion of an orthopedic surgery residency in an ACGME-approved program.
• Current board certification or board eligibility in orthopedic surgery.
• Valid DEA certificate.
• Valid Arizona medical license as an MD or DO.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of full-time experience working as an orthopedic surgeon, including direct acute care, operating room, and ambulatory clinic experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinic-based and hospital-based orthopedic care using evidence-based practices to improve care quality, surgical outcomes, length of stay, resource efficiency, fiscal accountability, morbidity and mortality rates, and readmission rates.
• Use open, minimally invasive, or robotic surgical therapies to treat orthopedic conditions.
• Provide rotational surgical call and standby services for patients requiring orthopedic surgical care at assigned facilities.
• Respond to emergency department calls within 15 minutes by phone and 30 minutes in person, and respond to inpatient consults within two hours.
• Perform other services as assigned to meet service-line and organizational goals.
• Build positive relationships with primary care, oncology, and referring physicians, as well as relevant clinical and hospital departments.
• Participate in recruiting and retaining HonorHealth Medical Group physicians and support mentoring of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Attend and participate in orthopedic surgery committee and relevant service-line committee meetings.
• Support admission and transfer protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines involving orthopedic subspecialists.
• Collaborate with the Service Line Administrator on fiscal accountability and with Case Management and Clinical Documentation Specialists.
• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and participate in educational programs related to orthopedic services.
• Participate in orthopedic research and collaborate to identify research opportunities.
• Support teaching opportunities for residents and medical students and educate nurses and other ancillary professionals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed