Physician - Orthopedic Surgery

HonorHealth • Phoenix, AZ

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Functions as an orthopedic surgeon providing clinic-based and hospital-based medical services for patients requiring orthopedic care and surgical services. Provides comprehensive, evidence-based care to a designated patient population, from evaluation in clinic, hospital inpatient, outpatient, or emergency settings through discharge or discontinuation of clinic follow-up. Performs invasive tests and procedures to assist in diagnosis and treatment. Is accountable for delivering quality measures and personalized healthcare, effective communication with nursing and clinic staff, the community, and referring physicians, and exemplary bedside manner.

Provides orthopedic clinical services and uses open, minimally invasive, or robotic surgical therapies as appropriate. Provides surgical call and stand-by services on a rotational basis as assigned, responding to emergency department calls within 15 minutes by phone and 30 minutes in person, and inpatient consults within two hours. The role also includes leadership and compliance activities, collaboration with clinical and administrative teams, and participation in research and education programs. Performs other duties as assigned.

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 state 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 services for orthopedic conditions using evidence-based care.
• Use open, minimally invasive, or robotic surgical therapies to treat orthopedic conditions.
• Provide practice and hospital surgical call and stand-by services on a rotational basis as assigned.
• Respond to emergency department calls within 15 minutes by phone and within 30 minutes in person; respond to inpatient consults within two hours.
• Support improvements in quality of care, surgical outcomes, length of stay, resource efficiency, fiscal accountability, morbidity and mortality rates, and readmission rates.
• Communicate and build rapport with primary care, oncology, and referring physicians, emergency department and hospital departments, and other appropriate service areas.
• Participate in recruitment and retention of HMG physicians and support mentoring of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Support the organization’s vision and values; attend and participate in orthopedic surgery and service line committee meetings as appropriate.
• 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.
• Use the Medical Director when necessary in difficult situations.
• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and participate in educational programs related to orthopedic service line services.
• Participate in orthopedic research activities and collaborate to identify research opportunities.
• Work with medical education leaders to support appropriate teaching opportunities for residents and medical students.
• Educate nurses and other ancillary professionals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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