Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon in Ohio

OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon to join our hospital-employed practice. The ideal candidate will be fellowship-trained in sports medicine with expertise in shoulder and knee arthroscopy, and an interest in expanding services to include elbow and hip arthroscopy. This is an excellent opportunity to grow a high-demand sports medicine program within a well-established orthopedic group supported by a strong referral network.

• Option #1:
  Base salary of $685,202* (50th percentile MGMA for those just completing training) with additional compensation for experience, guaranteed for 2 years. Can be switched to a wRVU production contract when exceeding target.
• Option #2:
  Base salary of $908,411* (75th percentile MGMA) guaranteed for one year and then switched to a wRVU production contract.

* 5% less for those not yet boarded; salary adjusted accordingly upon board certification.

• 2-year contract also includes:
• Vacation: 29 PTO days. Additional 5 days PTO when producing 75th percentile wRVUs.
• CME/Books & Journals: 5 days PTO and up to $5,000
• Deferred compensation: 457b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $23,500 per year before taxes. No matching.
• Retirement / Savings Plan: 403b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $23,500 per year before taxes under age 50 and $31,000 for over age 50. SOMC matches dollar for dollar up to 2% of base pay.
• Moving Expense: $10,000 paid to moving company

• Malpractice Insurance Coverage: in a claims-made policy, in an amount of $2,000,000 per claim / $6,000,000 aggregate
• Health Insurance: physician pays a small premium, deducted from paycheck
• Liquidated Damages: 70 mile and 2 year non-compete clause or liquidated damages of one year salary

• Bonus
  
  Incentives:
  
  excellent bonus incentives up to 10% of salary
• Medical School Loan Repayment: repay up to $200,000 ($25,000 per year for each year of service commitment)
• Sign on Bonus: 15% of base salary up to $100,000 (paid when contract signed and forgiven over 2-4 years depending on amount of bonus)
• Residency/Fellowship Stipend:
  Up to $25,000 paid in quarterly payments during final 2 years of training

• Practice
  
  Location:
  
  SOMC Orthopedic Associates
• 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, Orthopedic Technicians), 4 front office, 2 surgery schedulers, radiology, and athletic training support
• Call
  
  Schedule:
  
  Call is 1:4
• Case Load: 25-40 patients/day in clinic; office procedures include joint injections, aspirations, pin removals, and cast management; 4-8 hospital procedures per day

• Opportunity to lead and grow the sports medicine service line. Procedures include:
• 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 welcomed

• Trauma: SOMC manages a steady volume of community trauma. We treat long bone, periarticular, pediatric, periprosthetic, and hand/foot fractures; proximal humerus and hip fractures are common; most open fractures and complex pelvic/acetabular trauma are referred out
• Joint Replacement Surgery:
  Primary and revision arthroplasty including knee, hip, and shoulder replacement; collaboration with a fellowship-trained arthroplasty specialist; elbow arthroplasty could be a valuable addition

• 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:
  Procedures mainly handled by in-house podiatrists; collaboration welcome especially…