Physician - Orthopedic Surgery - EDRP Eligible

Orthopedic Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon

The Orthopedic Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon provides direct clinical care and performs duties that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Examines, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats Veterans with orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions, injuries, deformities, disorders, and functional limitations.
• Provides outpatient orthopedic care, including new patient evaluations, follow-up appointments, pre-operative assessments, post-operative evaluations, and ongoing management of orthopedic conditions. Reviews and documents patient histories, physical examination findings, diagnostic studies, treatment plans, informed consent discussions, procedures, operative findings, follow-up needs, and clinical outcomes.
• Orders, reviews, and interprets diagnostic studies within the scope of practice, including radiographs, advanced imaging, laboratory testing, electrodiagnostic studies, and other clinically indicated evaluations.
• Develops, implements, and modifies patient-centered treatment plans based on clinical assessment, diagnostic findings, patient goals, evidence-based standards, and available treatment options.
• Provides non-operative orthopedic management, including medication management, bracing, casting, splinting, injections, activity modification, therapy referrals, assistive devices, and other conservative treatment modalities as clinically indicated.
• Performs orthopedic procedures and surgeries within the scope of licensure, clinical privileges, and facility capability.
• Provides surgical care for appropriate orthopedic conditions, which may include degenerative joint disease, fractures, tendon or ligament injuries, joint disorders, arthritis-related conditions, soft tissue injuries, and other musculoskeletal conditions based on granted privileges and facility needs.
• Explains diagnoses, treatment options, surgical and non-surgical alternatives, expected outcomes, risks, benefits, and potential complications to patients and caregivers in a clear and understandable manner.
• Provides post-operative care, including follow-up assessment, wound evaluation, review of recovery progress, management of complications, activity restrictions, therapy planning, and coordination of return-to-function goals.
• Manages orthopedic consults, return-to-clinic orders, surgical requests, procedural scheduling needs, and follow-up care in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
• Performs administrative duties related to patient care management, including completion of progress notes, histories and physicals, operative reports, discharge summaries, consult responses, encounter forms, orders, and other required documentation.
• Works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, including nursing, anesthesia, surgical providers, podiatry, mid-level providers, therapists, prosthetics and orthotics, and medical support staff to ensure prompt, coordinated, and efficient delivery of care.

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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program, based on the area of specialty of the selected candidate. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply. Contact VHA.ELRSProgram

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Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm