Physician / Surgery - Orthopedics / West Virginia / Permanent / 25 miles to Fayetteville50 miles to Lewisburg & Bluefield55 miles to CharlestonHospital is see Job

25 miles to Fayetteville
50 miles to Lewisburg & Bluefield
55 miles to Charleston

Hospital is seeking an orthopedic surgeon to join an established employed practice. The practice will be conveniently located across the street from the hospital affording easy patient access to a variety of diagnostic ancillary services.

The growing demand for orthopedic services within the community is commonly associated with the aging population, recreational and sports-related accidents, and blunt force trauma from ATV and motor vehicular accidents.
Exceptional opportunity to grow busy practice quickly performing total joints in addition to the bread and butter cases.

Call coverage is 1:3

An 18 million dollar OR renovation includes latest equipment and spacious rooms (8 OR's) with blocked time available.

The hospital is a full service acute care facility with all specialties offered with the exception of neurosurgery, transplant surgery and open-heart surgery.

There is a robust hospitalists program that has been in place for 8 years with 6 hospitalists. One of the busiest level III trauma centers in the country with about 50,000 ED visits per year.

Expect a generous compensation package with full benefits that include health, dental, vision, LTD, STD, 401k, paid vacation, relocation, sign on bonus, with student loan assistance and medical education stipend considered.