Physician Orthopaedic Surgeon -VA
International SOS
- District of Columbia Canada
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform surgical operations within the approved scope of practice.
- Provide comprehensive Orthopedic care services as well as follow-up care of existing conditions and management of emergency situations.
- Provides pre-operative and post-operative orthopedic services, including hospital rounds for orthopedic patients.
- Surgery in the Operating Room, averaging one to five (1-5) cases per day.
- Conduct weekly outpatient and inpatient clinics, averaging twenty to twenty-five (20-25) patients per day.
- Perform hospital rounds on orthopedic patients.
- Document services through appropriate notes, such as history and physical, progress notes, operative notes and discharge summaries. Anesthesiology Service collaborates with other Services to establish guidelines for the safe administration of anesthesia and provides consultation on the monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia care management throughout the organization.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with appropriate Services through a continuous quality improvement (TQ) program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.
- The same quality of anesthetic care should be available for all patients: 24 hour a day, seven days a week o Emergency as well as elective patients o Medical and surgical patients.
- Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation and Preparation
- Expected to be on-call as necessary.
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Orthopedics
- DEA License
- Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges: Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
- DEA License
- For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- Current BLS certification. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) is preferred
- Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
- Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
- May require bending, stooping and lifting to 15 lbs.
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card is required.
- Must relocate to project site for the duration of the contract.
- Pass a Child abuse and neglect check.
- Pass/possess VA Public Trust Clearance