Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Job with San Luis Valley Health in Alamosa, CO

Orthopedic Surgeon Opportunity in Scenic Southern Colorado
As the leading healthcare provider in the greater San Luis Valley region, San Luis Valley Health embraces the opportunity and responsibility to serve over 50,000 people that call the Valley home. As a physician led, professionally managed organization, San Luis Valley Health strives to be "Your Trusted Partner in Health."

• Great work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Access to wide array of outdoor activities

Required Profile
Must be Board certified/Board eligible in Orthopedic Surgery with a desire and ability to work with a team in a multi-specialty clinic; comfortable with general orthopedic procedures.

Compensation Highlights
•          Competitive salary
•          Sign-on bonus
•          Moving allowance
•          Loan repayment available up to $100,000
•          Annual CME allowance

Practice Profile
Type of practice: Hospital-employed position. Outpatient clinic attached to a 49-bed hospital level III trauma center, with 6-bed ICU.   Inpatient 25%   Outpatient 75%
Weeknight call coverage:   not to exceed 10 calls per month.   Note:   Approximately 50% percent of calls result in the need to perform a procedure. 
Average # of hospital admits:   4 – 6 patients in hospital at one time between both surgeons
Weekend call coverage: Make rounds every morning 1 – 2 hours daily.   Called in on average once daily. 
Call coverage triage: Yes, 24/7 Hospitalist coverage
Number of hours worked per week: Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday 
Patient population (ages):   Adult population, limited pediatrics 
Expected patient load   20 – 25 patients in clinic per day. 
Procedures needed: Peds, some comfort with trauma and advanced lap.   No vascular or bariatric. Upper and lower GI endoscopy is a must.  
Ideal candidate/profile of candidate skills needed for position:   Candidate must be comfortable being solo on call, comfortable working with a team, with a desire to practice in a rural area.
EMR – Meditech
Radiology services – 128-slice CT scanner, 1.5 Tesla MRI, on site radiology 4 days per week, 24/7 remote tele-radiology services, limited interventional radiology available

Specialty services: 
•          General Surgery 
•          Orthopedics
•          Pediatrics
•          OB/GYN 
•          Neurology
•          Oncology
•          ENT 
•          Cardiology 
•          24/7 Hospitalist program 
•          24/7 board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians
•          CRNA's 
•          24/7 Respiratory Therapists on staff
•          Therapy services – outpatient PT, OT, and Speech 
•          Behavioral Health
•          Diabetes navigation program along with dieticians on staff
•          Anti-coagulation clinic

Community Profile
The San Luis Valley is surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountains, which provide opportunities for some of the best world class outdoor recreation in Colorado, including the hidden treasure of Wolf Creek Ski area.   Alamosa is a scenic and bustling community that provides the kind of Colorado lifestyle people dream about.   With community pride, eclectic shops, affordable housing, golf course living with scenic views, good schools including Adams State University and Trinidad State Junior College, low crime rates, and abundant suburban amenities, Alamosa can't be beat as a place to work, enjoy life and raise a family.
 
Please contact Angela Werner, Recruitment Manager to schedule a telephone interview.