Orthopedic Surgeon Job at HCA Healthcare in Florida

Description

Specialization:
Orthopaedic Surgery

Job Summary:

• MD
• Board-certified in Orthopedic surgery

• Private practice offering competitive compensation and benefits package
• 401K
• Medical/Dental benefits

• Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes
• Record patient medical histories.
• Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
• Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
• Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, and duration using standardized clinical measures.
• Provide outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, or other disabling conditions.
• Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
• Perform clinically appropriate orthopedic surgeries
• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
• Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation including therapeutic exercise; occupational/physical therapy; counseling;
• Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies
• Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
• Prescribe physical and/or occupational therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength.
• Prescribe therapy services, such as electrotherapy, ultrasonography, heat or cold therapy, hydrotherapy, debridement, short-wave or microwave diathermy, and infrared or ultraviolet radiation, to enhance rehabilitation.
• Diagnose or treat performance-related conditions such as sports injuries or repetitive motion injuries.
• Prescribe orthotic and prosthetic applications and adaptive equipment, bracing, and communication devices, to maximize patient function and self-sufficiency.
• Conduct physical tests such as functional capacity evaluations to determine injured workers' capabilities to perform the physical demands of their jobs

• This is a single specialty, 7 physician musculoskeletal practice with slight leaning toward osteoarthritis care and arthroplasty.They provide digital X-ray, MRI, PT, DEXA, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and DME services on site.