Orthopedic Surgeon Job at Veterans Health Administration in Wichita, KS

Robert J Dole VA Medical Center is hiring a full time General orthopedic surgeon with emphasis on total joints: hips, knees, shoulders and arthroscopy. The Orthopedic Surgeon will serve Veteran patients of the facility. The incumbent may be asked to provide care in various settings to include outpatient clinics, inpatient units such as Intensive Care and Med/Surg, and in the Emergency Department. The duties and responsibilities includes, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for all aspects of medical care and provide or assist residents and/or the mid-level practitioner in the process of evaluation and treatment of the Orthopedic Surgery service patients
• Evaluate the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status
• Responsible to coordinate with providers within their own and outside of their own Service Line, and with other VHA facilities or community providers as determined by the plan of care for the veteran
• Perform surgery and provide pre-op and post-op care as indicated for major and minor procedures, as well as orthopedic consultation for inpatients and outpatients
• Timely document (notes and encounter forms) in accordance with facility policy
• Teach colleagues, residents, medical and nursing students and other ancillary staff