Permanent Orthopedic Surgery: General Jobs in Clarksburg, West Virginia
MD/DO
- Orthopedic Surgeon
Louis
A. Johnson VA Medical Center
Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center is
a general medical and surgical hospital in Clarksburg, WV, with 71 beds. Survey
data for the latest year available shows that 10,196 patients visited the
hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 2,120 admissions. Its
physicians performed 443 inpatient and 2,072 outpatient surgeries.
POSITION OVERVIEW (duties include but are not limited to)
The Orthopedic Surgeon will be
providing services such as conducting comprehensive patient examinations,
surgeries, record keeping (e.g. initial assessments, progress notes, surgery
notes, etc.), and other tasks inherent to an Orthopedic Surgeon in
collaboration with other VA staff in the Surgery Department.
- Clinic
and Surgical Care: Physician(s) shall provide clinical Orthopedic services.
Physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries
as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the
scheduled start time.
-
Operative
Services: Physician(s) shall provide comprehensive clinical Orthopedic
services. The approximate surgical case load is 3-7 patients per day, two
(2) days per week. The number of cases scheduled should depend upon the
complexity of the procedures.
-
Intraoperative
Follow-up: the physician(s) shall be present in the operating suite for all
orthopedic procedures.
- Postoperative
Follow-Up: Physician rounds shall be conducted on postoperative patients
in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and on the wards. All complications will be
discussed in morbidity and mortality conferences.
- Physician(s)
shall provide consultative services at the patient’s bedside if the patient is
not ambulatory and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to
the outpatient clinic. Procedures shall be scheduled for completion within 30
days of the date of the consult.
- Medications:
Physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and
procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
- Discharge
education: Physician(s) shall provide discharge education and follow up
instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all orthopedic
clinical or surgical patients.
- ADMINISTRATIVE:
10% of time not involved in direct patient care. Responsible for completion of
encounters and documentation at time of visit.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must
be a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Osteopathy (DO) of accredited program.
- Must
be Board Eligible or Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic
Surgery (ABOS).
- Must
have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS) certification as certified by the American Heart Association
(AHA) including in-classroom training.
- Must
have a valid, unrestricted state license to practice in one of the 50 states in
the United States, or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. (SPECIAL
NOTE: For procurements that require a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
registration, contract providers must have a medical license and be
individually registered with the DEA in the state where they will provide
services under the contract).
- Must
have a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number in the
state of West Virginia.
- Must
have a current National Practitioner Identifier (NPI).
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