SOMC Orthopedic Associates is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Orthopedic Surgeon to join their hospital-employed practice. The ideal candidate will be fellowship-trained in hand, upper extremity or sports medicine to provide comprehensive orthopedic care. This role offers an engaging clinical environment with opportunities to lead and grow specialized service lines.
Practice Info
Practice Location SOMC Orthopedic Associates
Staffing 6 providers, 8 clinical staff (CMA, LPN, Ortho Techs), 4 front office, 2 surgery schedulers, radiology, and athletic training support
Office procedure volume varies. Joint injections, aspirations, pin removals, cast application/removal 4-8 procedures/day in hospital
Sports Medicine: Opportunity to lead and grow the sports medicine service line
Trauma: SOMC manages a steady volume of community trauma
Spine: No spine surgery performed in-house. Cases referred to regional neurosurgeons, supported by on-site pain management services
Office equipment: Cast saw & x-ray
Hospital equipment: Computers in every room, CPMs, patient lifts, air mats for safe patient handling, Hana table, Wixon, Beach chair, peg board positioning devices in surgery, mini c arm and standard c arm
Responsibilities:
Perform advanced procedures such as shoulder and knee arthroscopy, complex ligament reconstruction and/or revision, meniscal debridement and repair, chondroplasty and cartilage restoration, and rotator cuff/labral repairs
Treat long bone, periarticular, pediatric, periprosthetic, and hand/foot fractures, as well as proximal humerus and hip fractures
Perform primary and revision joint arthroplasty including knee, hip, and shoulder replacement
Provide hand surgery services including carpal and cubital tunnel release, compression neuropathy management, soft tissue mass excisions, and thumb CMC arthroplasty
Perform outpatient pediatric sports procedures including arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder, patellofemoral realignment, chondral lesion management, fracture care, and benign lesion excision
Collaborate on foot & ankle surgery, especially in ankle arthroscopy, ligament repair/reconstruction, and chondral lesion management
Shift & Schedule
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
No evening or weekend office hours
Call is 1:4
Qualifications:
Board Certified or Board Eligible Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship-trained in hand, upper extremity or sports medicine
