Physician / Orthopedics / Missouri / Locum or Permanent / Orthopedic Surgeon opening SW of Columbia, MO - academic appt Job

Orthopedic Surgeon

Seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon to join our team in west central Missouri.

Job Description

• Step into an established practice with three respected, board-certified orthopedic surgeons and a PA in a spacious office located near the hospital.
• Enjoy a variety of general orthopedic cases with the opportunity to expand service lines and subspecialty services; total joints can be a focus of the practice.
• The group provides athletic trainers at Smith-Cotton, Warsaw R-IX, and Cole Camp R-1 high schools; University of Central Missouri athletic trainers rotate through this practice.
• Total joint service boasts a successful joint camp program for Joint Replacement, modeled after Marshall Steele.
• Efficient five-suite Surgery Department with block scheduling is staffed with board-certified anesthesiologists and CRNAs.
• Full-scale Physical and Occupational Therapy Department on-site and at seven locations in the service area.
• Free-standing Wound Healing Center with hyperbaric chamber on campus.
• State-of-the-art imaging available at multiple locations locally; MRI, CT, x-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and more.
• Our Cancer Center provides comprehensive oncology and hematology care in a beautiful facility on campus with an infusion center, new linear accelerator, and cancer conference room.
• In-patient support is covered by the hospitalist team.
• Teach medical students in the University of Missouri Longitudinal Training (LINC) program.
• Hospital employment offered with a very competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
• Ask about student loan payback; signing bonus/stipend available.

Community Overview

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