Orthopedics - Hand Surgery Physician

Inpatient Responsibilities

Inpatient responsibilities include rounding on post-op patients, inpatient/ED consults, and operating room duties.

Job Description

• Clinical, surgical, and trauma/orthopedic call responsibilities
• Trauma level: 3
• Number of physicians: 4
• Number of advanced practice providers: 7
• Supervision of advanced practice providers expected
• Physician nurse ratio: 1 nurse/provider, 3 cast techs/7 providers
• Ancillary staff per provider: 3 receptionists/7 providers, 2 surgery schedulers/7 providers
• Exam rooms per provider: 2 exam rooms + 3 cast rooms
• Medical imaging available
• Lab and pharmacy services available
• Average daily hospital practice census: 160 patients/day
• Appointment length varies depending on consult, recheck, post-op, or procedure
• Demographics: Hub hospital serving 16 surrounding counties, population 200,000+
• EMR: Clinic GE Centricity, hospital Epic (switch to Epic in December)
• Teaching opportunity available for IM and FM residency; PA student rotation