Job Description

Description

Specialization:
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

Job Summary:

An Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon is needed to join a well-established, private practice in the Jacksonville, FL market.

Qualified Candidates:

• Must have completed an ACGME accredited Orthopaedic surgery residency and an Orthopaedic Spine fellowship
• Must be board eligible or board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
• Have a current, or be able to obtain an unrestricted license to practice in Florida - not subject to any restrictions, probationary terms or conditions
• No history of license to practice being revoked, restricted or suspended by any professional licensing agency in any state or jurisdiction
• Have current, unrestricted DEA registration

  Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Employment is offered through the private practice
• Competitive Base salary with productivity bonuses
• Hospital will offer some financial support during first year to allow physician time to ramp up
• Relocation Package
• Sign-On Bonus

About the Practice:

• This team of orthopaedic surgeons located in Jacksonville, Florida, have more than 25 years of practice experience in the field
• Committed to providing the best quality care for each patient
• Each of the clinic’s physicians has an area of interest or subspecialty, which means patients receive expert treatment for their conditions
• Join practice with 3 other orthopaedic surgeons and 1 PA
• No hospital ER call required
• Practice call will be shared amongst the providers in the group

About HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital:  

• A full-service, level II trauma and acute-care hospital with 411 beds including 10 ORs and 40 ICU beds
• 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation center and 24-bed psychiatric unit
• Hospital is the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in Clay County
• 9 ACGME residencies/fellowships
• 44 bed emergency department with 2 dedicated trauma bays with 112,000 annual patient visits 
• Hospital accolades include:
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Recognitions
  • Commission on Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) with Stroke Specialty
  • Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Critical Care, Gastrointestinal Surgery, GI Medical Treatment, Neurosciences, Overall GI Services, Pulmonary Services, Surgical Care and Treatment of Stroke by Healthgrades
  • One of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Care and Vascular Surgery
  • One of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care, Gastrointestinal Care, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Pulmonary Care and Stroke Care 
  • Recipient of Healthgrades® America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™

About Jacksonville, FL:
With over 200 days of sunshine per year, no state income taxes, lower cost of living, proximity to 22 miles of beaches, the largest urban park system in the nation, world-class fishing, vibrant street arts scene, and local distilleries and craft breweries, Jacksonville is a top destination to work and live. It is the 12 th largest city in the United States and more than 500 people move to Northeast Florida each week with jobs being the major driving relocation factor.

Minutes from the home of the PGA Tour’s world golf headquarters at TPC Sawgrass and The PLAYERS Championship, as well as home to tennis at the ATP Tour, Jacksonville is a 20-minute drive from the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine. Jacksonville also hosts one of the five largest Jazz Festivals in the United States and is a dedicated Carnival Cruise Line terminal with weekly cruises to the Bahamas.

Community Information

Orange Park is located in Clay County just south of Jacksonville on the banks of the St. Johns River. ClayCounty has grown 18 percent since 2003 with a population in 2007 of approximately 185K residents. The median age in the community is 37 years of age, and a median household income is over $64,300K.

Orange Park is part of the Jacksonville Metropolitan area, which comprises over a million people. About 20 minutes from the beaches, OrangePark offers excellent public and private schools, and a scenic riverside lifestyle.

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Job Tags

Private practice, Local area, Relocation, Relocation package, Relocation bonus,

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