Orthopaedic Surgeon ' UPMC Altoona PA ' Subspecialty interest - Sign-on bonus!
UPMC
2024-06-01 07:52:06
Altoona,
Pennsylvania,
United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Healthcare & Medical
Job description
UPMC Altoona Elite Orthopaedics is recruiting an Orthopedic Surgeon with subspecialty interest and experience in trauma, total joints/hand preferred but not necessary to step into a fully established practice with high volume patient base. The practice cares for patients referred from 70+ primary care physicians and the Hospital's emergency and trauma departments. Must have an MD or equivalent, be BC/BE in Orthopedic Surgery with the ability to obtain an unrestricted PA license.
Opportunity Details
•Join a full-service practice with 6 orthopedic surgeons, 8 Physician Assistants, and a non-surgical sports medicine physician
•Clinical Academic appointment
•Trauma call 1:5
•Practice call 1:5
•Team physicians for local Division 1 University
•In-office imaging and PACS/EMR system
•Newly constructed 90,000 sq ft medical office complex
What we Offer
•Generous salary plus incentive bonus
•$25,000 sign-on bonus
•Health, life, vision and disability insurance as well as retirement benefits
•Occurrence based malpractice insurance, professional dues
•Relocation allowance
About UPMC Altoona and UPMC
•UPMC Altoona (part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital network) is a 400-bed regional health care system providing care to residents of a six-county service area in central Pennsylvania.
•UPMC Altoona is a level II trauma center, regional oncology center, and a Joint Commission-certified stroke center with 24/7 care and a renowned interventional neurology program
•UPMC Altoona provides comprehensive cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, behavioral health and a vascular and wound care center. The Health System's medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary care physicians and specialists.
•UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer
•92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
•Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
•Over 800 doctors' offices and outpatient sites
•UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
•Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, ranked among the top recipients of National Institutes of Health research funding since 1998
About the Community
•Located in the Altoona/Blair County/Central Pennsylvania region
•Very reasonable cost of living
•Family-oriented community
•Excellent school systems
•Abundant cultural amenities including hiking, biking, paddling, fishing and skiing at nearby state parks, resorts and rail trails, Big10 sports, national touring performing artists
•Active social scene from neighboring State College, home to Penn State's University Park campus.
•Centrally located with easy access to larger, neighboring cities. Between 40 minutes to 4.5 hours to major cities including Pittsburgh, State College, Philadelphia, DC, and NYC.
•Unlimited outdoor and recreational opportunities