Orthopedics Physician

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Job description

Job ID: 10577
Practice Details

• Seeking a quality Orthopedic Surgeon to join a hospital owned practice
• New grads - AND- experienced candidates welcome to apply
• Hospital employed opportunity
• Call will be 1:5
• Board eligible or board certified in Orthopedic Surgery
• Ability to obtain or maintain an active and clear Texas medical license in good standing
• Mix of inpatient and outpatient
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus
• Hospital has a Mako robot available
• Hospital also has a joint program

Recruiter's Insight

Compensation. The Starting Sal ary is $40,000 To $60,000 more compared to starting salaries in Corpus Christi/ McAllen. Coupled with a cost of living of 20% lo wer than the aforementioned metropolitan areas, provides significant purchasing power to build their dream home, payoff school loans and retire early

The Housing Market. A great opportunity for homeownership with a spacious home with 5 beds and 9 baths, 4962 sqft, a two story home with two family rooms, and a separate cabana with two bathrooms, wood floors, and high ceilings only for 555K.

The Community. The Laredo community is part of the Webb county in Texas. Laredo was signed over the United States after the Mexican-American War in 1848. Laredo is the only city to have seven flags. The seventh flag, joined with the other six representing: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the United States of America as this represents the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande.

The Employer. This organization is a healthcare provider with a 326-bed, acute care facility with over 49 specialties and subspecialties, including cardiology, oncology, neurology, obstetrics, orthopedics, urology, wound care, emergency medicine and bariatrics. This facility was the first area hospital to have an accredited Chest Pain Center.

Closest Major City

• 131 miles to Corpus Christi, TX
• 145 miles to McAllen, TX
• 168 miles to San Antonio

Colleges and Universities

• Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 99 miles; Kingsville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,295)
• The University of Texas-Pan American (about 118 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
• Southwest Texas Junior College (about 119 miles; Uvalde, TX; FT enrollment: 3,569)
• South Texas College (about 119 miles; McAllen, TX; FT enrollment: 19,701)
• Coastal Bend College (about 124 miles; Beeville, TX; FT enrollment: 2,880)

Recreation

• This community owns eight recreational centers, thirty-four developed parks, twenty-two undeveloped parks or under construction, five baseball fields, and four plazas. The parks total area is 618 acre for the enjoyment of all members of the family.
• The Shiloh Trail- This mountain bike trail is 4 miles of single-track dirt trails, widening occasionally to double-track.
• Lake Casa Blanca International Park-located-contains a 1,680-acre with an artificial lake with camping areas, lake swimming, skiing, boating and mountain biking. The most popular recreational use of the lake is fishing. A boat ramp and fishing pier is available on the eastern side of the lake. The lake is a popular destination for winter Texans.

Shopping

• Mall Del Norte
• The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo
• Del Mar Shopping Plaza

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