Robert J Dole VA Medical Center is hiring a full time General orthopedic surgeon with emphasis on total joints: hips, knees, shoulders and arthroscopy. The incumbent may be asked to provide care in various settings to include outpatient clinics, inpatient units such as Intensive Care and Med/Surg, and in the Emergency Department. The duties and responsibilities includes, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for all aspects of medical care and provide or assist residents and/or the mid-level practitioner in the process of evaluation and treatment of the Orthopedic Surgery service patients
• Perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated
• Responsible for the provision of clinical care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate
• Perform surgery and provide pre-op and post-op care as indicated for major and minor procedures, as well as orthopedic consultation for inpatients and outpatients
• Timely document (notes and encounter forms) in accordance with facility policy
• Teach colleagues, residents, medical and nursing students and other ancillary staff

US Citizenship, Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine, 

Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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