Physician Orthopedics-Hand Surgery - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Orthopedic Hand Surgery job opening in Watertown, NY Located in Northern New York, 70 miles from Syracuse Practice Highlights :

• Hospital Employed, start-up practice with plans to build to six (6) surgeons with APPs offering a wide spectrum of general and specialized ortho services
• Call schedule- 1 : 4, serving one hospital, minimal trauma emergencies
• Office conveniently located nearby hospital campus
• Catchment population : 250,000
• Large network of providers offering a strong referral base
• Serving the military men and women from nearby Fort Drum, home to the 10th Mountain Army Division
• Emergency orthopaedic admissions provided by Hospitalist Service, with consult to Ortho
• Operating Rooms were newly constructed in 2010, two dedicated Ortho operating rooms working back to back to enhance efficiencies, block scheduling
• Established robotic surgery program since 2012, upgraded to da Vinci Xi in 2019
• Teaching opportunities are extended with accredited ACGME / AOA family medicine and internal medicine residency training programs
• A very appreciative patient population offers a professionally rewarding career

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About Medical Center :

About Northern New York State : Watertown, itself, is a small city with big city amenities. Outside city limits, the area opens to large tracts of land offering rural or semi-rural living options. One can embrace open space, fresh air, pure water, organic living and Mother Nature at her Best. Watertown offers close proximity to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River 1000 Islands regions, Adirondack Mountains and showcases an abundance of options for recreational activities. There is ease of access to urban areas and a 40-minute drive takes one to the Canadian border crossing. A nearby airport provides American Airline connections via small jet services, as well as opportunity for recreational aviation. The four seasons provide a wide range of diversity for ones wardrobe as well as a wide range of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. This is a safe location, with an outstanding educational system, offering affordable housing and concludes that this is a great place for family living