What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Orthopedic Surgeon position at Tidelands Health?
Responsibilities
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About the Position:
Tidelands Health is recruiting TWO Orthopedic Surgeons - a General Orthopedic Surgeon and an Orthopedic Surgeon focusing on Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty.
Our general orthopedic position will be based primarily for our Georgetown, South Carolina orthopedics practice. This location has two full-time orthopedic surgeons and one physician assistant. The Georgetown practice has imaging onsite and is within Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, where surgeries will be performed in our four newer ORs.
Our orthopedic hip and knee joint arthroplasty position is located in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. This location has eight surgeons and six advanced practice providers. The main practice in Murrells Inlet is next to our Tidelands Health Waccamaw Community Hospital with eight ORs - offering full imaging and support services on site.
Tidelands Health Orthopedics is composed of a skilled team of eight orthopedic surgeons, and six physician assistants providing comprehensive orthopedic care. Current surgeons provide care in totals, hips/knees, shoulders, feet/ankle, hand, spine and sports medicine. The need is for a generalist to work in one home practice and a second satellite. The entire orthopedic practice consists of three locations serving Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg counties. Both hospitals, Georgetown Memorial and Waccamaw Community, have a total inpatient bed count of 340 that includes med/surg, ICU, ortho, and rehab. All are health-system employed with great benefits and compensation. Due to the population growth of the Myrtle Beach region, we are growing in all aspects of healthcare.
Compensation Package:
- Competitive Base Salary wRVU Production Incentive
- CME Allowance
- Sign-on Bonus
- Paid Malpractice Coverage
- Health Benefits Retirement Plan
- Marketing Practice Growth Assistance
Perks of the Area: Murrells Inlet, SC
Once the lair of the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Murrells Inlet is now widely known as the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina" and is an ideal place for those who love to explore the outdoors. A half-mile-long Marsh Walk offers spectacular views and a chance to watch fishing boats come in with the day's catch, be it fresh fish, clams, oysters, or crabs pulled from the surrounding waters.
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