Orthopedic Surgeon

Description

Specialization:
Orthopaedic Surgery

Job Summary:

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is seeking a general orthopaedic surgeon to join a well-established practice of 16 orthopaedic surgeons expanding to Houston.

Qualified Candidates:

• Board certified or board eligible following an ACGME orthopaedic surgery residency
• Significant need in the area for total joints, sports, and bread and butter trauma
• Robust ancillary support
• Hospital programmatic support

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Employment through practice is productivity based with no limit to income potential
• No overhead expense
• Competitive total package including RVU reimbursement, call pay, and excellent benefits

About HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center:

At HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center, our mission is to meet the health needs and expectations of the patients and communities that we serve. Our comprehensive medical specialties are here to offer individualized care to every individual that walks through our doors. Our hospital is located in the heart of central Houston, adjacent to the Medical Center and Museum District, and provides quality care for the greater Houston area. Our emergency room is an 18-bed facility that is open 24/7. Our emergency room physicians, nurses and staff are trained to provide exceptional care in emergency, life-threatening situations. We also offer two intensive care units: surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and medical intensive care unit (MICU). These units are available to provide expert care for our most critical patients. Some examples of specialties, technologies and the care we offer include:

• Weight loss surgery program
• Digital mammography
• Cardiac cath lab
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasound
• Computed tomography (CT)
• Nuclear medicine
• Joint replacement surgery
• Physical therapy
• Speech-language therapy
• The Sleep Center
• Outpatient surgical services
• Wound care program

These services are just part of what makes HCA Houston Medical Center a reliable, trusted place for your medical care.

Community Information

The nation’s fourth-largest city, Houston is a vibrant metropolis that leads the nation in creating new jobs. The world capital of the energy industry and home to the world-famous Texas Medical Center.  When it comes to entertainment and recreation, Houston has a lot to offer, including professional sports teams, theater district and museum district, hundreds of clubs and live music venues. With its gigantic Galleria and more, Houston is a shopper’s paradise. Houston’s sunny climate makes it easy to enjoy the city’s 300 municipal parks, jogging paths, and bike trails. Piney woods, area lakes, Galveston Bay, and sunny Gulf Coast beaches are less than an hour away.  Families will appreciate the excellence of the area’s public and private schools and availability of institutions of higher learning.