Orthopedic Surgeon

The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) in Montgomery is seeking a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon to join their distinguished and growing medical staff. In this role, you will provide comprehensive orthopedic care across inpatient and outpatient settings, managing ambulatory care, hospitalized patients, surgical consults, and perioperative care. As part of a regional leader in clinical excellence and training, you will have the opportunity to serve America's Veterans while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Practice Info

• Assigned to the Orthopedic Section of Surgical Services
• Provides comprehensive orthopedic care across inpatient and outpatient settings
• Maintains academic affiliations with 24 universities and professional institutions

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum orthopedic care for veterans, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
• Perform standard and intermediate orthopedic surgical procedures consistent with VHA guidelines and approved clinical privileges
• Manage inpatient and outpatient surgical consults, including preoperative and postoperative care
• Maintain hospital admitting privileges and manage surgical patients throughout their continuum of care
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, compassionate, and effective patient care
• Participate in quality improvement, practice-based learning, and evidence-based clinical decision-making
• Maintain active privileges and remain clinically current in orthopedic surgery

Compensation

• Competitive federal salary
• Salary from $350,000 to $400,000

Benefits

• VA physician benefits package
• Loan assistance: Negotiable

Qualifications

• Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
• Patient Care — Deliver compassionate, appropriate, and effective care promoting health and treating disease
• Medical/Clinical Knowledge — Demonstrate mastery of biomedical, clinical, and social sciences and apply them to patient care and education
• Clinical Judgment — Use scientific evidence and methods to evaluate and improve patient care
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills — Build strong relationships with patients, families, and healthcare teams
• Professionalism — Uphold ethical practice, continuous development, cultural sensitivity, and responsibility
• Systems-Based Practice — Understand healthcare systems and apply that knowledge to optimize care delivery
• Technical Skills — Maintain surgical skills common to the profession to ensure safe, ethical, and effective treatment