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Description

Specialization:

Orthopaedic Surgery

Job Summary:

HCA Fl Lehigh Hospital is assisting a local Orthopedic group with the recruitment of a physician to join their team.

Qualified Candidates:

+ MD

+ Board-certified in Orthopedic surgery

Incentive/Benefits Package:

+ Private practice offering competitive compensation and benefits package

+ 401K

+ Medical/Dental benefits

Job Responsibilities:

+ Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes

+ Record patient medical histories.

+ Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.

+ Examine patients to assess general physical condition.

+ Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, and duration using standardized clinical measures.

+ Provide outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, or other disabling conditions.

+ Treat chronic diseases or disorders.

+ Perform clinically appropriate orthopedic surgeries

+ Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.

+ Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation including therapeutic exercise; occupational/physical therapy; counseling;

+ Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies

+ Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.

+ Prescribe physical and/or occupational therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength.

+ Prescribe therapy services, such as electrotherapy, ultrasonography, heat or cold therapy, hydrotherapy, debridement, short-wave or microwave diathermy, and infrared or ultraviolet radiation, to enhance rehabilitation.

+ Diagnose or treat performance-related conditions such as sports injuries or repetitive motion injuries.

+ Prescribe orthotic and prosthetic applications and adaptive equipment, bracing, and communication devices, to maximize patient function and self-sufficiency.

+ Conduct physical tests such as functional capacity evaluations to determine injured workers' capabilities to perform the physical demands of their jobs

About the practice:

+ This is a single specialty, 7 physician musculoskeletal practice with slight leaning toward osteoarthritis care and arthroplasty. They provide digital X-ray, MRI, PT, DEXA, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and DME services on site.