Highlights of the position:
They have a Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00 schedule. Most hospital consults are seen in 24 hours. Most floor consults take 5-10 minutes total. The wait to see a provider is based on your availability. Most surgeries can be scheduled 24-48 hours but will depend on the sense of urgency and how late you would want to operate.
We would like someone that is a foot/ankle or hand/wrist specialist and willing to do general orthopedics as well. You also need to be able to endure the growing pains that come with being a new provider in the community. With only one other hand specialist and no foot specialist, you should be able to ramp up quickly.
The hospital does a wonderful job of marketing their new providers and getting them out in the community. Many referrals come from word-of-mouth and there are 1000’s from MedStar Primary Care, there were over 48,000 referrals from MedStar PCPs systemwide last year. Although we are a small practice, you will have a loud voice. There is great autonomy and a great lifestyle.
We would like to see someone who wants to grow the practice beyond Leonardtown. There is a big patient population to draw from and with a little effort the new provider can do well and make a substantial income while providing a needed service in the community.
At the hospital, there are 6 ORs and a minor room all with negative pressure. Three of the ORs are large to accommodate Ortho cases and the C-Arm. Turnover is usually 30-35 minutes. One of the ORs is usually for general surgery and the DaVinci robot. OR times are 7:30-3:00 or 7:30-5:00. There is scheduled block time for 3 providers. They have a Biomet Rosa robot in storage at the hospital, if a doctor wants to use it, we will get the staff trained on it. There is also a HANA Table. Hospitalists admit with Orthopedic consult.
We are not an Ortho trauma center. We can take care of routine Ortho trauma, hip/ankle fractures, etc. Significant Ortho trauma is sent to MedStar Washington Hospital Center which is a Level I trauma center. The clinic is in a new building about a mile from the hospital and has 12 exam rooms, offices for the providers, and more. Minor procedures like casting, fractures, cast removals, etc. can be done in clinics.