Orthopedic Surgery Locum Tenens Opportunity in North Carolina!
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Contract Details:
Specialty: Orthopedics: Neuro/ Spine
Contract Length: Ongoing
Schedule: 1 day/mo to start (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM), very flexible
Work Location: (Outpatient Clinic) Upstate South Carolina
All imaging is on a PACS system. (Images are often received weeks later; attorneys prefer no duplicate imaging.)
No plain film fluoroscopy in the office, but C-arm access is available.
No narcotics prescribed in this practice. They do not prescribe Schedule II narcotics. Some dispensing of local anesthetics (e.g., lidocaine) is done.
Must be comfortable working up patients with conditions like whiplash.
Looking for a general orthopedic surgeon with spine surgery experience (no surgery required).
Physician will work up patients to potential surgery, but surgery is not part of the job.
Procedures performed: epidurals, facet injections, cortisone injections – providers are welcome to perform any procedures they are comfortable with.
There is a sports medicine physician on staff for shoulder cases.
A foot & ankle specialist is also part of the team.
Support Staff: PAs, NPs, Physiatrist, Pain Anesthesiologist, RN
Patients per Day: approximately 25–30 per day. Could be more. (New patients included)
Special Procedures: Joint injections, spine evaluations, basic ortho workups, Fracture care experience helpful
Requirements:
Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgeon (Spine fellowship required - no exceptions)
Licensure Requirements: (NC preferred)
DEA: Yes, in North Carolina