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Physician - Orthopedic Surgery - EDRP Eligible
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
The Orthopedic Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon provides comprehensive orthopedic care to Veterans in an outpatient, inpatient, procedural, and/or surgical setting as assigned at St. Cloud VA Medical Center. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
What You'll Do
- →FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES: The Orthopedic Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon provides direct clinical care and performs duties that include, but are not limited to, the following: Examines, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats Veterans with orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions, injuries, deformities, disorders, and functional limitations.
- →Provides outpatient orthopedic care, including new patient evaluations, follow-up appointments, preoperative assessments, post-operative evaluations, and ongoing management of orthopedic conditions.
- →Reviews and documents patient histories, physical examination findings, diagnostic studies, treatment plans, informed consent discussions, procedures, operative findings, follow-up needs, and clinical outcomes.
- →Reviews and documents patient histories, physical examination findings, diagnostic studies, treatment plans, informed consent discussions, procedures, operative findings, follow-up needs, and clinical outcomes.
- →Orders, reviews, and interprets diagnostic studies within the scope of practice, including radiographs, advanced imaging, laboratory testing, electrodiagnostic studies, and other clinically indicated evaluations.
- →Develops, implements, and modifies patient-centered treatment plans based on clinical assessment, diagnostic findings, patient goals, evidence-based standards, and available treatment options.
- →Provides non-operative orthopedic management, including medication management, bracing, casting, splinting, injections, activity modification, therapy referrals, assistive devices, and other conservative treatment modalities as clinically indicated.
- →Performs orthopedic procedures and surgeries within the scope of licensure, clinical privileges, and facility capability.
- →Provides surgical care for appropriate orthopedic conditions, which may include degenerative joint disease, fractures, tendon or ligament injuries, joint disorders, arthritis-related conditions, soft tissue injuries, and other musculoskeletal conditions based on granted privileges and facility needs.
- →Explains diagnoses, treatment options, surgical and non-surgical alternatives, expected outcomes, risks, benefits, and potential complications to patients and caregivers in a clear and understandable manner.
- →Provides post-operative care, including follow-up assessment, wound evaluation, review of recovery progress, management of complications, activity restrictions, therapy planning, and coordination of return-to-function goals.
- →Manages orthopedic consults, return-to-clinic orders, surgical requests, procedural scheduling needs, and follow-up care in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
- →Performs administrative duties related to patient care management, including completion of progress notes, histories and physicals, operative reports, discharge summaries, consult responses, encounter forms, orders, and other required documentation.
- →Works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, including nursing, anesthesia, surgical providers, podiatry, mid-level providers, therapists, prosthetics and orthotics, and medical support staff to ensure prompt, coordinated, and efficient delivery of care.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship: non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓English Language Proficiency.
- ✓In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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