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Location

Amarillo, TX | United States

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Job description

Opportunity Details

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is seeking a BC/BE fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon willing to also do elective cases for an employed position to support its high-level, complex trauma program. NWTHS is the designated trauma center for the Texas Panhandle, capable of treating acetabular, pelvic, and periarticular fractures. With a dedicated EMS helicopter, NWTHS services a 150-mile service area which includes the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, southern Colorado, and eastern New Mexico.


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Opportunity highlights:

• BC/BE Orthopaedic Surgery
• Completion of an Orthopaedic Trauma fellowship (preferably OTA-accredited)
• Hospital is a Level II trauma center with large catchment area
• Inpatient rehabilitation and hospital-owned outpatient PT center available
• Join our team of 3 fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeons
• Seeking a candidate also willing to perform some elective cases
• Attractive comp package with generous base salary and incentives
• Sign-on bonus and Relocation assistance
• Robust benefits package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
• PTO, CME, 401(k) with match, Stock purchase plan (at discount), Paid malpractice
• Texas has no state income tax and is a tort reform state

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, and children's services. The 58-bed Heart Hospital at NWTHS is the only dedicated specialty heart hospital in the Panhandle, and an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI. As a Level II and the Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle and certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center, the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year. Northwest Children's Hospital is the Panhandle's primary Pediatric provider, offering subspecialty care, a 35-bed Level III NICU and a 12-bed PICU. The Childbirth Center, Inpatient Behavioral Health care, Surgical services in robotics, neurosurgery, orthopedics, ortho trauma, and other key services make Northwest the healthcare system of choice in the region. NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's largest hospital and healthcare management companies.

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If you have interest in this opportunity, please contact:

Nathan Arnett

NWTHS Physician Recruiter

[email protected]

949.285.4947 mobile (call/text)

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