High Office Volume - Blocked OR Time - Rutherfordton, NC Near Lake Lure

Your Healing Mission Matters

As an Orthopedic Surgeon with Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, NC, you will be inspired by the community you serve as a valuable member of the Lifepoint Health team, a nationally recognized healthcare organization centered on caring with a local heart for the communities we serve. You'll contribute to our positive, collaborative work environment as a culture champion while having access to the staff, resources and technologies you need to impact patient care. You'll find yourself in a work environment where what truly matters is achievable - from your career goals to your own well-being.

Position Details

• Full time, hospital employed, established practice
• Join multiple physicians and APPs; mentorship available
• Joint replacement (hip/knee, robotic or anterior approaches). Fracture care, joint aspiration, casting and splinting, total join replacements, arthroscopy, etc. Robotic-assisted surgery or anterior hip approach credentialing (if applicable)
• Average patients/day- 25-35 clinic days
• Standard clinic hours with OR block time and hospital rounding
• Shared call, one hospital coverage
• X-ray in office, Athena EMR
• Developing a joint navigation program
• Rutherford Orthopedics leads the community in total joint replacements. High volume office, steady referral stream, physicians are tenured, with a positive reputation

Our compensation package can include

• Competitive base salary plus worked relative value unit (wRVU) production bonus
• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
• Paid time off and retirement plan
• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Early-commitment residency stipend
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and days
• Paid professional liability and malpractice coverage
• Marketing and practice growth assistance

About Our Hospital and Health System

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143- bed hospital located in Rutherfordton, NC, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. The Duke Lifepoint Healthcare facility, employs over 120 qualified physicians with more than 23 medical specialties offering a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services including family care, pediatrics, orthopedics, general surgery, women's services, imaging, home care, outpatient surgery, emergency care, and more. America's Top 100 Community Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review, as well as Thompson Reuters Top 100 Performance Improvement Leader designation for the fourth consecutive year.

Community

Rutherfordton is located roughly ten minutes from Lake Lure and about an hour south of Asheville. Rutherford County is a literal gold mine of interesting history. Beautiful historic antebellum homes line Main Street near downtown, along with shops, restaurants and one of the best children's museums in the state.

• 1hr to Asheville and Greenville
• 1.5hr to Charlotte

Rutherford Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rutherford Regional Health System is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.