Staff Surgeon, Orthopedics

Job description

Provide high‑standard, cost‑effective orthopedic care for eligible patients under attending physician supervision. Attend clinical and educational rounds, morning reports and sign‑out sessions. Participate in multidisciplinary team rounds and quality‑safety activities, including reviews, audits and presentations. Prepare patient reports as required by hospital policy. Maintain legible, timely, and confidential patient records and comply with hospital bylaws. Daily interaction with in‑patients, families, nurses, physicians, EMS, clinical medicine, surgical, diagnostic and radiology services. Assess and admit patients from ER, outpatient clinics and transfers as directed. Conduct necessary investigations and daily assessments, planning and management under supervision. Perform daily rounds, respond to emergency calls, provide trauma, code‑blue and rapid response care per credentials. Answer inpatient consultations within required timeframes and coordinate ICU rounds when on call. Plan discharges, dictate summaries and provide 24‑hour on‑call support per schedule. Attend assigned outpatient clinics, refer patients when appropriate, evaluate ER patients and perform minor emergency procedures. Assist in the operating room, perform surgeries and peri‑operative anesthesia within privileges, ensure punctuality, professionalism, inform caregivers, dictate operative reports and ensure safe patient transfer.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited medical school
• one year of internship in a recognized training program
• completion of a formal postgraduate training program in the specialty with certification
• SCFHS registration as registrar
• minimum of 2 years' experience in the specialty after internship, preferably in a university‑affiliated teaching hospital
• participation in teaching and educational activities for junior staff, medical students and interns
• keeping knowledge and skills up to date
• maintaining required continuous medical education credits as mandated by the hospital and licensing authorities

Skills