Orthopedic Surgeon | Rural Opportunity + Purpose-Driven Practice

Enjoy a rewarding career with less bureaucracy and more connection to your patients.

Orthopedic Surgeon Opportunities

BJC HealthCare – St. Louis, Missouri

Join a Leading Academic and Community-Based Health System

BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States, is actively recruiting Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Orthopedic Surgeons to join our growing network of hospitals and outpatient facilities throughout the St. Louis region.

**Position

Overview**

BJC HealthCare is seeking motivated orthopedic surgeons across a variety of subspecialties, including but not limited to:

• General Orthopedics
• Joint Replacement
• Sports Medicine

Physicians will have the opportunity to practice in a collaborative, patient-centered environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities, advanced technology, and strong clinical support teams.

Practice Highlights

• Employed position within BJC Medical Group or affiliated partner groups
• Access to a large, established referral network
• Flexible practice settings (community hospitals and academic centers)
• Excellent operational and administrative support

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician's ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

• Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician's patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician's hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
• Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient's medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
• Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician's patient panel.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctorate
• Medicine

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

About BJC Healthcare

We are based in St. Louis, MO, and serve our region through our 13 community hospitals and service organizations. Through our partners at Washington University and their stellar training programs, we offer our patients access to the some of the finest sub-specialty care in the world, while maintaining our community focus. BJC Medical Group is made up of more than 700 clinicians across more than 120 clinics across a full spectrum of specialty care ranging from Family Medicine to advanced Cardiac Care. We are a physician-led organization and live our mission every day. We hope you will consider joining us. “The World's Best Medicine Begins with You...”