Orthopaedic Surgeon

The role of a Physician is a staff position at St. Claire HealthCare, requiring a wide range of care and services in their designated specialty. The ideal candidate must provide consultative services to other providers and complete procedures entailing significant risk. They will also provide administrative and managerial support to Advanced Practice Providers (APP) and nursing staff.

• Treat patients of St. Claire HealthCare at its designated sites in a faithful, diligent, and skillful manner in accordance with current acceptable standards of practice in the physician's professional specialty, applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and accrediting body standards.
• Consult with other physicians concerning matters outside their professional specialty.
• Assist in the training and education of students, interns, residents, and other personnel as requested by St. Claire HealthCare in matters within the Physician's professional capacity.
• Assist emergency physician in seeing and treating emergency department patients in a timely manner as requested by St. Claire HealthCare in accordance with St. Claire HealthCare's specialty on-call schedule.
• Comply with all policies, rules and regulations of St. Claire HealthCare that are applicable to their duties.
• Shall actively support and participate in performance improvement to achieve excellent patient outcomes, customer satisfaction, team work, patient safety and efficient utilization of medical center resources.
• Maintain membership in good standing on the Medical Staff of St. Claire HealthCare, maintain unrestricted licensure to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, maintain Board certification specified in the St. Claire HealthCare Bylaws in their medical specialty and attend staff conferences, committee and service meetings and shall comply with the constitution, bylaws, policies and procedures, and rules and regulations promulgated by the Medical Staff of St. Claire HealthCare.

• Completion of accredited Medical School.
• Completion of appropriate residency and fellowship training in their professional specialty.
• Current Medical License by Kentucky Board of Licensure required.