Spine Specialist

Purpose:
Our purpose at Stetson Lee Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine is to provide the best orthopaedic and sports medicine surgical care to our patients in a private practice setting.

Vision:
Our vision at Stetson Lee Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine is to establish a group of highly skilled and compassionate orthopaedic surgeons who are recognized as experts in their field by their peers and also by the community who provide the best possible orthopaedic and sports medicine care to our patients both locally and globally.

Mission:
Our guiding mission at Stetson Lee Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine is to provide the best orthopaedic and sports medicine surgical care to our patients with compassion, courtesy and competence. We are committed to the welfare of our patients and will always do the right thing for them and will not compromise our values under any circumstances. We will always act with the utmost of professionalism and integrity at all times. We will be educators of our patients and also of the local and global community.

This job requires access to confidential and sensitive patient information, requiring ongoing discretion and secure information management in compliance with HIPAA.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Licensure requirements of the state of practice
• Graduate of accredited MD program of accredited university
• Unrestricted DEA license for state of jurisdiction
• Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery
• Must be able to demonstrate that he/she has previously performed spinal procedures
• Maintain liability (Malpractice) protection with tail coverage
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• May be subject to a background investigation

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining accurate patient records
• Maintain surgery center and hospital privileges
• Operative and non-operative care in spine surgery patients to diagnose, correct, treat or rehabilitate conditions, illnesses and injuries of the spine, the spinal cord, and the spinal nerves.
• Ordering/prescribing medications to treat patients
• Follow up on patient questions/messages
• Manage assigned Medical Assistant

Physical Requirements:
Stand for long periods of time while repeating the same movements or walking. Bending and twisting body to lift, push, and pull lightweight objects. Lift, carry, or move objects weighing up to 30 pounds. Stand for as much as 90% of work time. Reach above shoulder level in order to perform work. Move, adjust, and manipulate a variety of equipment. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.

Compensation: 
$250,000 - $300,000