HCA Florida JFK Hospital is assisting a private practice with its search for an Orthopedic Total Joint Physician to join their practice.
Qualified Candidates:
MD
Board-certified in Orthopedic surgery
Fellowship trained in Total Joint
Incentive/Benefits Package:
Private practice offering competitive compensation and benefits package
401K
Medical/Dental benefits
Job Responsibilities:
Document examination results treatment plans and patients outcomes
Record patient medical histories.
Examine patients to assess mobility strength communication or cognition.
Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
Assess characteristics of patients pain such as intensity location and duration using standardized clinical measures.
Provide outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders musculoskeletal trauma acute and chronic pain or other disabling conditions.
Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
Perform clinically appropriate orthopedic surgeries
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation including therapeutic exercise; occupational/physical therapy; counseling;
Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies
Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
Prescribe physical and/or occupational therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength.
Prescribe therapy services such as electrotherapy ultrasonography heat or cold therapy hydrotherapy debridement short-wave or microwave diathermy and infrared or ultraviolet radiation to enhance rehabilitation.
Diagnose or treat performance-related conditions such as sports injuries or repetitive motion injuries.
Prescribe orthotic and prosthetic applications and adaptive equipment bracing and communication devices to maximize patient function and self-sufficiency.
Conduct physical tests such as functional capacity evaluations to determine injured workers capabilities to perform the physical demands of their jobs