Physician-Orthopedic Surgeon

An opportunity exists for a full-time Orthopedic Surgeon at the Milo C. Huempfner Outpatient Clinic located in Green Bay WI.
The successful candidate should be comfortable performing all aspects of adult Orthopedics. All care will be provided in an outpatient setting with no inpatient care responsibilities. Qualified candidates should be BE/BC in Orthopedic Surgery. The selected candidate should demonstrate the ability to work well with a large diverse and dedicated patient care staff.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Evaluate general Orthopedic conditions through complete history and physical examinations and develop an operative or non-operative management/ treatment plan.
• Provide comprehensive Orthopedic care services as well as follow-up care of existing conditions.
• Provide Pre- and Post-Operative Orthopedic Services.
• Perform basic orthopedic surgical procedures at the Milo C Huempfner Green Bay HCC twice a week with the opportunity to perform more complex cases once monthly at the Clement J Zablocki VA in Milwaukee.
• Conduct 3 times weekly outpatient clinics at the Green Bay HCC with future opportunity for clinic expansion the Appleton CBOC.
• Work collaboratively with the Department of Orthopedics at the Clement J Zablocki VA for operative management and follow up of higher complexity cases.
• Work collaboratively with the Department of Orthopedics at the Clement J Zablocki VA providing sign out when necessary for nightly and weekend call coverage.
• Work collaboratively with the Department of Orthopedics at the Clement J Zablocki VA to seek adjunct credentialing at the Medical College of Wisconsin should there be interest in working with/ teaching residents.
• Document services through appropriate notes such as History and Physical Progress notes Operative notes and Discharge Summaries.
• Educate physicians and staff in the principles and therapy of basic and complex Orthopedic Services/Surgery.
• Provide patient and family education including informed consent.
• Respond to patient telephone calls informing patients of test/lab results and renewing medication prescriptions when necessary.
• Adhere to safety health and infection control standards regulations and work practices as well as ergonomic standards.
• Attend required staff meetings communicating up and down the chain of command and helping prepare heads-up and issue briefs related to adverse patient outcomes.
• Complete indirect patient care requirements: open encounter and open consult maintenance CPRS documentation requirements monitoring of clinic management.
• Maintain involvement in matters concerning clinic productivity relevant performance measures Quality and Patient Safety oversight as well as process improvements (system redesigns).
• Remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field. The exact privileges and procedures for a particular provider will be approved by the Professional Standards Board.
• Provide patient care that is compassionate appropriate and effective for the promotion of health prevention of illness treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
• Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical clinical and social sciences and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) b) OR
  (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as Physician Resident Providers (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather they are to have a scope of practice that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

• 2 years of Orthopedic Surgery experience
• Board certified/eligible