Permanent Orthopedic Surgery: General Jobs in Logan, West Virginia

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery: General
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Community Health Center/FQHC
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
• Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:6 or better

55-197 Physician / Orthopedic Surgery / Logan, WV sm

Allied Specialty -

State West Virginia

Physican Speciality Orthopedic Surgery: General

Sub Specialty -

Position Type Permanent

Description

Physician / Orthopedic Surgery / Logan, WV

Orthopaedic Surgeon needed in Logan, West Virginia.

Verification of need:

Our patient demographics allows for high volume of Orthopaedic Surgery. Our geographic region also has a high incidence for outdoor sports related injuries. 

We are a medically underserved area with a draw of 75,000 patients from southwestern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. 

We are licensed for 140 beds, and the only major acute hospital in a nine county area.

An extensive referral network including internal med and family practitioners.

Practice Opportunity:

The incoming orthopaedic surgeon can establish a private practice utilizing hospital support through an income guarantee or become a hospital employee. 

Salary - Competitive with potential to bonus

Sign On Bonus

Relocation - $15,000.00- negotiable based on where the candidate is relocating from

Marketing- $5,000.00

25 days PTO 5 days CME and $2,500 for CME

Student Loan and tuition assistance if applicable

1526 sq. foot office space available in beautiful Medical Office Building

We will have a very experienced orthopedic surgery staff and 4 operating rooms

Call coverage will consist of 1:2 

Hospital Highlights:

140 Bed Joint Commission approved acute care hospital

35,000 ER Visits

300 annual deliveries

Surgical cases-3600 yr

Endoscopy cases- 4600 yr

70 physicians serving 22 specialties

Brand new ER and Women’s Center

New MRI Suite GE 1.5 Tesla MRI Unit 

64 Slice CT Scan

Pacs technology with 27 person Radiology group 24/7 coverage

12 Bed ICU 

25,000 square foot Life Services Center featuring LRMC Cancer Center and Outpatient Rehab

Logan is easily accessible to the Charleston-Huntington metropolitan area via four lane highway Route 119. In just under an hour, you can be in the capital of Charleston shopping, dining or attending many entertainment events.

4000 acre Chief Logan State Park is 4 miles from hospital. It offers: 

Swimming- indoor and outdoor

18 miles of hiking trails,

Fishing, camping, biking, hunting, miniature golf

Tennis- Indoor and outdoor

Outdoor theater, Christmas wonderland, civil war reenactment

Wildlife exhibit ( bears, bobcats, barred owls, red shouldered hawks, reptiles)

Nearby is the Hatfield and McCoy Trail open to ATV’s, motorcycles, mountain bikers, horses and hikers. This trail system offers hundreds of miles creating one of the largest off-highway vehicle trail systems in the world. 

Fantastic golf courses and charming local restaurants in the region

Airport is 45 minutes from Hospital direct flights to Orlando, New York, Houston, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, D.C. and Charlotte

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is one mile from the hospital. It offers two-year associate degrees, in addition to certificates in more than 20 technical and occupational career fields. 

Skiing and Whitewater rafting within one hour drive

Thanks to the rich supply of coal in the area, Logan’s population as well as its economic status is growing. 

Logan is less than a five hour drive to cities such as Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Knoxville. 

Community:

Logan, West Virginia offers a draw area of 180,000 in population 39 miles from Charleston, West Virginia population of 53,421, 137 miles from Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky population of 260,512.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Clinic
• Number of Providers: