Hospital / Clinic Employed Orthopedic Surgery: Trauma Job in Pikeville, Kentucky
This orthopedic trauma position in Pikeville, Kentucky is offered as a hospital/clinic-employed arrangement. In this structure, you would be a W-2 employee of the health system, which handles compensation, benefits, malpractice coverage, and scheduling, along with the clinical facility and supporting infrastructure — allowing you to focus on clinical care rather than business administration.
Compensation for this permanent role is structured around an income guarantee and contract, with the financial offering listed at the Open tier. Call responsibilities include a 1:3 patient call rotation and a separate 1:3 emergency department call rotation.
Candidates may be board certified or board eligible, trained as MD or DO, and are expected to be graduates of American medical schools. Applicants across experience levels — from those currently in training through very experienced physicians — are considered, and eligible work statuses include US citizens, green card holders, and H-1 visa holders. The position is located in a community sized under 25,000 residents.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery: Trauma
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:3
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:3
We invite you to partner with Kentucky's only Level II Trauma Center accredited by the American College of Surgeons. Pikeville Medical Center is a vibrant, growing organization with nearly 500 credentialed providers on staff and available for collaboration to provide your patients with the top level of care they deserve. PMC has state of the art equipment and operating rooms coupled with brand new offices and exam rooms in a recently opened $150 million dollar clinic building. Our orthopedic department has a fully experienced support staff including NP & PAs and a dedicated OR staff. Call is 1:3. We are offering highly competitive compensation with an excellent comprehensive benefits package which includes medical malpractice insurance, relocation expenses, all license fees and society dues, and CME expenses. For physicians aspiring to practice in a progressive, growing community that demands quality and breeds excellence, PMC is the place to be.
Our orthopedic trauma surgeons specialize in procedures such as:
- Post-Traumatic Complications
- Minimally Invasive 3D Navigational Fracture Surgery
- Pelvic/Acetabular Fractures
- Periarticular Fractures
- Nonunions/Malunions
- Infections/Osteomyelitis
- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Contract
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $751,098 - $1,004,831 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Negotiable
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: Kentucky
- Practice City: Pikeville
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1 Visa
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 300
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Hospital: Pikeville Medical Center
