Orthopedic Spine Surgeon opportunity in Western AZ!!
Medical Center is seeking a BE/BC Orthopedic-Spine Surgeon to join an existing practice in the community. New grads and practicing physicians are welcome to apply. The ideal candidate would be a surgeon that is also willing to perform some general orthopedic procedures and provide a minimum of 10 days of call coverage for the ED. Practice call is 1:3.
Office space is readily available less than 6 minutes from the hospital.
Compensation Package MAY include:
Income guarantee
Commencement Bonus
CME/Relocation Allowance
Marketing Expenses
Medical Education Debt Repayment Assistance
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Community, Facility and Organization
Medical Center is a full service, acute care hospital located by the beautiful blue waters of the Colorado River in Wester Arizona. It is a JCAHO accredited hospital offering inpatient, outpatient, home health and hospice services. It is licensed for 99 acute care beds, 32 ICU/CCU beds and 8 LDR beds for a total of 139 beds. Built in 1984, the hospital was originally designed to meet the needs of a small community. Over the years, as the area has grown, the Medical Center has grown right along with it. The dedicated staff now serves communities throughout the tri-state area of Arizona, Nevada and California.
The city is just a little over an hour from Las Vegas and a few hours away from Phoenix and Los Angeles.
THE COMMUNITY
Year-round sunshine, spectacular beauty and breathtaking outdoor adventures are all part of the quality of life in the tri-state area. The Colorado River joins the two communities in Arizona, and Nevada. City is a growing area of approximately 41,000 residents with an influx of 15,000 to 20,000 snowbirds during the fall and winter months. Just across the river, Laughlin, Nevada, is home to approximately 10,000 residents and attracts over five million tourists per year. The county has a population of 187,200. All these attributes make the area unique, offering all the benefits of a larger city without sacrificing the comfortable nature of a small city.
RECREATION
Sport fishing for abundant stripers and large mouth bass
Jet skiing, recreational boating and swimming are part of life on the Colorado River and Lake Mohave
Area boasts magnificent mountains perfect for hiking, camping, photography and rock climbing
First-class public and private golf courses, parks, and trails
Laughlin is a premier gambling and entertainment resort area featuring glitzy casinos, great restaurants, shopping malls and exciting musical and theatrical entertainment
EDUCATION
Four elementary schools, two junior high schools and two high schools. The schools offer various honors level courses and continuously work to meet the needs of students at all levels.
Community College provides academic courses for two-year degrees, GED classes, and serves the vocational/technical training needs of the County. In addition, CC, in partnership with Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, offers students a four year degree option.
Nearby, Laughlin is home to an elementary school and one junior high/high school.
The Community College of Southern Nevada offers a variety of courses for area residents, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, which is less than a two-hour drive away, offers courses to the County residents with no out-of-state tuition fees.
