This is a NEW position due to growth. This is a full time permanent position. Private Practice, or possibly Employed by hospital for the right candidate. There are at least 150-180 spinal surgeries that come out of Elko every year, most of them going to Reno. Call is 10 days a month of regular call, not spinal call. Right now there is a Spine doctor coming from the nearby City 2-4 times a month doing surgery. There is no trauma spinal surgery. There are 24/ 7Anesthesia and Radiology coverage and OR block time. This is not 100% Spine and they will need to some General Orthopedics. There is approximately 70-80% Spine with 20-30% General. There is not any Orthopedic Spine or Neurosurgeons in this community. There is one Pain Management doctor that comes down from a nearby City twice a month. They currently have 5 Orthopedists, 2 with active Hospital privileges. The other physicians are doing clinical work or using a surgery center but no one is doing spine. The Income is in the $590k + range + there is a negotiable Sign- on Bonus, Relocation, etc. This is a great salary for this location!
