Orthopedic Surgery Opportunity That Checks All the Boxes! $875k+ annual plus $100k Sign-On!

Great River Health has an outstanding opportunity for a compassionate, team-oriented Orthopedic Surgeon to join our well-respected group of all fellowship-trained physicians. This is a turnkey opportunity, offering tremendous stability. Our Ortho group enjoys very limited local competition, a great diversity of cases and wonderful support staff and administration.

There’s no such thing as a perfect job – but there are jobs that people truly love. At Great River Health, our medical staff loves working here. Why?

• A true family atmosphere among the medical staff – teamwork and camaraderie matter here
• World-class care – our team is dedicated to excellence
• We are big enough to have diverse pathology, but small enough to have no local competition
• A supportive open-door administration that values your voice
• We are independent, financially stable and managed by the folks we work with every day

Opportunity Highlights:

• $875k annual guarantee with bonus pay available
• $100k commencement bonus
• 7 weeks off – Easy to schedule the necessary time off you need  
• A 380-bed independent and financially stable health system 
• Fair and balanced compensation model – you’re on equal footing with partners on day one
• 24/7 board-certified IM physicians staffing the hospital, ABEM/residency trained ER docs, and stable nursing for seamless care coordination
• Free use of our fully appointed gym connected to the clinic
• A vibrant, safe and charming riverfront community with excellent public and private educational and recreational options for families.
• An easy drive to Chicago and St. Louis and 1hr drive to the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Daily jet service and Amtrak service to Chicago.
• Plenty of outdoor fun with 13 municipal parks, a water park and waterfront recreation as well as two of the top ten golf courses in the state of Iowa!
• Option to live in a prestigious gated community with tennis court, golf course, pool, and work-out center
• If you are looking to have access to the city, but live in the country, there is plenty of acreage to build your dream home
• 22% lower cost of living and 65% lower home costs in Iowa! 

This is not just another job – it’s a chance to build the career and lifestyle you’ve always wanted. If you’re looking for stability, autonomy and a team that truly values its medical staff, Great River Health is the place for you!

Great River Health is a 378-bed regional, integrated health-care system that includes: Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center (West Burlington and Fort Madison campuses), Henry County Health Center, retail pharmacies; retail medical equipment and supplies services; outpatient renal dialysis center; and a network of specialty and primary-care clinics located throughout the region. 

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is a dual campus regional medical center offering acute, skilled and intermediate care to residents of southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois and northeast Missouri. The hospital offers comprehensive medical and surgical services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. 

West Burlington Campus annually admits more than 6,000 patients and logs more than 180,000 outpatient procedures. More than 100 physicians and 1,600 employees share the hospital's commitment to excellence in patient care and customer service.

Visit us here for more information - www.greatriverhealth.org

If Midwestern Values and Quality of Life are of interest to you and traffic isn’t--this is the place! Explore one of the great small cities of the Midwest. With its rolling hills and beautiful vistas of the majestic Mississippi River, Burlington is the region's micropolitan hub, with 120,000 residents in the vicinity and a local population of 30,000. The area offers a smaller town lifestyle and a low cost of living without giving up all of the amenities of the big city. Residents enjoy professional theater, symphony, world class golf and an exciting casino. Southeast Iowa is home to two of the top golf courses in the Midwest. If you like the outdoors, this area offers some of the top hunting and fishing in the country. You’ll also find miles of hiking trails and plenty of wildlife in the hundreds of acres of state and local parks and preserves here in Aldo Leopold’s hometown. A number of local specialty restaurants offer a world of international cuisine.

Excellent public and private schools and a well-known community college are found in town, with dozens of small colleges and a handful of four-year universities a short drive away, including the prestigious University of Iowa (70 miles to our north). If you enjoy live music and entertainment, Burlington is a regional hub for nationally renowned acts and performers who show their talents at the local 2,000 seat venue. Sports fans will not be disappointed with what Burlington offers. We have professional baseball, the top Junior College Basketball program in the country and the area’s top rated recreation complex for softball, soccer, volleyball and football. Burlington is also home to the Fun City Resort and Catfish Bend Casino--the premier family entertainment complex in the region, housing indoor/outdoor waterparks, go-carts, bowling, a casino, a spa and hotels. Burlington is within an easy drive of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis. This is a great place to live and work!