Orthopedic Surgeon Opportunity in Beautiful and Unique Viroqua, WI

 The community of Viroqua is seeking an ABOS certified or eligible surgeon to join a growing, family oriented community in a premier facility with experienced staff.  The generalist will be able to provide full scope orthopedic services with the support of the La Crosse, WI based orthopedics team.  Any niche interests such as Sports Medicine, Total Joints or other can be accommodated.  Interests in total knee and hip replacements is desired but not required. Call would be 10 days per month to include one weekend.   This practice currently has one experienced joints surgeon on staff that routinely has a 6 month back log of patients to share and help grow two solid practices.

Compensation will be guaranteed at above market rates for two years. Then a secure, rvu production model will drive your future success and reward you for your work and commitment to serving your patients.  Full loan repayment program is part of our package with a cap.   This position also includes Gundersen’s full benefits package which makes the total compensation and the employment opportunity a premier position in the Upper Midwest. Viroqua is one of the most beautiful and unique small cities in WI.  The historical main street community offers multiple venues for entertainment, education, shopping, healthcare and recreation. Visit us at http://www.viroqua-wisconsin.com/

You’ll be joining a physician-led, not-for-profit health system with a top-ranked teaching hospital and one of the largest multi-specialty group practices with about 700 physicians and associate medical staff. Telemedicine, specialty outreach, electronic health records and digital imaging connect Gundersen Health System with our many regional clinics, affiliate hospitals and practitioners.

Gundersen Health System is ahead of the curve on environmental issues, technology, research and medical education. We are currently building a new six-story Hospital addition. Its energy-efficient design will move us toward our goal of being 100 percent energy independent by 2014. The addition will have new operating rooms with specialized technology; improved medical and surgical units; the most comprehensive regional Trauma & Emergency Center; and much more.

Our medical outcomes are among the best earning us the Top 100 Hospitals® designation five times from the Thomson Reuters. We’ve also received HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence ™ four consecutive years putting us among the nations’ top 5 percent of hospitals (gundluth.org/accomplishments).

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We support a safe, healthy and drug-free work environment through background checks and controlled substance screening. 

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Viroqua, Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful and unique small cities in Wisconsin, if not in the entire nation. For a city of 4,400, Viroqua offers abundant choices in entertainment, education, shopping and healthcare.

ABUNDANT ENTERTAINMENT

From the excitement of Wild West Days, the challenge of an 18-hole golf course, the culture of a play at the handsomely restored Temple Theatre, the relaxation of fly fishing the class one trout streams or the thrill of a hockey game at the indoor ice arena, Viroqua is the place to go for entertainment.

ABUNDANT EDUCATION

Whether it is the award winning public schools, the Christian guidance of our two religious academies, the experiential learning at Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School and Youth Initiative High School, or the continuing education at Western Wisconsin Technical College, the number of educational options makes Viroqua truly unique.

ABUNDANT SHOPPING

Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, Viroqua's downtown district is home to dozens of specialty shops. Viroqua is also the center of one of the greatest organic farming regions of the United States. Each Saturday in June through October, farmers and artisans from across the countryside come into our historic district to sell their fruits, vegetables, art and other items at the farmers market. These are just a few of the features that make Viroqua one of the principle shopping destination in Southwestern Wisconsin.

ABUNDANT HEALTHCARE

Whether it is the traditional medicine of ever-expanding Gundersen Viroqua Clinic, the healing arts of dozens of holistic medicine practitioners, or the numerous chiropractors, dentists, marriage and family counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists, Viroqua offers a wealth of choices in healthcare.

Visit us at http://www.viroqua-wisconsin.com/