Registered Nurse (RN) - OR - Operating Room
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA

Inova Health System -Orthopedic Surgery is seeking a fellowship-trained, board-certified (or eligible) Joint Replacement surgeon to join our team for a full-time position in our Springfield/Fairfax Locations.
Inova Orthopedic Services leads the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC metro area in helping people with arthritis, orthopedic illness, trauma or injury to regain their active lifestyles. Our Ortho specialties include groundbreaking, minimally invasive procedures to treat musculoskeletal diseases and injuries, including state-of-the-art joint replacement.
The Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has 33 physicians, 7 office locations, outpatient surgery centers and co-located therapy clinics and supports Inova’s five hospitals and large breadth of emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes
This opportunity requires Fellowship training and the position provides an opportunity to grow a robust Joint Replacement practice in a complex and growing Health System.
Joint Replacement surgeons joining the Department must have an active interest in collaborative diagnosis and treatment of Joint-related disorders in the context of a multi-disciplinary Department and complex Health System. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, physicians, and administration.
Patient Care (inpatient, outpatient, consultative services):
- Provides direct hands-on care to patients within the limits of credentials granted by the Medical Staff of Inova Hospitals in recognition of advanced training and experience in this field.
- Provide quality surgical care for patients consulted during call coverage.
- Provide follow up care to patients treated during call coverage, patients referred to physician as otherwise provided or in the operation of the clinic.
- Development of patient management pathways and algorithms in collaboration with essential participants of patient care
- Development of strategies in collaboration with nursing, pharmacy, respiratory care, and others to reduce the cost of providing quality and effective care
- Development of strategies for outcome analysis and quality improvement for the critical care and surgical patient population as it applies to Orthopedics in collaboration with the quality resources management and essential participants of patient care.
Requirements:
- Candidates must be Board Certified/Eligible Orthopedic Surgery
- Virginia Medical licensure or ability to obtain
- VA DEA or ability to obtain
- Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgery
- Preferred experienced, but not required