Orthopedic Surgeon Physician Baptist Health Fort Smith

About the role

Baptist Health-Fort Smith is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Orthopedic Surgeon to join a busy practice. The clinic currently includes five physicians: four surgeons and one who performs injections. The call schedule is one in five.

Responsibilities

• Split time between hospital and clinic, typically two and one-half days per week in surgery and two and one-half days per week in clinic
• Evaluate and treat orthopedic conditions in a high-volume setting
• Perform surgical procedures as part of a multidisciplinary team

Facility and resources

• On-site casting, lab, and x-ray capabilities
• Epic EMR used across the clinic and hospital
• Clinic volume of 250–300 new patients monthly
• 492-bed hospital with emergency department, ICU, outpatient imaging, and surgery center
• System includes a 103-bed hospital in Van Buren and more than 40 clinic locations
• Accredited by The Joint Commission with national recognition for stroke and heart care

Community and location

Baptist Health-Fort Smith, formerly Sparks Regional Medical Center, was established in 1887 as Arkansas’s first hospital. Fort Smith, the state’s third-largest city with about 90,000 residents, sits along the Arkansas River and offers distinctive dining, shopping, and access to regional history and art. The Fort Smith National Historic Site and other museums highlight the area’s frontier military heritage.