Orthopedic Surgeon

Sacramento VA Hospital seeks an energetic BC Sports fellowship trained surgeon to join our growing Orthopaedic service taking care of our veterans in Northern California as the Sports consultant. Surgeries can be performed on site or at non-VA ASC depending on patients health status. As a salaried Federal employee surgeon, enjoy a healthy work-life balance while making medical/surgical decisions without concerns about reimbursement, patients continued access to care and overhead. Potential for joint appointment with University of California Davis Medical Center Orthopedics and/or clinical research within the VA.  For prior active-duty service members, an excellent opportunity to capitalize on those years of federal service that can be incorporated in total years of Federal Service calculations.

Salary Range: $347,000-$400,000

Pay For Performance up to $15,000 per year

Candidates must: 1) be a US citizen, (green card, or visa eligible) 2) possess a current, full, unrestricted medical license in any state and 3) board certification in family or internal medicine. 

INCENTIVES:  Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) offers up to $200,000 over 5-years, tax-free and/or Recruitment Incentive with minimum 3-year service obligation. Recruitment/ relocation may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.  

BENEFITS: 208 hours (5.2 weeks) paid vacation (full-time physicians earn 8 hours each pay period upon employment/part-time physicians earn 1 hour of vacation leave for every 10 hours worked); 104 hours (2.6 weeks) paid sick leave (full-time physicians earn 4 hours pay period upon employment, no cap) /part-time physicians earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 20 hours worked); 11 paid Federal holidays (any time clinics are closed you get time-off with pay and does not come out of paid vacation); Competitive Salary; Annual Physician Performance Pay; Malpractice protection with tail coverage covered by the Federal government; CME- 1 week paid authorized absence to attend and after 1 year of employment $1,000 per year stipend toward CME if BC (does not come out of paid vacation/time is prorated for part-time staff); No Physician Employment Contract; no significant restriction on moonlighting