Locums Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Physician

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 207,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly shift pay above market

Travel arrangements provided

Malpractice tail insurance

Credentialing and scheduling support

Job summary

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment, Inc. seeks a Fellowship-Trained Locums Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon to join a physician-led organization in Scottsdale, AZ.

The role focuses on building high-performing surgical teams with predictable scheduling and strong clinical support in a hospital-based setting. The position supports a Level II Trauma Center and offers to work alongside an experienced orthopedic trauma team in a collaborative, well-supported environment with a balance of operative and

Qualifications

• Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma required/preferred.
• Board certification or eligibility in Orthopedic Surgery.
• Experience managing orthopedic trauma patients in hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide operative and non-operative management of orthopedic trauma patients.
• Participate in trauma call coverage.
• Manage a broad range of fracture care and orthopedic injuries.
• Collaborate with trauma surgery, emergency medicine, hospitalist, and rehabilitation teams.
• Balance surgical cases, inpatient care, and follow-up clinic responsibilities.
• Ensure timely documentation and high-quality patient care.

Skills

Orthopedic trauma care

Inpatient management

Emergency coordination

Education

Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma

Board Eligible/Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

Arizona medical licensure eligibility

Job description

Weare seeking a Fellowship-Trained Locums Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon to join aphysician-led organization in Scottsdale, AZ focused on building and supportinghigh-performing surgical teams across the United States. Our model emphasizespredictable scheduling, strong clinical support, and allowing surgeons to focuson delivering exceptional patient care in a hospital-based setting.

Thisposition supports a Level II Trauma Center and offers the opportunity to workalongside an experienced orthopedic trauma team in a collaborative,well-supported environment. The practice provides a balanced mix of operativeand non-operative trauma care while maintaining a strong commitment to qualityoutcomes and patient-centered care.

Schedule

• 183 shiftsannually (24-hour shifts)
• Blockedscheduling with 7-day stretches
• Built-inrecovery time between rotations

Responsibilities

• Provideoperative and non-operative management of orthopedic trauma patients
• Participate intrauma call coverage
• Manage a broadrange of fracture care and orthopedic injuries
• Collaborate withtrauma surgery, emergency medicine, hospitalist, and rehabilitation teams
• Balance surgicalcases, inpatient care, and follow-up clinic responsibilities
• Ensure timelydocumentation and high-quality patient care

Requirements

• Board Eligibleor Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
• Completion of anOrthopedic Trauma Fellowship preferred
• Experiencemanaging orthopedic trauma patients in a hospital-based setting
• Eligible forArizona medical licensure
• Ability toobtain and maintain hospital privileges

Extras:

• Generous (abovemarket) hourly rate per 24 hour shift
• All travelarrangements provided and booked by the group, on top of the per shiftrate
• Med-mal and tailinsurance covered
• Personal locumsconsultant to manage credentialing and scheduling shifts

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