Orthopedic-Trauma Dartmouth Hitchcock New England
There are approximately 125 physicians and associate providers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene in New Hampshire. There are 26 primary care and specialty areas represented at the clinic in Keene. Keene is one of the community practice sites of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock system, a group practice of over 650 physicians. The group is seeking a fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeon to cover a growing number of trauma cases. A nearby NASCAR speedway and two motocross tracks have contributed to the increase in trauma cases. Practice with five orthopedic surgeons with subspecialty training. The group covers a stand-alone Level III hospital which functions for trauma as a Level II. This lifestyle practice offers a call schedule of 1:5. Responsibilities include seeing EM patients plus follow-up, electively treat non-unions and malunions and treating patients in the clinic 2.5 days per week and performing surgery two days per week The newly renovated 40 million dollar campus is a collaborative effort with Cheshire Medical Center, a state-of-the-art 169 bed acute care hospital which includes the Kingsbury Center for Cancer Care, the Farnum Rehabilitation Center, inpatient adult and adolescent mental health, and a Sports Medicine Center. Dartmouth -Hitchcock Medical School is located in Lebanon, 66 miles away. Sophisticated electronic records system and a self-insured, well-organized risk management and liability system contribute to making this one of the premier health systems in New England!The mission of Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene is to lead their community to become the nations healthiest through their clinical and service excellence, collaboration, and compassion for every patient, every time.Dartmouth-Hitchcock offers competitive compensation and a full benefits package.Keene, the cultural center of New Hampshires Monadnock Region, has a Currier and Ives landscape in addition to a vibrant downtown setting.Keene is located in Southwestern NH adjacent to Vermont and Massachusetts. Close to downhill skiing, pristine lakes and mountains, Keene is home to Keene State College, Antioch Universitys New England Graduate School and minutes from Franklin Pierce College. Keene offers amenities many small communities cannot support. The unemployment rate is at 2.9%. Boston, Hartford, CT. and the seacoast are a two-hour drive and NYC is only four hours away by car. The cost of living in New Hampshire is one of the lowest in New England with no state income tax or sales tax. Excellent public and private schools produce a well-educated work force. Keene was chosen by Parenting Magazine as one of the top 10 places to raise a family and NH was ranked #1 in the nation for the Most Livable States award!