Physician|OrthopedicSurgeon

**Location:** Avera Orthopedics Aberdeen **Worker Type:** Regular **Work Shift:** Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America) **Position Highlights** **You Belong at Avera** **Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.** **A Brief Overview** Provides and manages direct medical evaluation, diagnosis, procedures, and care for patients within a recognized area of practice. **What you will do ** * Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients according to medical staff approved protocol and acceptable standards of practice. * Provides medical services and health education to patients and family members. Effectively contributes to the health education of individuals and groups and applies appropriate methods designed to increase each person’s motivation to assume responsibility for their own health care. * Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. * Interprets information gathered during the diagnostic process and formulates appropriate plan of care. * Provides quality care for patient, demonstrates appropriate health, safety, and aseptic practices. * Recognizes and reacts appropriately to environmental safety factors related to patient care. Effectively provides patient instruction related to environment of care and safety standards. * Understands, applies, and supports practice policies, procedures, goals and standards. * Meets regularly with the care team for consultation and collaboration as well as with personnel to promote quality care for patients. Assures that appropriate referrals are made for patients. * Maintains patient records and accurate information. **Essential Qualifications** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perfor