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Posted: 07-Jun-26
Location: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
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Internal Number: JOB-20031
UPMC Altoona Elite Orthopaedics is recruiting an Orthopedic Surgeon with interest and experience in Total Joints to step into a fully established practice with high volume patient base. The practice cares for patients referred from 70+ primary care physicians and the Hospital?s emergency and trauma departments. Must have an MD or equivalent, be BC/BE in Orthopedic Surgery with the ability to obtain an unrestricted PA license.
About the Position:
- Join a full-service practice with 5 orthopedic surgeons, 7 Physician Assistants and a non-surgical sports medicine physician
- Trauma call 1:6
- Practice call 1:5
- In-office imaging and PACS/EMR system
- Newly constructed 90,000 sq ft medical office complex
- Hospital has 12 ORs; Ambulatory Surgery Center had 6 ORs
What we Offer
- Generous salary plus incentive bonus
- Sign-on bonus
- PTO, CME time & allowance
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Employer matched retirement program
- Occurrence-based malpractice insurance, professional dues
- Relocation allowance
About UPMC Altoona and UPMC
- UPMC Altoona is a 336-bed regional tertiary hospital serving west central Pennsylvania.
- UPMC Altoona is an accredited level III trauma, stroke and chest pain center, and a regional oncology center.
- Additional signature services include comprehensive cardiology/cardiovascular surgery, behavioral health, bariatrics, maternity, robotic surgery, and wound care.
- The hospital is a 4-star CMS hospital with a Leapfrog A grade in patient safety.
- The medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary care and specialty physicians, including full-service hospitalists, intensivists and a team of interventional radiologists.
- UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer.
- 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
- Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
- Over 800 doctors? offices and outpatient sites
About the Community
- Choose to live in the Altoona/Hollidaysburg/Duncansville area offering safe and enriching environments to enjoy work/life balance.
- Located in the Altoona/Blair County/West Central Pennsylvania region
- Very reasonable cost of living
- Excellent school systems
- Abundant cultural amenities including theatre, symphony, minor league baseball, transportation history, festivals, Big10 sports and national touring performing artists
- Centrally located with easy access to larger, neighboring cities. Between 40 minutes to 4.5 hours to major cities including Pittsburgh, State College, Philadelphia, DC, and NYC.
- Mountains to climb and ski, rivers and lakes to paddle and fish, trails and roadways to bike, numerous golf courses, tennis and pickle ball courts ? right here!
- Everything you need within a 15-minute drive ? no rush hour traffic, no parking fees