General Orthopedic Surgeon
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Job Description
Job Quick Facts
- Specialty: General Orthopedic Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Hazard, KY
- Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: 07/16/2026 - Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Shift/Call Schedule: TBD
- 15 to 17 days/month
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Callback %: 50%
- Patient Volume: 10-25
- Phone Consults: 5
- Support Staff: 1 APP, 4 Office Staff
Procedures
- Arthroscopy
- BKA - below knee amputation
- Total Joint replacement (knee, Hip)
- Beds in the Dept: 99
- Trauma Level: IV
- EMR: MediTech
Other Info
- Hospital Privileges required: Yes
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements
- Active KY License or IMLC
- BC/BE
- BLS
Key Responsibilities
Provide supplemental orthopedic surgical coverage in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Perform procedures including arthroscopy, below-knee amputations, and total joint replacements for hip and knee.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Orthopedic Surgeon at Adelphi Staffing a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 369 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 369 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
Living in Hazard
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $137k
- Median resident rent
- $720/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 14 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.