Orthopedic Surgeon
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Job Description
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Bullhead City, AZ
- Service Setting: Inpatient, Outpatient
- Coverage Type: Inpatient, Outpatient
- Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 100
- Call Response Time: 15 minutes
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
Coverage Dates
ASAP - Ongoing
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 5-7
- Admissions: 6 or less
- Rounding: Both
- Phone Consults: Yes
Facility Information
- EMR System: Athena/ Medhost
- Reason for Coverage: Call
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
Required
- Arthroscopy
- Total Joint replacement
- Hip knee
- Other (excludes hip and knee)
- Joint revision or repair
- Shoulder
- Hip
- Knee
- Other (excludes shoulder, hip, and knee)
- W/ Instrumentation
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- W/O Instrumentation
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Percutaneous disc surgery
Preferred
- Hand
- Tendon release/repair
- Peripheral nerve surgery
Job Requirements
- Board: Certified
- Licenses: Arizona license
- DEA: Active DEA Certification
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide orthopedic surgical services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Participate in call coverage as required.
- Perform rounding on patients.
- Manage admissions as needed.
- Handle phone consults.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive orthopedic surgical services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Manage patient admissions, perform rounding, and participate in required call coverage.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with an active Arizona medical license and DEA certification. Proficiency in various orthopedic procedures including joint replacement and spinal surgery is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Bullhead City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $323k
- Typical market rent
- $1,351/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 94.1
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.