Description

MD West ONE, in partnership with Methodist Health System, is seeking a dedicated Orthopedic Hospitalist to join our growing team in Omaha, NE. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a program designed to deliver exceptional, patient-centered musculoskeletal care across the region.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Role: Provide inpatient orthopedic consults and manage acute cases, including trauma, complex fractures, and infections. Methodist Hospital is a Level 3 Center.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with ER teams and surgical specialists using standardized triage and transfer protocols
• Innovative Program: Support a tiered triage system that ensures timely subspecialty care and optimizes patient outcomes.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A leadership-backed initiative to position Methodist as the regional center of excellence for orthopedic care.
• Opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic, team-oriented setting.

If you’re passionate about improving patient care and thrive in a fast-paced hospital environment, we’d love to connect.

Requirements

- Medical degree (MD/DO) with residency in orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, or relevant acute-care specialty.
- Active Nebraska medical license (or ability to obtain).
- Strong clinical experience in acute orthopedic injury management.
- Proficiency in standard orthopedic procedures: joint reductions, splinting/casting, wound care, soft tissue injury management.
- Ability to work independently and make rapid disposition decisions aligned with triage guidelines.
- Excellent communication skills to coordinate with ER, hospitalist teams, and orthopedic subspecialists.

DUTIES:
- Provide same-day or next-day inpatient consults for all Tier 3 admissions.
- Provide telehealth consults when appropriate to support ER disposition and avoid unnecessary transfers.

- Determine whether cases can be:

Discharged with orthopedic follow-up
Admitted for medical reasons but remain in a Tier 3 pathway
Escalated to a higher tier (Tier 2, Tier 1) based on clinical change

- Perform closed reductions, splinting, immobilization, and related non-operative treatments.
- Ensure accurate, thorough documentation of injury classification, treatment plan, and follow-up protocol.
- Ensure all patients discharged from ER receive rapid follow-up scheduling (via QLIQ process) with MD West ONE.
- Communicate findings and plans clearly to ER providers, hospitalists, and nursing teams.