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Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon

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Kern Medical

Bakersfield, CA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 18 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/26/2026

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Job Description

Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon - Earning Potential Exceeding the 90th%ile
Opportunity Profile:
  • Join a well-established team of experienced Orthopedic Surgeons
  • Mentorship available
  • Stable division
  • Flexible and equitable scheduling
Requirements:
  • Board Eligible/Certified required
  • Orthopedic Residency required
  • Sports Medicine Orthopedic Fellowship required Ability and willingness to participate in orthopedic trauma call coverage required
Compensation & Benefits:
  • Full-time, employed position
  • Competitive compensation package, based on MGMA National Data, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Compensation ranges from $720,000-$1,000,000+
  • Excess call compensation
  • Starting bonus
  • Relocation reimbursement
  • Malpractice and tail coverage provided
  • Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Paid education leave
  • CME reimbursement
  • Health Benefits
  • Defined Contribution Plan
  • Loan Forgiveness Program qualification
  • Voluntary Benefits include, 457B Plan, Short-term & Long-term Disability, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts, etc.
Hospital Information:
  • Level II Trauma Center; Over 2,800 Trauma activation's annually, second in the State to LA County
  • Certified Stroke Center
  • Tertiary Center
  • Master Affiliation with UCLA
  • Five Residency Programs & four Fellowship Programs
  • Kern Medical provides care for approximately:
  • 196,021 Outpatient Clinic Visits
  • 5,788 Surgeries
  • 52,920 Emergency Room Visits
  • 2,272 Births
  • 9,364
Inpatient Admissions Community:
  • Our community has over 900,000 people with excellent schools, great neighborhoods and affordable housing.
Centrally located in the San Joaquin Valley, 90 minutes north of Los Angeles, it is within driving distance of the beach, mountains, and Yosemite. How to
Apply:
  • Send your CV to Melanie Brassfield, Senior Director of Physician Recruitment, at Melanie.
Brassfield@KernMedical.com Board Eligible/Certified required Orthopedic Residency required Sports Medicine Orthopedic Fellowship required Ability and willingness to participate in orthopedic trauma call coverage required