Posted: Jul 13, 2026
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Sign-on Bonus up to $100,000 | Orthopedic - Trauma Surgeon | Salary Range: $588,390 - $690,684

Bassett Healthcare Network - Cooperstown, NY
Full-time
Salary: $588,390.00 - $690,684.00 Annually
Application Deadline: N/A
Nonprofit

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Job Title

Physician – Orthopedic - Trauma Surgeon

 

Overview

Bassett Healthcare Network, a progressive, academic health system in central New York, major teaching affiliate of Columbia University, is seeking an Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon to join our staff.

 

Description

Fellowship training encouraged but not a requirement. This surgeon would have access to an OR for urgent and “cold trauma’ cases in a room reserved for emergent surgery. There would also be time allotted for elective trauma reconstructive practice. There are separate call schedules for Spine and Hand. The practice covers one centrally located ER.

 

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health care system that provides care and service to people living in an eight county region covering 5,600 square miles in Central New York.  The organization includes five corporately affiliated hospitals, as well as skilled nursing facilities, community and school- based health centers, and health partners in related fields. 

 

This is vibrant and sophisticated upstate community set in a bucolic lake front village affording four seasons of cultural and outdoor activity. This village also has an unparalleled and well-appointed community sports center.

 

Job Description & Responsibilities

  • Join an established group of Orthopedic Surgeons and Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC’s)
  • General Orthopedic Call with Orthopedic Hospitalist
  • Referral Base of over 150 Primary Care Clinicians
  • Full Support Staff including APC’s with Surgical Residents and Medical Student Interaction
  • Group employed model

 

Compensation

  • Salary Range: $588,390 - $690,684*

*This compensation range represents Bassett Healthcare’s good faith belief of the compensation range at the time of this posting or advertisement. Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards

  • Sign-on Bonus up to $100,000
  • Bassett offers Physicians an incentive plan with no earnings cap. Individual performance and productivity can significantly enhance compensation with potential upside realized within the first year of employment.

 

Job Qualifications

  • MD, DO or MBBS
  • Completion of an accredited residency in orthopedic surgery, successful completion of which results in board eligibility
  • NYS Licensure
  • BLS Certification Required
  • DEA Required

 

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Paid time off, including vacations and holidays
  • Life insurance and disability protection
  • Paid malpractice
  • Retirement plan
  • CME, time and money
  • Supportive Transition Bonus

 

For confidential consideration, please contact:

Debra Ferrari, Medical Staff Recruiter 

Phone: 607-547-6982; Email: [email protected]

or visit our web site at www.experiencebassett.org

 

Bassett Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.