Polson, Montana -- St. Joseph Medical Center is seeking an excellent Orthopedist to join our team in this western Montana hamlet. New physician will join an established hospital-based general orthopedic practice comprised of one Orthopedic MD and two experienced Orthopedic PAs. Practice based at St. Joseph (3 days per week) and also serves medical community in Plains, MT (1 day per week). Position features 2.5 clinic days per week and 1.5 blocked surgery days per week, plus emergencies. Primary call is one in four.  Referral base of 12 primary care providers and service area population of 30,000. Ideal candidate will have special skills in shoulder and knee arthroscopy, fracture care and general orthopedics. Experience with total joint procedures preferred but not required.  Spine surgery not required. Good bedside manner and accustomed to and accomplished at team care concepts.

St. Joseph Medical Center is a 22-bed critical access hospital serving a widely dispersed population in beautiful northwest Montana. Through innovative partnerships including a visiting specialists program, we are able to provide advanced care while maintaining the personal attention to each patient that has been a hallmark of our care for more than a century. St. Joseph has especially close ties to St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Providence's 247-bed tertiary center located 65 miles away in Missoula.

Polson is located within the Flathead Indian Reservation on edge of the largest and arguably most beautiful body of fresh water in the West. Flathead Lake, the geographic centerpiece of this part of Montana, is framed by some of the Rockies' most scenic and spectacular subranges, including the Mission, Salish and Swan Mountains. Life moves at a slower pace here but it is anything but boring. From hiking, hunting and fishing to famous car shows and other community events, residents clearly don't take each other or their amazing natural surroundings for granted. There is a rich cultural heritage in Polson as well, both in terms of its "wild west" history as a cattle and logging town and its more distant history as the native lands of the Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille peoples. Museums, parks and a cultural center preserve the ways of the past. Living history is also apparent in the form of Native American people and events as well as cattle ranches and farms that continue to operate in the area.

St. Joseph Medical Center is part of Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics and physician partners in Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Providence has a proud 150-year history in the West, and we continue to grow with the communities we serve. With more than 300 physician opportunities in virtually all specialties, we offer physicians diverse lifestyle choices, flexible work arrangements and robust practice support. Learn more at www.providence.org/physicianopportunities.

St. Joseph’s Hospital is located in beautiful Polson, Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The Providence vision has a deep rooted heritage in the Polson community starting with Father O'Maley who recruited sisters from the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph to come and start a hospital there. In 1984 they transferred sponsorship to the Presentation Health System, and in 1990 the Sisters of Providence assumed responsibility, and St. Joseph Hospital became an affiliate of St. Patrick Hospital.

Under the sponsorship of Providence Services, St. Joseph Hospital participates as a member of a system of hospitals and an affiliate of St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Expansion of services, shared purchasing and management expertise provide fundamental value to the community through the services St. Joseph Hospital provides. The Sisters of Providence understand that the hospital is vital to the well being of the community.

Big Sky country is second to none when it comes to quality of life.  Bold, dedicated men and women have carried out the Providence mission of excellence in western Montana since 1873.

Western Montana offers wide-open spaces, scenic national parks, wilderness and wildlife, and endless recreational opportunities for those who have an adventuresome spirit. That, coupled with the comfort of smaller town living that includes cultural attractions, makes western Montana a place in which to live life to the fullest.

Take a few minutes or a few hours and rub elbows with Flathead history, finding fascinating displays of the hardy valley homesteaders, steam boaters, cattle ranchers, the development of Polson, as well as a pictorial history of the construction of Kerr Dam, area wildlife, and Indian artifacts. Framed by the shimmering glacial waters of Flathead Lake and the high-rising peaks of the Mission, the island is a rare image of the peaceful rhythms of nature.  Riverside Park on Flathead River south of the bridge: Includes swimming area, boat launch ramp, playground, picnic tables, shelter, benches, volleyball court, and restrooms. Mountain