Spine Surgeon-Neuro or Ortho fellowship trained for Hattiesburg, MS

Physician: Orthopedic Surgery: Spine
Market: Non-Metropolitan (Less than 50,000)
Job ID:11011
Verified Date:09/18/2023
Loan Repayment:Yes
Sign on Bonus:Yes
Practice Type: Employed
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Permanent: Full time Orthopedic Surgery: Spine

What you need to know:

Practice Details

  • Recruiting a fellowship trained Spine Surgeon to be located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • Join a leading Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic. This is a large state-of-the-art facility. They proudly serve as the Team doctors for The University of Mississippi, William Carey University, and Pearl River Community College.
  • You can be fellowship trained in either Neurosurgery or Orthopedic Surgery.
  • This single-specialty group practice has been in practice for over 35 years. This group practice has these specialties: Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle, Neurology, Hand, Upper Extremity, Joint Replacement, Spine and NeuroSpine, and Neurosurgery.

 

Compensation Details

  • The compensation package is competitive and negotiable.
  • The physicians are making well above MGMA Median, and with an excellent work-life balance, this practice has an excellent reputation in this community.

 

Community Details

  •  With a population of nearly 50,000 and the fourth largest city in the state.
  • Hattiesburg is centrally located less than 90 minutes from New Orleans and Mobile, the Gulf Coast and Jackson, Mississippi.

Recruiter Insights

Compensation. The Starting Salary Is $50,000 To $75,000 More Compared To Starting Salaries In New Orleans. Coupled With A Cost Of Living Of 20% Lower Than The Aforementioned Metropolitan Areas, Provides Significant Purchasing Power To Build Their Dream Home, Payoff School Loans And Retire Early.

The Housing Market. This 3,553 sq ft, 4 bedroom; 4 bath BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL - is the ONLY way to describe this picturesque formal plan estate home. Gracious circular drive w/park type set up complete with a fountain greets you. Bright two-story foyer opens into the formal living room as well as the character filled study. Oversized Kitchen features large with island that includes a prep sink, tons of storage & a built-in Miele Coffee/Cappuccino machine! This home can ne yours for $489,900.

The Community. Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, primarily in Forrest County and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census.

Founded in 1882 by civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was named in honor of Hardy's wife Hattie. The town was incorporated two years later with a population of 400.

The Employer. Over 200 physicians strong, while employing over 1,200 health care professionals. We have been nationally recognized for patient safety and quality care.

Area’s first and only accredited Chest Pain Center and the only hospital in the area accredited for Heart Failure care. We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Community Profile What is nice to know.

Closest International Airports:

  • 121 miles: New Orleans, LA (MSY / KMSY) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
  • 237 miles: Birmingham, AL (BHM / KBHM) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

 

Closest Major City:

  • 64.7 miles to Gulfport, MS 
  • 103.1 miles to New Orleans, LA 
  • 377.4 miles to Houston, TX

 

 

Closest Domestic Airport:

  • 13 miles: Hattiesburg, MS (PIB / KPIB) Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport
  • 67 miles: Gulfport, MS (GPT / KGPT) Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
  • 87 miles: Mobile, AL (MOB / KMOB) Mobile Regional Airport
  • 88 miles: Meridian, MS (MEI / KMEI) Meridian Regional Airport
  • 95 miles: Jackson, MS (JAN / KJAN) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Cost of Living:

  • Mean Housing Cost - $110,582 
  • City Cost of Living Index - 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
  • State Cost of Living Index - 85.1

 

Colleges and Universities:

  • University of Southern Mississippi (Full-time enrollment: 14,294)
  • William Carey University (FT enrollment: 3,510)
  • Antonelli College-Hattiesburg (FT enrollment: 589)



 

Demographics:

  • 54.0% Black alone
  • 40.7% White alone
  • 2.8% Hispanic
  • 1.5% Two or more races



 

 

Taxes:

  • State Income Tax Rate - 4%
  • State Sales Tax Rate - 7%
  • County Tax Rate - .07%
  • Property Tax Rate - .52%

 

Major Industry:

  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Health care and social assistance (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

 

 

Recreation:

  • Hattiesburg Parks & Recreation
  • Payne Center
  • Forrest County Multipurpose Center
  • Mississippi Recreation and Park Association

 

Arts & Culture:

  • Hattiesburg Arts Council Open Studio
  • College of Arts and Letters, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Hattiesburg Saenger Theater

Sports for the Spectator:

 

  • The Biloxi Shuckers are a Minor League Baseball team based in Biloxi, Mississippi
  • The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a minor league baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson.
  • The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball

Sports for the Participant:

  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Hiking nature trails
  • Fishing
  • Boating
  • Water skiing 
  • Canoeing
  • Mini-golf

 

 

Shopping:

  • Turtle Creek Mall
  • Cloverleaf Center
  • University Mall
  • Moore's Bicycle Shop
  • T-Bones Records & Cafe

 

Top Five things to do:

  1. Hattiesburg Zoo
  2. Updown Trampoline Park
  3. Paul B. Johnson State Park
  4. Pep's Point Water Park
  5. All-American Rose Garden