extension of the Provisional period has expired, a practitioner is not appointed to the Staff, the Staff appointment shall be deemed to be terminated. 3. Ranks will be recommended by the Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery who will utilize the procedures outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws to have these recommendations confirmed. Assistant Attending Assistant Attending is the usual entering rank for full-time Department of Orthopedic Surgery physicians and carries with it the responsibilities of being present in the hospital or providing equivalent coverage for any hours assigned. Assistant Attendings are expected to attend all Department meetings and to participate in hospital functions related to patient care. Associate Attending The rank of Associate Attending is available for physicians who have served as Assistant Attending for a minimum of at least one year. This rank will be considered for those who have demonstrated excellence in emergency care performance. The rank is not automatic and attitude will be considered by the Chair when promoting a physician to this rank. Full Attending In order to achieve Full attending status, the physician must be Board Certified in the appropriate specialty and filed in the medical staff office, and must have served a minimum of one year as an Associate Attending. The Physician must fulfill all of the requirements and obligations and show more than an active interest in the hospital 4. PRIVILEGES: Requests for levels of privileges require a list of operations performed during the last five (5) years. When new privileges for procedures are requested, the orthopedist must present documentation indicating attendance at courses, where and how long the courses were and the name of the sponsoring organization. After approval by the Chair of Orthopedics, the request will be presented to the Credentials Committee, Executive Committee, and the Board of Trustees with recommendations for performance of the procedure with or without supervision. The of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery will review the documents presented by the applicant to include specifically training and experience in each area of orthopedics for which the applicant intends to ask for privileges. These documents
extension of the Provisional period has expired, a practitioner is not appointed to the Staff, the Staff appointment shall be deemed to be terminated. 3. Ranks will be recommended by the Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery who will utilize the procedures outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws to have these recommendations confirmed. Assistant Attending Assistant Attending is the usual entering rank for full-time Department of Orthopedic Surgery physicians and carries with it the responsibilities of being present in the hospital or providing equivalent coverage for any hours assigned. Assistant Attendings are expected to attend all Department meetings and to participate in hospital functions related to patient care. Associate Attending The rank of Associate Attending is available for physicians who have served as Assistant Attending for a minimum of at least one year. This rank will be considered for those who have demonstrated excellence in emergency care performance. The rank is not automatic and attitude will be considered by the Chair when promoting a physician to this rank. Full Attending In order to achieve Full attending status, the physician must be Board Certified in the appropriate specialty and filed in the medical staff office, and must have served a minimum of one year as an Associate Attending. The Physician must fulfill all of the requirements and obligations and show more than an active interest in the hospital 4. PRIVILEGES: Requests for levels of privileges require a list of operations performed during the last five (5) years. When new privileges for procedures are requested, the orthopedist must present documentation indicating attendance at courses, where and how long the courses were and the name of the sponsoring organization. After approval by the Chair of Orthopedics, the request will be presented to the Credentials Committee, Executive Committee, and the Board of Trustees with recommendations for performance of the procedure with or without supervision. The of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery will review the documents presented by the applicant to include specifically training and experience in each area of orthopedics for which the applicant intends to ask for privileges. These documents
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