Physician: Orthopedic Hand Surgeon
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Job Description
Description & Requirements
Make a Difference Where It Matters Most.
St. Luke’s Orthopedics has an exciting opportunity for a BC/BE Hand Surgeon. St. Luke’s has a state-of-the-art Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Boise, Idaho, where you would be located at. Our Orthopedic group includes 45 physicians and 29 Advanced Practice Providers within subspecialty service lines that include Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, Foot & Ankle, Hand Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgicalists.
What to Expect
- The facility has twelve operating rooms and dedicated space for hand clinic and hand therapy
- Treat a broad spectrum of hand pathology, including acquired and traumatic conditions
- The practice is currently supported by 1 hand surgeon, a dedicated hand therapists, and an APP
- This additional need for another hand surgeon is due to rapid community growth and a high volume of hand referrals to this practice
Qualifications
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Board-certified or board-eligible
- Eligible for medical licensure in Idaho
- Orthopedic Residency and Hand Surgery Fellowship highly preferred
Benefits Beyond the Basics
At St. Luke’s, caring for our communities includes caring for our team. Alongside competitive pay and retirement plans, we offer comprehensive benefits that go beyond medical, dental, and vision. You’ll have access to on-site massages, counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, childcare options, and the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool.
- Highly competitive guaranteed base salary with potential for production and quality incentives
- Generous recruitment incentives: sign-on bonus, student loan repayment, training stipend, and relocation support
- Hospital-employed with excellent benefits, retirement, malpractice coverage, vacation, and CME allowance
- Medical education opportunities: teach medical students and residents
- Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives
Live Well in Idaho: Boise
Boise, known as the “City of Trees,” is a vibrant and growing city that blends urban sophistication with outdoor adventure. Discover a lifestyle with mountains, clean air, safe community, quality of life, outdoor recreation, and real community — all while working in a top-tier health system committed to care excellence.
For more information on this opportunity, please contact Julia Nigro at nigroj@slhs.org.
What's in It for You
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally.
In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.
We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.
St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.
General Information
Department: Orthopedics Center for Orthopedics and Sport Medicine
Position Type: Full-Time
Shift: Day
- Job ID
- 159758
- City
- Boise
- State
- ID
- Category
- Physician
Key Responsibilities
The physician will treat a broad spectrum of hand pathology, including acquired and traumatic conditions, within a state-of-the-art orthopedic center. They will also participate in medical education by teaching medical students and residents.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Idaho, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$354k (17 salary observations; 203 listings), vs ~$296k nationally (14,292 salary observations; 59,071 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $652k (middle half $560k–$725k)120 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Idaho vs national | $354k median in Idaho | $296k nationally (+20%)17 state / 14,292 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Idaho index 95.5 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Idaho | 100 active | 22,812 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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