Colorectal Surgeon

SurgeryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$496k

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Job Description

To provide medical expertise to support patients in living the healthiest lives possible.

Colon & Rectal Surgeon

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

About This Role

As a Colon & Rectal Surgeon, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. In this role you will be an employed Medical Group Physician within a large non-for-profit health system, providing full spectrum care for patients with colorectal cancer, pelvic floor disease, IBD and anal disease.

This position includes a starting salary of $496,000 annually, a $30,000 sign-on bonus, up to $20,000 in relocation assistance

You will have a combination of clinic, OR, and Endo days and practice at McKay-Dee Hospital

This position will provide a strong referral base and the opportunity to work with one of the highest volume GI groups in the state of Utah: McKay Dee Gastroenterology to build your practice

This position will allow for leadership opportunities, the ability to collaborate with Intermountain Health’s Central Market Colon & Rectal Division and Tumor Board in the Salt Lake Valley.

You will have the option to participate in general surgery call, if desired, and the ability to explore investment opportunities in our ASC.

How We'll Support You

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

What You’ll Bring

  • MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
  • Residency trained in Surgery; fellowship trained in Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • 2+ years of post-fellowship Colorectal experience, strongly preferred
  • Board certification or eligibility in Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain one
  • Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
  • We are not able to accept candidates requiring Visa sponsorship at this time

About Us

Intermountain Health is a model health system which provides extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain!

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

Life in Ogden, UT

Ogden is a city in Weber County, 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, that is the perfect place to work and live if you like easy access to outdoor activities. Ogden is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and is within a day’s drive of five national parks.

Ogden boasts of its breathtaking mountain views and access to skiing/snowboarding (9 resorts within 60-75 min drive, including Snowbasin - site of the 2002 Olympic Downhill).

There is no lack of summer activities either with several water recreational locations close by, Pineview Reservoir, Willard Bay, Ogden River Parkway, and only 10 miles from the Great Salt Lake.

Within minutes of leaving McKay Dee Hospital, you can find yourself mountain biking, hiking, fishing, kayaking, and rock climbing. There are outdoor activities for all ages, affordable real estate, and our family-oriented community supports diverse interests for all cultures. Ogden is home to Weber State University.

Location: Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital

Work City

Ogden

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$7.25 - $999.99

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Key Responsibilities

Provide full-spectrum colorectal surgical care, including management of cancer, pelvic floor disease, IBD, and anal conditions. Collaborate with the gastroenterology team and tumor board to deliver high-quality patient care in a clinical and surgical setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be residency-trained in surgery with fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery. Board certification or eligibility and an active, unobstructed Utah medical license are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Colorectal surgeryEndoscopyClinical practiceTumor board collaborationPelvic floor disease treatmentIBD managementAnal disease treatmentMedical leadership

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$496kPhysician median $463k (middle half $275k–$625k)248 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$502k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Utah136 active22,554 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 88% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$30k sign-onUtah Physician listings: 52% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 19% offer loan repayment136 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Intermountain Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Murray , UT
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting salary $496,000
$30,000 sign-on bonus
Up to $20,000 relocation assistance
Paid time off
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance coverage
Annual CME allowance
Comprehensive benefits package

Living in Ogden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$381k≈ 0.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,316/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.