Orthopedic Spine Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$57.33-$88.47/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
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 an Orthopedic Spine Surgery APP part of the Orthopedic Trauma team at Intermountain Health, you will work with a large system-wide team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience.
In This Role, You Can Anticipate
- Practicing at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital and Lutheran Orthopedic Trauma
- M-F workweek with dedicated clinic and OR days
Provide call coverage in support of the orthopedic spine surgeon, approximately 7 days per month, including weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays
How We'll Support You
We care about your wellbeing, which is why we provide our caregivers 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.
What You’ll Bring
- APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
- Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one
- BLS certification and DEA
- Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
About Us
Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing 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 Colorado
Lutheran Medical Center is a 338-bed Level II Trauma Center that provides comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Location: Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Work City
Wheat Ridge
Work State
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$57.33 - $88.47
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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Key Responsibilities
The APP will provide clinical and surgical support for the orthopedic spine surgery team, including dedicated clinic days and operating room assistance. Additionally, the role involves providing call coverage approximately 7 days per month, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program and possess an active, unobstructed Colorado medical license. Applicants are also required to maintain BLS certification and DEA registration while successfully completing the health system's credentialing process.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 50% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in orthopedic surgery (np) | ranked against 113 Orthopedic Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $119k–$184k | Nurse Practitioner median $145k (middle half $130k–$150k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$147k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Colorado | 275 active | 15,617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 50% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment275 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Orthopedic Surgery NP hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 48 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 38 postings, 92 closed |
| New Orthopedic Surgery NP listings | 34 in the last 30 days | 33 the 30 days before (+3%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +2.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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