No salary listed — similar Orthopedic Surgeon roles pay ~$300k (median of 298 jobs)

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Corewell Health
Royal Oak, Michigan

Physician - Medical Director of Orthopedics - Southeast Michigan

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes weekendsPart-Time
Posted 45m ago · Verified live

About the Role

Part-time (0.4 FTE) Medical Director role leading orthopedics service line. Royal Oak, MI.

Join Corewell Health as a Medical Director of Orthopedics – Southeast Michigan in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • On-demand pay program
  • Discounts directory
  • Optional identity theft protection
  • Home and auto insurance
  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join Corewell Health as a Medical Director of Orthopedics – Southeast Michigan.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will lead the orthopedic specialty service line by providing strategic guidance and ensuring operational excellence across the Southeast region. They will work closely with a dyad operational partner to foster collaboration and maintain high standards of patient care and safety.

Requirements

This role requires a visionary physician leader with experience in clinical management and strategic service line development. Candidates must be prepared to work in an on-site capacity and adhere to organizational health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical leadershipStrategic planningClinical operationsOrthopedicsQuality improvementSafety managementOperational excellencePhysician managementService line developmentCollaborationHealthcare administrationPatient careStrategic guidanceDyad leadership

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 41% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Orthopedic Surgeon roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
81%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
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About Corewell Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
On-demand pay program
Discounts directory
Optional identity theft protection
Home and auto insurance
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match