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McGregor, Iowa

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$616k

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Job Description

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

About this role:

As a physician in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. In this role you will be employed with the Intermountain Medical Group as a part of the Plastic Surgery multidisciplinary team.

This position includes a base salary of $616,000 per annum, $25,000 sign-on bonus, up to $20,000 in relocation assistance

You will practice at Lutheran Hospital in Wheatridge, Colorado and St. Joesph Hospital in Denver, Colorado support oncology and ortho strategies

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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
  • Board certification or eligibility in Plastic Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery residency training with Hand & Microsurgical Fellowship, strongly preferred
  • Active, unobstructed Colorado medical license, or the ability to obtain one
  • Full prescriptive authority and an active DEA, 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 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 Denver, CO

Lutheran Medical Center is a 226-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.

Saint Joseph Hospital is a 400-bed facility and one of the top-ranked hospitals in Denver. We have been awarded the highest national recognition possible for nursing excellence – Magnet designation – by the ANCC.

We are proud to extend the mission of Intermountain Health by providing care for the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Our deep community roots date back to 1873, making us one of the oldest hospitals in Colorado.

We are proud to have received several awards including America’s 250 Best Hospital Awards according to Healthgrades for 2022 and 2023.

Physical Requirements

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.

Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.

See and read computer monitors and documents.

Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Location: Denver Midtown Clinic Comprehensive Breast Care, Lutheran Clinic

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.

$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 expert plastic and reconstructive surgical care as part of a multidisciplinary team at Lutheran and St. Joseph Hospitals. Support oncology and orthopedic strategies while ensuring high-quality patient experiences.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree, board certification or eligibility in Plastic Surgery, and a completed residency with a Hand & Microsurgical Fellowship. Candidates must hold or be able to obtain an active Colorado medical license and DEA registration.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Hand surgeryMicrosurgeryOncology supportOrthopedic strategy supportPatient careClinical outcomes

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 45 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 91% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$616k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $702k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
32% this job
Relocation assistance
26% this job
CME allowance
6% this job
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 2.4
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,103 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in McGregor

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$171k≈ 0.3× annual pay
Median resident rent
$615/mo≈ 1% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Base salary $616,000
$25,000 sign-on bonus
Up to $20,000 relocation assistance
Paid time off
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance coverage
Annual CME allowance
Comprehensive benefits package