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Intermountain Health
Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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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 Surgeon 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
  • An ideal candidate will have experience in spine surgery and advanced spine care.

How We'll Support You

Compensation

Our competitive compensation consists of a base salary of $891,000 plus a wRVU incentive.

We care about your well-being 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

  • We hire people, not words on paper. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
  • Current unrestricted CO license or able to obtain, required
  • MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
  • ACGME accredited residency training in Orthopedic Surgery
  • Fellowship trained in Orthopedic Spine Surgery
  • Board certified in Spine Surgery
  • 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, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven 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!

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 and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in 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.

$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.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide orthopedic spine surgery and advanced spine care as part of the Orthopedic Trauma team at Intermountain Health. Practice at Lutheran Hospital and Lutheran Orthopedic Trauma, with dedicated clinic and operating room days.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO from an accredited medical or osteopathic school, ACGME-accredited orthopedic surgery residency, and fellowship training in orthopedic spine surgery. Candidates must be board certified in spine surgery, hold or be able to obtain an unrestricted Colorado license, have BLS certification and DEA registration, and complete Intermountain Health credentialing.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical CareSurgical CareDEA CertificationMedical Credentialing

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $408k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Orthopedic Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in orthopedic surgeryranked against 364 Orthopedic Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOrthopedic Surgery median $658k (middle half $550k–$735k)118 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Orthopedic Surgery listings in Colorado8 active370 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado physician listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment361 active listings, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand#16 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 days · 20% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 89 closed
New Orthopedic Surgery listings338 in the last 30 days208 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery pay trend+18.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$408k$48/wRVU × 8,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (364 Orthopedic Surgery listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

15 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 5 employers
3
<$395k
3
$395k-540k
1
$620k
2
$685k-830k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

11 jobs · 5 employers
CME allowance
82% this job
401k / retirement match
82%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon - Congress Risser Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists

Cedars-Sinai · Pasadena, California

$468k-$817k
#2

Physician, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine (Roseville, CA & Folsom, CA)

Sutter Health · Roseville, California

$700k-$800k
#3

Physician: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon - Lake Forest, IL

$390k-$620k
#4

Orthopedic Surgeon (Philadelphia, PA)

$225-$250/hr
+ 13 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 364 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Intermountain Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Base salary $891,000 plus wRVU incentive
Generous benefits package
Paid time off
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance coverage
Annual CME allowance

Living in Wheat Ridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k
Typical market rent
$1,881/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.