Thoracic Surgeon

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

General Thoracic Surgeon

Utah Valley Region | Intermountain Health

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.”

Build the Future of Thoracic Surgery

Intermountain Health is seeking a General Thoracic Surgeon to join our growing Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery program in Utah County. This unique opportunity offers the chance to become the foundational surgeon helping expand and shape a robust thoracic surgery program within a highly respected integrated health system.

As our program continues to evolve, you will work alongside an established team of cardiothoracic surgeons while leading the growth of advanced thoracic surgical services. This position is ideal for a surgeon who is excited by innovation, program development, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on patient care.

  • Opportunity Highlights
  • Join an established team of approximately five cardiothoracic surgeons
  • Opportunity to help build and expand a comprehensive thoracic surgery program.
  • Focus exclusively on thoracic surgery with no cardiac call responsibilities.
  • Access to advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical technology, including Da Vinci robotic platforms.
  • Collaborative partnership with general surgery, gastroenterology, and multidisciplinary specialists.
  • Strong APP support structure with an established team supporting the cardiovascular surgery service.
  • Primarily practice at Utah Valley with occasional collaboration on complex cases at Intermountain Medical Center during program development.
  • Candidate Qualifications

We Welcome Applications From

Board Certified or Board Eligible Thoracic Surgeons

  • Unrestricted UT license, or able to obtain
  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
  • DEA Registration schedules II-V
  • Experienced surgeons seeking program-building opportunities
  • Current fellows completing training who are eager to grow within a supportive environment

Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate

  • Outstanding clinical skills
  • Strong character and culture fit
  • Collaborative approach to patient care
  • Commitment to innovation and program development
  • Desire to build long-term relationships within the community and organization

Why Intermountain Health?

At Intermountain Health, you'll join a mission-driven organization recognized for exceptional patient outcomes, physician leadership, and collaborative care. You'll benefit from an integrated system that provides the resources of a large healthcare network while maintaining the collegial feel of a physician-led practice.

This is a rare opportunity to help define the future of thoracic surgery within one of the nation's leading healthcare organizations.

Be part of building something exceptional. Apply today.

Location: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital

Work City

Provo

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

The surgeon will lead the growth and expansion of a comprehensive thoracic surgery program at Utah Valley Hospital. They will perform advanced thoracic surgical procedures while collaborating with an established team of cardiothoracic surgeons and multidisciplinary specialists.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Thoracic Surgery and hold an unrestricted Utah medical license. Applicants should possess strong clinical skills and a commitment to program development and innovation.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Cardiothoracic surgeryRobotic surgeryMinimally invasive surgeryClinical leadershipMultidisciplinary collaborationSurgical innovation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Thoracic Surgeon at Intermountain Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,175 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Utah, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$359k (82 salary observations; 384 listings), vs ~$295k nationally (14,111 salary observations; 58,139 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 46 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 93% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in surgeryranked against 1,175 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $450k (middle half $275k–$625k)226 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Utah vs national$359k median in Utah$295k nationally (+22%)82 state / 14,111 national salary observations
Cost of livingUtah index 98.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Utah137 active22,445 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 93% no call · 76% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,175 Surgery listings), 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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Annual compensation range

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

median 4.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 60% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,175 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Intermountain Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Generous benefits package
Wellness programs
Physician leadership
Collaborative care
Advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical technology
Strong APP support

Living in Provo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Typical market rent
$1,602/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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