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Butte, Montana

General Orthopedic Surgeon - PRN

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$4K per 24–hour call shift

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About This Role

It's not all about the WORK! It's also about the PLAY! Live, work, play in Montana! Montana is one of the Top 5 Best States for Doctors to Work and Play! So, with that being said - Are you ready to practice big-city medicine and have a small-town feel? Are you ready to practice at the top of your game, to provide access to the best treatments for all your patients? Are you ready to experience a better quality of life?

As an Orthopedic Surgeon at our Orthopedic Care Clinic, you'll work with a team of highly skilled providers that puts patients first! Throughout the day you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with primary care providers, other specialties, and excellent support staff! The practice provides full spectrum care that prides itself on high-quality patient experiences.

  • General ortho focus, potential for sports med if there is an interest
  • You would practice at our Orthopedic Care Clinic in Butte, Montana
  • You would be joining a well-respected, established group of Orthopedic Surgery providers
  • Extended program includes 4 experienced surgical APP's who provide support in the OR, hospital, and ambulatory clinic
  • The clinic is conveniently located close to Intermountain Health: St. James Hospital providing easy access
  • EPIC EMR utilization (system-wide)
  • Excellent opportunity for mentorship, leadership roles, program expansion, professional growth, and plenty of program support
  • The hospital is a Level III Trauma Center and an accredited Chest Pain Center
  • Compensation for PRN shifts
  • Primary Call: $4,000 per 24 hour shift
  • Clinical Hourly Rate: $333 per on-site hour
  • Travel and accommodations reimbursed via the Intermountain Travel and Expense policy

How We'll Support You

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – 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.

As mentioned above, benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage in addition to retirement savings plans and coverage for your furry loved one! To learn more about our MT offerings please click the link: Benefits MT! (PRN providers are not eligible for benefits)

  • What you’ll bring
  • MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
  • Residency trained in Orthopedic Surgery
  • Board certification or eligibility in the designated discipline
  • Active, unobstructed Montana medical license, or the ability to obtain one
  • Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
  • Passion for Orthopedic Surgery
  • Experience preferred but open to new grads

About Us

Intermountain Health is a model health system 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!

St. James Healthcare is a 98-bed Level III Trauma Center has provided care in Southwest Montana and the surrounding area since 1881, and our clinical network ensures community needs are met. We have Life Flight services available 24-7-365 to receive & transport patients as needed.

We offer comprehensive, specialty care, including a da Vinci Robotics surgery. St. James is a faith-based, nonprofit provider and part of Intermountain Health, a nonprofit health system with hospitals in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.

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 Butte, MT

Butte, MT which is nestled on the Western side of the Rocky Mountains in Southwest Montana. Our local population is just over 35,000, with our service area reaching over 90,000 Montanans. Butte is listed on the National Registry of Historic Districts.

Being 9774 acres, the district's national significance relates to its long history of copper production as well as to its role in the development of the labor union movement in the United States. In Butte you’ll find beautiful scenery, sports fishing, sports hunting, and plenty of activities for you and the family.

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being an Orthopedic Surgeon on our team, we hope you'll join us. At Intermountain Health you'll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.

  • Would you like to meet our team? Click the link below:
  • Meet the TEAM!

Location: Rocky Mountain Clinic

Work City

Butte

Work State

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

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.

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Key Responsibilities

The Orthopedic Surgeon will provide high-quality general orthopedic care and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of providers and support staff. Responsibilities include performing clinical duties, managing patient care in the OR and clinic, and participating in call rotations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree from an accredited school and be residency-trained in Orthopedic Surgery. An active, unobstructed Montana medical license and board certification or eligibility are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

General orthopedicsSports medicineSurgical supportClinical collaborationTrauma care

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $580k (middle half $463k–$700k)151 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMontana index 94.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Montana86 active22,540 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Work-Life Balance Distribution

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.4
Better work-life than 40% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Intermountain Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice insurance coverage
Travel and accommodations reimbursed
CME allowance (PRN not eligible for full benefits)

Living in Butte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,445/mo
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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