Neurosurgeon
Listed compensation
$875K base
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Job Description
Neurosurgeon – Wheat Ridge, CO
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
You will be a part of creating a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Lutheran Medical Center where you will help build on an already solid foundation of a broad continuum of care for brain and spine patients. Here are just some of the highlights you can expect:
You would practice at our Wheat Ridge clinic and perform surgeries at our beautiful, new Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, CO
- This is a 5 day work week M-F with 1:4 call
- Your practice would consist of ~30% cranial and 70% spine cases
- Designated Neuro Critical Care unit and epilepsy monitoring unit with a strong nursing staff
- Growing Primary Care referral base within Intermountain Health Medical Group
How We'll Support You
Compensation: Our competitive compensation consists of a base salary of $875,000 plus a wRVU incentive. We are also offering a $25,000 sign on bonus. A relocation bonus of up to $20,000 is also available if applicable.
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:
- MD/DO education
- Current, unrestricted CO license or able to obtain, required
- Board Certified or Eligible by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, required
- Will consider newly graduated Neurosurgery residents
- Trained in both brain and spine surgeries, required
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.
Location
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge 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.
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Key Responsibilities
The neurosurgeon will perform cranial and spine surgeries while helping to establish a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Lutheran Medical Center. The role involves maintaining a 5-day work week with a 1:4 call schedule and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and possess a current, unrestricted Colorado medical license. Applicants are required to be Board Certified or Eligible by the American Board of Neurological Surgery with training in both brain and spine procedures.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 9,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $475k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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