Thoracic Surgery - Physician - Loveland, Colorado
Overview
- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Source-listed pay
- $650,000
- Practice
- Academic-affiliated health system · Level I Trauma Center
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
UCHealth is seeking a full-time board-eligible/certified thoracic surgeon to join their team at the Medical Center of the Rockies, a Level I Trauma Center. The position offers a $650,000 base salary with possible bonus, extensive benefits including paid malpractice, CME allowance, and is not open to visa candidates.
What the posting highlights
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $650,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- osition offers a competitive compensation package: The pay for this full-time position is $650,000 annually. If applicable, a quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered. Relocation package ma
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Fixed annual salary of $650,000 with potential quality and/OR productivity bonus
- Bonus / incentives
- Quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered
Benefits named in the posting
- Relocation package may be offered
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Generous CME allowance
- 403(b) with employer match
- 457(b) voluntary option
- Medical, vision, dental, life insurance
- Disability coverage including dependents
- Paid family and medical leave
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts (with HD/HSA plan)
Employer
UCHealth
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic-affiliated health system
- Facility type
- Level I Trauma Center
- Trauma level
- Level I
- EHR
- EPIC
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $650,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Full-time
- FTE
- 1
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- no
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
At UCHealth, our mission is simple - to improve lives. That starts with you. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care. UCHealth Medical Group and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery are ready to welcome a board-eligible/certified Thoracic Surgeon to their team. The ideal candidate has at least two years of experience, is interested in working full-time and is focused on excellent patient care. At UCHealth, we believe each person is extraordinary, and together, we make extraordinary possible. Join a well-established, collegial team consisting of one thoracic surgeon, five cardiac surgeons, and thirteen APPs. Collaborate with well-established oncology, interventional pulmonology, and general surgery teams, with regular participation in multidisciplinary tumor boards Practice out of Medical Center of the Rockies, a large, growing, Level I Trauma Center with two cardiothoracic ORs, one hybrid OR, and multiple DaVinci robots. Participate in dedicated Thoracic Steering Committee contributing to the programs continued growth. EPIC EMR utilized system-wide. We know how fast the world of healthcare is changing, and we push ourselves to stay ahead of the curve. The UCHealth Medical Group is physician led and employs more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practice providers who aim to anticipate and address patients' every health need. We call on physicians in every career stage and specialty to lead and provide direction for the future of healthcare at UCHealth. Apply today. This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until a top candidate is identified. The position posting date is 3/20/26. We are unable to support visa candidates for this position. Exceptional Benefits This position offers a competitive compensation package The pay for this full-time position is $650,000 annually. If applicable, a quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered. Relocation package may be offered to eligible candidates. Paid malpractice. Generous continuing medical education (CME) allowance. 403(b) with employer matching contribution; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible. Exceptional health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability coverage including coverage for eligible dependents. Wellness benefits. Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs. Time away from work: paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with contractual time off based on your FTE status. About UCHealth UCHealth is an innovative, nonprofit health system that delivers the highest quality medical care with an excellent patient experience. UCHealth includes 34,000 employees, 15 acute-care hospitals and hundreds of physicians across Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. With University of Colorado Hospital on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as its academic anchor and the only adult academic medical center in the region, UCHealth is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. Offering more than 150 clinic locations, UCHealth provides extensive community benefits and pushes the boundaries of medicine through advanced treatments and clinical trials, improving health through innovation. Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us can find extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career. There are no limits to your potential here. UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.