Neurosurgeon
Overview
- Location
- Wheat Ridge, Colorado
- Schedule
- 5 day work week Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week · 1:4 call
- Source-listed pay
- $875,000
- Practice
- Clinic and hospital surgical practice · Hospital and clinic
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Position for a neurosurgeon in Wheat Ridge, CO with a 5-day M-F schedule and 1:4 call. Compensation includes a base salary of $875,000 plus wRVU incentives, a $25,000 sign-on bonus, and relocation bonus up to $20,000. The practice involves about 30% cranial and 70% spine cases, working at clinic and hospital settings.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: ~30% cranial and 70% spine surgical cases
- Patient population: Brain and spine patients
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $875,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- imary 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
- Observed
- 1 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Base salary of $875,000 plus wRVU productivity incentive
- Bonus / incentives
- Sign-on bonus and relocation bonus available · $25,000 sign-on bonus; up to $20,000 relocation bonus
- Signing bonus
- $25,000
Benefits named in the posting
- Paid time off
- License reimbursement
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Annual CME allowance
- Relocation bonus up to $20,000
Employer
Intermountain Health
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Clinic and hospital surgical practice
- Facility type
- Hospital and clinic
- Patient population
- Brain and spine patients
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
SalaryDr will show local peer compensation and hiring supply here once this role has enough physician-reported data.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $875,000 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?
- Is the $25,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 5 day work week Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
- Call burden
- 1:4 call
- Inpatient / outpatient
- ~30% cranial and 70% spine surgical cases
- FTE
- 1
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
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. 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