Shoulder and Elbow Orthopedic Surgeon

About this role:

As a Shoulder and Elbow Orthopedic Surgeon at Intermountain Health, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. The Musculoskeletal team at Riverton Hospital has two orthopedic surgeons, two primary care sports medicine physicians, one podiatrist, and two orthopedic surgery advanced practice providers. This position will expand the scope of care for the team at Riverton Hospital, focusing on arthroplasty of upper extremities and fracture care.

Riverton Hospital offers a state-of-the-art technology in a modern 97-bed facility with a level III trauma designation. Riverton is a young, quickly growing community in the Salt Lake Valley.

In this role you can anticipate:

• Practicing at Riverton Hospital and Southridge Clinic in Riverton, Utah
• Working 2-3 days per week in clinic and 2 days per week in the OR
• Local ASC with potential to participate
• 1:5 community orthopedic call responsibilities providing a ready referral source
• A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance

How we'll support you:

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 and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What youll bring:

• MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
• ACGME accredited residency training in Orthopedic Surgery
• ABMS board certification or eligibility in Orthopedic Surgery
• Fellowship trained in orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgery
• Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain one
• BLS certification and DEA
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Healths credentialing process
• We are not able to accept candidates requiring Visa sponsorship at this time

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

Life in the Mountain West

Riverton is located 20 miles southwest of the Salt Lake Valley. It is a quiet community that basks with views of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains. Once a rural farming community - has now flourished into one of the most rapidly growing communities in Salt Lake County. Population is ~44,000.

Riverton is within an hours drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a days drive of five national parks. Along with these recreational attractions, there are many cultural and sporting events within a short distance. There are performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and Pioneer Theater Company as well as a renovated theater that offers Broadway plays. The NBAs Jazz, ECHL Utah Grizzlies hockey, the Salt Lake Bees, a triple-A baseball team, and Real Salt Lake City, a major league soccer team, all represent Salt Lake City. Three universities are within a 1-hour drive.