Website Community Hospital (and Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine)
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Job Title: Total Joint Orthopedic Surgeon (Adult Reconstruction)
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado (Western Slope Region)
Job Type: Full-Time | Employed (Hospital-Based Practice)
Target Audience: Board-Certified or Board-Eligible (BC/BE) Orthopedic Surgeons with an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship.
Job Summary
Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, a highly successful subspecialty group integrated with Community Hospital, is seeking a Fellowship-Trained Total Joint Orthopedic Surgeon. Step into a thriving, turnkey practice backed by an accredited Joint Commission Orthopedic Center of Excellence. This position offers an exceptional balance of highly sophisticated technology—including an established VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution program—alongside an unmatched quality of life in a sun-drenched mountain destination.
Job Description & Scope
As a vital member of our comprehensive orthopedic team, you will expand a rapidly growing service line that captures market share across Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. You will collaborate daily with other dedicated fellowship-trained specialists spanning Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle, Hand, and Orthopedic Spine surgery.
- Clinical Volume: Rapidly build a dedicated total joint practice utilizing the hospital’s advanced joint replacement infrastructure (hip, knee, and shoulder).
- Trauma & Call Support: Participate in a favorable 1:7 call rotation supporting a growing Level III Trauma Center that manages approximately 24,000 annual visits.
- Advanced Technology: Leverage the established VELYS Robotic-Assisted knee replacement program to deliver precise, data-driven patient outcomes with no pre-operative CT scans required.
Position Requirements
- Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
- Successful completion of an accredited Adult Reconstruction / Total Joint Fellowship.
- Board-Certified or Board-Eligible (BC/BE) in Orthopedic Surgery.
- Strong trauma experience is highly preferred to support the Level III call infrastructure.
- Eligible for or currently holding an unrestricted Colorado medical license.
Compensation & Exceptional Benefits
Community Hospital offers one of the region’s most competitive financial packages to ensure long-term physician satisfaction:
- Financial Foundation: $750,000 Competitive Base Salary
- High-earning wRVU incentive potential with an attainable bonus threshold set at 8,840 wRVUs.
- Eligibility to participate in an employer-sponsored 457(f) deferred compensation plan alongside a matching retirement plan.
- Generous sign-on bonus and relocation assistance package.
- Student loan repayment options available.
- Fully paid medical malpractice insurance coverage.
- Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance.
About Community Hospital (and Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine)
Community Hospital is an independent, non-profit, 60-bed acute care facility that has proudly anchored healthcare delivery on Colorado’s Western Slope since 1946. By combining a family-centered environment with world-class technology, we empower our medical teams to practice high-caliber medicine. We maintain strategic clinical partnerships with premier institutions like University of Utah Health Care and Huntsman Cancer Institute, bringing advanced subspecialty treatments directly to our community.
How to Apply
To initiate a confidential conversation regarding this premium total joint placement, please submit your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the online career portal here.