Description
Practice Exceptional Medicine. Build an Extraordinary Career.
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At UCHealth, you'll practice exceptional anesthesiology within one of Colorado's premier integrated health systems—where clinical excellence, physician collaboration, and innovation come together to improve lives. Join one of the region's largest employed anesthesiology teams and enjoy the strength, stability, and resources of a nationally recognized organization while maintaining the flexibility to shape the career that's right for you.
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Whether you're early in your career or an experienced anesthesiologist seeking your next opportunity, UCHealth offers the support, mentorship, and career pathways to help you thrive—without the uncertainty of private practice.
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Why Physicians Choose UCHealth
- Join one of Colorado's largest physician-led integrated health systems.
- Practice alongside a collaborative team of more than 60 anesthesiologists dedicated to exceptional patient care.
- Enjoy the financial security of employed practice with competitive guaranteed compensation, performance incentives, comprehensive benefits, retirement contributions, and paid malpractice coverage.
- Build a career with flexibility—whether your interests include clinical excellence, leadership, quality improvement, education, or mentorship.
- Practice within a growing health system investing in advanced surgical services, technology, and physician leadership.
- Work in a culture built on collaboration, mutual respect, and physician well-being.
- Enjoy a balanced, equitable call schedule designed to support work-life balance—not dictated by seniority.
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Your Practice
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You'll care for a diverse and complex surgical population across multiple UCHealth hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Southern Colorado. Our broad case mix provides an engaging clinical practice while allowing physicians to develop areas of special interest.
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Clinical opportunities include:
- Level I Trauma
- Regional anesthesia
- Obstetrics
- Orthopedic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Neurosurgery and major spine procedures
- Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
- General surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Outpatient and ambulatory surgery
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Our physicians benefit from access to advanced technology, multidisciplinary collaboration, and a robust referral network that supports outstanding patient outcomes.
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Career Growth Designed Around You
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At UCHealth, your career can evolve as your interests do.
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Physicians have opportunities to pursue:
- Medical leadership
- Quality and patient safety initiatives
- Teaching and mentorship
- Clinical program development
- Research and innovation
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Leadership and academic involvement are encouraged—but never required. Whether you aspire to lead or prefer to focus exclusively on patient care, you'll find the flexibility to build a rewarding long-term career.
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Compensation & Benefits
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UCHealth offers a highly competitive compensation package designed to support physicians throughout every stage of their careers.
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Highlights include:
- Competitive guaranteed base salary starting at $520,000 annually, with significant earning potential beyond base compensation. Additional productivity, call, and weekend shift incentives provide the opportunity to earn up to $700,000 or more annually.
- Additional quality incentive bonus of up to $30,000 annually.
- $40,000 starting bonus plus relocation assistance for qualified candidates.
- Eight weeks of paid time off annually, in addition to paid family and medical leave (including Colorado FAMLI). Physicians begin employment with contractual time off based on FTE status.
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and dependent coverage.
- Retirement savings options, including a 403(b) with employer matching contributions and a 457(b) plan for eligible physicians.
- Paid malpractice insurance.
- Generous CME allowance and dedicated professional development support.
- Wellness programs and a robust suite of voluntary benefits, including flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (for eligible plans), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
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Join a Team That's Building the Future of Care
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At UCHealth, we believe exceptional patient care begins with exceptional physicians. You'll join an organization nationally recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and physician leadership while enjoying the stability, collaboration, and resources of one of the nation's leading integrated health systems.
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If you're looking for more than your next job, if you're looking for a place to build a meaningful and lasting career, we invite you to discover what's possible at UCHealth.
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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.
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 7/16/2026.
We are unable to support visa candidates for this position.
