Orthopedic Surgeon - Growing Health System!

NOW Healthcare Recruitment; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Malpractice tail coverage

CME stipend

Employer-paid health insurance

Job summary

NOW Healthcare Recruitment is seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon to join a growing hospital system in Saginaw, Michigan. You will join a premier musculoskeletal team with a balanced schedule, state-of-the-art facilities, and a walk-in orthopedic urgent care center that funnels surgical cases directly into the group.

The role features broad general orthopedic responsibilities, basic sports medicine, 2–3 clinic days and 2–3 OR days per week, and a generous compensation package with loan assistance,

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery.
• Open to graduates and experienced surgeons.

Responsibilities

• General fracture care and joint procedures.
• Basic sports medicine: arthroscopy, ACL reconstructions, rotator cuff repairs.
• Option to cover community or athletic teams.
• Typical schedule includes 2–3 clinic days and 2–3 OR days per week.
• Inpatient surgeries at main campus; outpatient at nearby center.
• Flexible block time with open time from colleagues.
• Low-burden ER call: 3–5 shifts per month, call taken from home.

Skills

Orthopedic surgery

Fracture care

Sports medicine

Team collaboration

Education

MD/DO from accredited medical school

Board Certified or Board Eligible

Tools

Epic EMR

Stryker implants

Arthroscopy equipment

Job description

Job Description

Growing Hospital system seeking an Orthopedic Surgeon to work in Saginaw, Michigan!

Join a premier, highly respected musculoskeletal team with a balanced schedule, state-of-the-art facilities, and low-burden ER call - plus a brand-new $25 million orthopedics facility opening soon.

Company

• Leading non-profit health system in central Michigan, with thousands of staff across acute-care campuses, surgical centers, and regional clinics
• Established, collaborative orthopedic network of 23 providers across the region
• Sixth-largest hospital in Michigan (623 beds), with the region's only Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center
• Supported by a network of 10+ Advanced Practice Providers, including dedicated inpatient APP rounding
• Fully integrated Epic EMR, with practice-funded scribes at no overhead cost and dictation options
• Preferred system for power equipment, arthroscopy towers, and joint/trauma implants (Stryker)
• Operating rooms staffed exclusively by employed, experienced surgical circulators, scrub techs, and certified first-assist PAs
• Brand-new $25 million, 25,700-sq-ft orthopedics facility under construction, bringing together orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, surgical podiatrists, APPs, and orthotics/prosthetics under one roof - featuring 44 exam rooms, 4 digital X-ray suites, 4 procedure rooms, 2 casting bays, and diagnostic ultrasound
• Home to a walk-in orthopedic urgent care center that funnels surgical cases directly into the group
• Major teaching institution, with residency and fellowship programs

Compensation

• Competitive, MGMA-benchmarked base salary guarantee, typically for 2 years
• High-upside wRVU productivity bonuses paid above threshold
• Substantial, negotiable sign-on bonus
• Student loan assistance available and negotiable
• Up to $15,000 relocation reimbursement
• Fully employer-paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Generous annual CME stipend and CME days
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life coverage
• Disability protection
• Top-hat retirement plans
• No J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship

Job/Practice Description

• Broad generalist role: fracture care, joint procedures, general orthopedic cases
• Basic sports medicine component: knee/shoulder arthroscopy, ACL reconstructions, rotator cuff repairs
• Opportunity for community or athletic team coverage
• Typical schedule: 2-3 clinic days and 2-3 OR days per week
• Immediate surgical volume with robust elective arthroscopy and soft-tissue cases
• Inpatient surgeries at the main campus; outpatient cases at a nearby surgery center
• Flexible group block time, with access to open block time from colleagues
• Low-burden ER call: 3-5 shifts per month (~48 days/year), taken from home with standard callback; unassigned shifts compensated separately
• Hospitalist/Trauma services handle primary inpatient admissions, with orthopedics as surgical consultant

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified (ABOS/AOBOS) or actively Board Eligible
• Open to graduating residents/fellows as well as experienced surgeons
• Interest in building a high-volume general orthopedic and basic sports practice within a collegial group

Location offers

• Saginaw and the Great Lakes Bay Region - small-town charm, suburban convenience, low cost of living
• Outstanding public and parochial schools, access to higher education
• Rich historic downtowns, waterfront dining, and the famous Bavarian architecture of nearby Frankenmuth
• World-class freshwater fishing, paved trail networks, golf, boating, and access to Northern Michigan lakefronts and ski resorts
• Direct commercial flights from MBS International Airport, with easy highway access to Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids