Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Srobotics; Highlands Ranch (CO); Vor Ort; USD 468.000 - 633.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation package

Paid malpractice

CME allowance

403(b) with employer matching

Health insurance

Wellness benefits

Zusammenfassung

UCHealth Medical Group in Highlands Ranch, CO, seeks four Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons to join as we open a SICU and advance to a Level II trauma center. Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery is required, with 5+ years of experience preferred.

The team offers a competitive package with a $550,000 annual base salary, a quality bonus up to $35,000, relocation eligibility, and comprehensive health and CME benefits as part of UCHealth's mission to deliver world-class care.

Qualifikationen

• Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience is preferred.
• Growing service covers surgical critical care, trauma, emergency general surgery and some elective general surgery.

Aufgaben

• Provide trauma and acute care surgery within the SICU and expand surgical capabilities.
• Lead in a Level II trauma center expansion project.
• Collaborate with APPs and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality patient care.

Kenntnisse

Trauma surgery

Surgical critical care

Acute care surgery

Ausbildung

Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery

Tools

da Vinci Xi robot

EPIC EMR

Jobbeschreibung

UCHealth Medical Group and the Trauma/Acute Care Surgery group in Highlands Ranch, CO are ready to welcomefour board-eligible/certified, fellowship-trained Trauma and Acute Care Surgeonsto join their team as we open a surgical intensive care unit and expand our hospital to a level II trauma center.

The UCHealth Acute Care Surgery service line across the Front Range of Colorado represents a mature, system-wide program. We are now seeking to expand surgical capabilities within Highlands Ranch Hospital to create an additional referral center within our system. The hospital has undergone significant expansion in operating room capacity as well as inpatient bed capacity in the last year.

As a current Level III-N trauma center, the team is staffed by six general surgeons and one TACS critical care surgeon who serves as medical director for trauma. Additionally, four TACS APPs support the team. With the opening of a SICU service line and the transition to a Level II trauma center, the team anticipates moving to a 12-hour day and night shift-based schedule. The expected surgical ICU/TACS call split for this new team will be approximately 50% SICU coverage and 50% TACS coverage.

At UCHealth, our mission is simple: to improve lives. That starts with you. We improve lives through fresh ideas, innovative approaches and an unwavering commitment to world-class care. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, interested in working full-time and focused on excellent patient care. At UCHealth, we believe each person is extraordinary, and together, we make extraordinary possible.

• Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery Fellowship is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience is preferred.
• Growing service primarily covers surgical critical care, trauma, emergency general surgery and some elective general surgery.
• Strong inpatient APP support - team of four.
• Level III trauma center that we aim to expand to a Level II trauma center.
• Access to a da Vinci Xi robot surgical system.
• EPIC EMR utilized system wide.

We know how fast the world of healthcare is changing, and we push ourselves to stay ahead of the curve. The UCHealth Medical Group is physician led and employs approximately 2,100 physicians and advanced practice providers who aim to anticipate and address patients' every health need. We call on physicians in every career stage and specialty to lead and provide direction for the future of healthcare at UCHealth.

This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until the top candidates are identified. The position posting date is 8/31/2026.

We are unable to support visa candidates for this position.

Exceptional Benefits

This position offers a competitive compensation package:

• $550,000 annual base salary
• Quality bonus up to $35,000
• Relocation package may be offered to eligible candidates.
• Paid malpractice.
• Generous continuing medical education (CME) allowance.
• 403(b) with employer matching contribution; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible.
• Exceptional health and welfare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life insurance and disability coverage, including coverage for eligible dependents.
• Wellness benefits.
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: paid family and medical leave (including Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with contractual time off based on your FTE status.

About UCHealth

UCHealth is an innovative, nonprofit health system that delivers the highest quality medical care with an excellent patient experience. UCHealth includes 34,000 employees, 15 acute-care hospitals and hundreds of physicians across Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. With University of Colorado Hospital on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as its academic anchor and the only adult academic medical center in the region, UCHealth is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. Offering more than 150 clinic locations, UCHealth provides extensive community benefits and pushes the boundaries of medicine through advanced treatments and clinical trials, improving health through innovation.

Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, as we do, that the world of medicine is ever-changing and who are motivated to do what is right, not what is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so each of us can find extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career. There are no limits to your potential here.

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.