Practice Exceptional Medicine. Build
an Extraordinary Career.
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.
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.
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.
Your Practice
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.
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
Our physicians
benefit from access to advanced technology, multidisciplinary collaboration,
and a robust referral network that supports outstanding patient outcomes.
Career Growth Designed Around You
At UCHealth, your
career can evolve as your interests do.
Physicians have
opportunities to pursue:
- Medical leadership
- Quality and patient safety initiatives
- Teaching and mentorship
- Clinical program development
- Research and innovation
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.
Compensation & Benefits
UCHealth offers a
highly competitive compensation package designed to support physicians
throughout every stage of their careers.
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.
- $60,000 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.
Join a Team That's Building the Future
of Care
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.
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.
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.
