Job Description

Orthopedic Generalist — Section Chief Founding Role | Independent Physician-Owned Group | Utah County, Utah

The Opportunity Founding physician and Section Chief of a purpose-built orthopedic section within Utah's largest independent, physician-owned multispecialty group (400+ physicians, 200+ PCPs, 100+ locations). Patient volume from Day 1 through urgent care hand-offs, 200+ PCP referral sources, and community MSK demand. You set the clinical standards, culture, and identity of the section.

Compensation is designed to accelerate well beyond the Year 1 guarantee. A 12-month partnership track unlocks ancillary income streams, ownership participation, and uncapped production — substantially increasing total compensation at partnership.

Clinical Scope

• Fracture management, acute MSK care — adult and geriatric populations
• Shoulder and elbow — rotator cuff repair, arthroplasty, reconstruction
• General MSK evaluation with surgical referral within the section
• Urgent care overflow from five locations

Qualifications

• MD/DO — BC/BE Orthopedic Surgery
• Fellowship trained (shoulder/sports, trauma, or general orthopedics)
• 3–7 years post-fellowship preferred

Compensation

• $575,000+ Year 1 guaranteed floor
• 12-month partnership track — ancillary income and ownership participation at partner
• Uncapped production above threshold — no ceiling on earnings
• Employer-paid malpractice with prior acts coverage included
• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, CME, retirement, relocation

Differentiators

• Physician-owned — not a health system, not private equity
• 200+ PCP referral sources and five urgent care locations — volume from Day 1
• Payer contracts in place with every major Utah carrier
• Four owned imaging centers — MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound
• Prior acts (tail) coverage provided as a recruiting benefit