Orthopedic Surgeon Hip and Joint

Where You’ll Work

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs' community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorado's home base for the Flight For Life Colorado air medical transport service. It's an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Orthopedic Surgeon for Total Joint Replacement, you will be an integral part of a dedicated team committed to truly optimizing healthcare for the communities we proudly serve in Colorado Springs and the surrounding region. This crucial position will involve providing exceptional musculoskeletal care while actively contributing to the delivery of the highest quality and most cost-effective healthcare within our integrated delivery system.

Every day, your multifaceted role will involve a comprehensive range of responsibilities: You will evaluate, diagnose, and manage a broad spectrum of acute and chronic degenerative joint conditions in both dynamic outpatient and critical inpatient settings, ensuring thorough patient care. You will collaborate closely with primary care providers, hospitalists, physical therapists, and pain management specialists, fostering a truly integrated approach to complex patient management. You will work effectively with advanced practice providers, sports medicine specialists, and multidisciplinary care teams to deliver coordinated, patient-centered treatment plans that optimize outcomes. As a key member of our orthopedic service line, you will actively expand access to specialized, life-improving total joint replacement care for underserved populations. You will build strong and trust-based relationships with referring providers throughout the region, enhancing our network of critical care.

To thrive in this vital role, you will embody specific professional and personal attributes:

• Be a highly skilled, board-certified, and deeply compassionate Orthopedic Surgeon committed to delivering truly exceptional musculoskeletal care.
• Support our organizational goals through unwavering clinical excellence, robust physician collaboration, and an exceptional patient experience.
• Actively engage in community outreach, helping advance a sustainable, growing, and distinctive organization dedicated to improving musculoskeletal health.
• Possess extensive expertise in performing complex total joint replacement procedures and interpreting advanced orthopedic imaging diagnostics, ensuring therapeutic accuracy.
• Demonstrate strong communication abilities, outstanding clinical judgment, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborate seamlessly with patients, their families, referring providers, and multidisciplinary care teams, fostering a supportive environment.
• Demonstrate a deep, unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, achieving quality outcomes, and continuous process improvement.
• Embrace the Mission and core values of this Christian organization, actively contributing to a team-centered culture that prioritizes collaboration and service.
• Support an environment of transparency, accountability, and excellence in all aspects of clinical practice and team interactions.

Job Requirements

Required

• Must have successfully completed a residency or fellowship commensurate with area of specialty.
• Obtain and maintain an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) registration;
• Be board certified or eligible in the appropriate specialty, by a board acceptable to Hospital;
• Obtain Medical Staff Privileges within the Health system, at sponsoring institution
• Active or eligible unrestricted license to practice medicine in Colorado

#HEC