Orthopedic Surgeon Opportunity – Northwest Healthcare | Tucson, Arizona

Physician

Orthopaedic Surgery

Job Description

Discover Your Next Adventure in Orthopedics – Where Your Career and Lifestyle Align

Northwest Healthcare, the largest and most dynamic hospital system in Southern Arizona, is inviting a Board Eligible/Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon to join our growing team in beautiful Tucson, AZ at Northwest Medical Center. This is an opportunity to step into a thriving practice within a well-established, high-volume, and fast-growing network.

What You Can Expect:

• Hospital-employed position with long-term stability
• Join a large, busy multi-specialty group with excellent support
• General orthopedics with a focus on total joints
• Access to cutting-edge surgical technology, including MAKO robotics
• Immediate referral base from employed and independent PCPs
• Full-time, permanent role – No locums or part-time arrangements
• Dedicated Medical Assistant from day one; additional staff as your practice grows
• On-campus office space just steps from the hospital

Practice Perks:

• High patient volume and growth potential from day one
• Outreach & marketing support to build your brand and patient base
• Collaborative medical community with a supportive administration

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary + bonus incentives
• Relocation assistance
• Commencement bonus & residency/fellowship stipend
• Medical education debt assistance
• Comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), malpractice coverage
• Annual CME allowance + dedicated CME days
• Referral bonuses and other incentives

Note: This opportunity does not offer visa sponsorship. Must be board-certified and have completed U.S. residency training.

Why Tucson? Work. Live. Play.

Tucson offers a lifestyle that few places can match. Nestled between stunning mountain ranges and desert beauty, the city boasts year-round outdoor activities, vibrant culture, and a low cost of living. Whether you're hiking scenic trails, enjoying live music, exploring rich history, or indulging in world-class cuisine—Tucson has something for everyone.

• Top-rated schools and affordable housing
• Family-friendly events and cultural festivals year-round
• Named the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the U.S.
• Easy access to major airports and weekend getaways

About Northwest Healthcare – Your Place to Shine

Northwest Healthcare is proud to be the largest hospital system in Southern Arizona, delivering care through a comprehensive, fully integrated healthcare network. With a strong presence across Tucson and surrounding communities, we are committed to providing high-quality, accessible care for the region.

Our growing network includes:

• Four hospitals strategically located to serve the area:
• • Northwest Medical Center (300 beds – our flagship facility)
  • Oro Valley Hospital (146 beds)
  • Northwest Medical Center Houghton (52 beds)
  • Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita (18 beds)
• Two freestanding emergency departments
• Two ambulatory surgery centers
• Three large provider groups specializing in primary care, specialty care, and cardiology
• Multiple urgent care centers throughout the region

This expansive footprint allows Northwest Healthcare to offer collaborative, patient-centered care while supporting our physicians with a wide referral base, advanced technology, and a community-focused mission. As we continue to expand, we remain dedicated to being the healthcare service leader for Southern Arizona.

Make your mark with Northwest Healthcare. Build the career you’ve dreamed of in the place you’ll love to call home.

Location Description

Whether just beginning your professional career or looking to make a deeper impact, find the work/life balance you, and your family, have been searching for right here in Northwest Tucson and Oro Valley. With the beautiful Sonoran Desert as your backyard, we offer a unique blend of the region’s rich cultural diversity and active lifestyle, making it an ideal place to call home. Enriching activities and exciting entertainment are always on the radar with over 300 days of sunshine each year. Residents soak in such annual events as Broadway in Tucson, Championship Golf, Tucson Rodeo, Fourth Avenue Street Fair, El Tour de Tucson, Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, and more. For a shopping experience like none other, choose from a selection of indoor and outdoor retail areas. For the outdoor enthusiast, our parks, trails, mountains and outdoors spaces are some of the region’s best kept secrets. Hiking and biking are avid past times of residents.

Arizona students perform well above the national standards according to the Arizona Department of Education. The community boasts 39 public/ 21 private high schools, 48 public/ 38 private middle schools and 134 public/ 56 private elementary schools. We also are home to Pima Community College, University of Phoenix and the University of Arizona for some of the best college sports in the Southwest. For an exceptional culinary experience, delectable cuisine, both traditional and contemporary, can be found in every corner of our spectacular community. We offer a well-educated, diverse populace, affordable, quality housing and premier healthcare options. Additionally, a strong economy makes Tucson and Oro Valley a superlative setting for practicing medicine.

As a core anchor of healthcare in Tucson for over three decades, Northwest Medical Center (NMC), our 300-bed facility, has a history of growing and expanding its facilities and services to meet the needs of this rapidly growing and diverse community. In 2005, Northwest Healthcare added Oro Valley Hospital (OVH), a 146-bed hospital located in the thriving community of Oro Valley. Our hospitals are committed to adding new technology, facilities, programs and outstanding practitioners to develop our continuum of care. We also have added six Urgent Care facilities, two surgery centers and later in 2015, a free-standing Emergency Room opening as part of our system.

Northwest Allied Physicians (Allied) is our growing multi-specialty group located in offices throughout Southern Arizona. Physicians can expect to enter a practice with high patient demand and a loyal patient base in an expanding market. The market advantage our physicians enjoy is equaled only by the level of support they receive. Northwest Allied Physician’s health delivery system is designed to complement growing physician practices and other health care businesses at every opportunity. Physicians can feel confident their patients have access to a superb continuum of care.

Tucson National Recognition
CNN Money: Named Tucson one of 25 Best Places to Retire
Time Magazine: Rated Tucson as one of eight Intelligent Cities
Forbes Magazine: Ranked Tucson as one of America’s Most Innovative Cities
Sunset Magazine: 20 Best Towns of the Future
Forbes Magazine: 8th Best City for Commuters
Men’s Fitness Magazine: 13th Fittest City

Recruiter

Melinda McDonald - ENT, Orthopedics, & PM&R

Location

Northwest Medical Center