Thoracic Surgeon

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

Build the Future of Thoracic Surgery Intermountain Health is seeking a General Thoracic Surgeon to join our growing Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery program in Utah County. This unique opportunity offers the chance to become the foundational surgeon helping expand and shape a robust thoracic surgery program within a highly respected integrated health system. As our program continues to evolve, you will work alongside an established team of cardiothoracic surgeons while leading the growth of advanced thoracic surgical services. This position is ideal for a surgeon who is excited by innovation, program development, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on patient care.

Opportunity Highlights

• Join an established team of approximately five cardiothoracic surgeons
• Opportunity to help build and expand a comprehensive thoracic surgery program
• Focus exclusively on thoracic surgery with no cardiac call responsibilities
• Access to advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical technology, including Da Vinci robotic platforms
• Collaborative partnership with general surgery, gastroenterology, and multidisciplinary specialists
• Strong APP support structure with an established team supporting the cardiovascular surgery service
• Primarily practice at Utah Valley with occasional collaboration on complex cases at Intermountain Medical Center during program development

Candidate Qualifications

We welcome applications from:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible Thoracic Surgeons
• Unrestricted UT license, or able to obtain Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• DEA Registration schedules II-V
• Experienced surgeons seeking program-building opportunities
• Current fellows completing training who are eager to grow within a supportive environment

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Outstanding clinical skills
• Strong character and culture fit
• Collaborative approach to patient care
• Commitment to innovation and program development
• Desire to build long‑term relationships within the community and organization

Why Intermountain Health?

At Intermountain Health, you'll join a mission‑driven organization recognized for exceptional patient outcomes, physician leadership, and collaborative care. You'll benefit from an integrated system that provides the resources of a large healthcare network while maintaining the collegial feel of a physician‑led practice. This is a rare opportunity to help define the future of thoracic surgery within one of the nation's leading healthcare organizations. Be part of building something exceptional.

Location: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital
Work City: Provo
Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $7.25 - $999.99

We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up‑front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services.

Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery. Join our world‑class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!