General Surgery Physician Jobs in Colorado
This page lists active General Surgery physician openings across Colorado and the recruitment context my team uses when scoping a General Surgery search in this state. For the full General Surgery market narrative I write to candidates, see our General Surgery specialty hub; for the broader Colorado licensing and incentive picture, see our Colorado recruiter page.
General Surgery hiring footprint in Colorado
When I run a General Surgery search in Colorado, the candidate-employer geography sorts quickly. Active General Surgery hiring concentrates around Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Boulder, Grand Junction. Colorado is anchored by UCHealth, HealthONE/HCA, Centura/CommonSpirit, Banner Health, and Denver Health, with active rural and ski-country recruiting on the Western Slope.
General Surgery compensation context for Colorado
- Typical base range
- $370K – $535K (median $425K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Primary board
- American Board of Surgery (ABS)
- Fellowship pathways
- Surgical Oncology, Vascular, Colorectal, MIS, Trauma/Critical Care, Breast, Pediatric
- Common practice settings
- hospital-employed general surgery, surgical partnership, rural critical-access hospital
I tell General Surgery candidates considering Colorado that the in-state base typically lands inside the national range above, with rural and HPSA-designated counties producing offers at or above the upper end once signing bonuses, loan repayment, and rural premiums are stacked. The single biggest variance lever for any General Surgery offer in Colorado is whether the role sits in one of the major Colorado metros above or in a shortage-area county.
J-1 waivers and loan repayment in Colorado for General Surgery
Colorado runs an annual Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver allotment that regularly absorbs General Surgery candidates serving HPSA sites; NHSC loan repayment is broadly available at qualifying Colorado FQHCs and critical-access employers. Specific Colorado state-funded loan repayment eligibility for General Surgery depends on the practice setting and patient panel.
Engage a Colorado General Surgery recruiter
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com to scope a General Surgery search in Colorado. Initial scoping calls take 30 minutes and produce a written engagement proposal within two business days.