Orthopedic Non-Operative Sports Medicine Physician

Orthopedic Non-Operative Sports Medicine

Dignity Health Medical Group

Common Spirit Health System

Phoenix, Arizona

Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) is seeking a Non-operative Sports Medicine physician to join its expanding Orthopedic department.  Our Orthopedic team is made up of multiple physicians and advanced practitioners with sub-specialties in Trauma, Sports - Surgical, Non operative Sports, Adult Reconstruction, Hand and Foot and Ankle.  In addition, we have a robust Athletic Trainer team that supports multiple schools.  Our team’s focus is driven around being leaders in education, centered on evidenced based medicine while ensuring consistent collaboration and communication within the team and the community and patients we serve.  The DHMG Orthopedic Department works in partnership with multiple school districts and colleges across the Phoenix market to provide medical coverage and athletic trainer support.  The Orthopedic department is growing quickly and we are looking for a highly motivated physician to join the team!

Culture at Dignity Health

Dignity Health, as part of CommonSpirit Health—the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the nation.  The mission of Dignity Health Medical Group is consistent with Dignity Health's mission and guiding principles with a focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. As part of the Dignity Health hospital system, DHMG has full access to the staff and all facilities on our hospital campuses. This unique relationship with our hospital allows Dignity Health Medical Group to provide its patients with state-of-the-art patient services including care of the poor and disenfranchised.     

Position Details:

Based out of Clinics in Central and West Valley Phoenix

Monday-Friday clinic 

Friday Night High School football game coverage required 

Grand Canyon University club sports coverage 

Grand Canyon University Division 1 coverage 

Minimum Requirements

• MD/DO
• Fellowship Training and American Board Certification in Non-operative Sports Medicine
• Must have or be eligible for Arizona state medical license
• Acceptable completion of an ACGME accredited residency program with current ABMS board certification
• 3-5 years experience working with team sports, Division I collegiate experience highly desirable
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at Dignity Health Arizona hospitals
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to make quick, informed decisions in high-pressure situations

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

CME Benefits

Sign-on Bonus

Relo

403(b) w/ Match

Pension Fully Funded by DHMG

Student Loan Repayment (for those who qualify)

Tail Insurance

DHMG Description

Dignity Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, is a growing organization with well-resourced, modern facilities and diverse practice opportunities. With more than 39 acute care hospitals in three states and 9,000 physicians, Dignity Health touches the lives of thousands of people and provides nearly $2 billion in charity care to the communities it serves.

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area.  With over 300 physicians and 1000 total employees, Dignity Health Medical Group – Arizona is a comprehensive, integrated, multispecialty, academic medical group that serves Dignity Health St. Joseph’s and Westgate Medical Centers, Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The physicians of DHMG – AZ are regularly involved with clinical duties, as well as academics and translational bench research, keeping the enhancement of care and the patient experience at the forefront of the work that they do.  Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work--and patients come for the best care--Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, who can become a part of our mission-driven organization.

GCU Description

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Mascot: Lopes

Founded: 1949

Enrollment: 25,800

Joined WAC: 2013

Men’s Sports:

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor

and Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball

Women’s Sports:

Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Beach Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and

Diving, Tennis, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball

The Grand Canyon University Athletics Department is dedicated to using

intercollegiate sports as a platform in developing good Christian role models and in

embodying the highest standards of excellence in the overall development of its

student-athletes. After beginning a transition from NCAA Division II in 2013, GCU has

been a full postseason-eligible D-I member since the 2017-18 school year and has won

70 D-I conference championships, appeared in NCAA Championships in 17 of its 21

sports, won NCAA postseason games in multiple sports and won six of the seven

Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Commissioner’s Cups for the conference’s top-

performing athletics program. In the 2023-24 academic year, Lopes teams won NCAA

tournament games in softball, baseball, men’s basketball and men’s volleyball and had

a top-five individual finisher in outdoor track and field. Starting in July 2025, GCU will

transition most of its sports to the highly competitive West Coast Conference (WCC).

Community Description

Like its legendary namesake rising out of the ashes, the greater Phoenix area has emerged as one of the bright metropolitan areas of the 21st century. The Phoenix area encompasses more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa, and all serve as a timeless Southwestern backdrop to the spirit of Puebloans, cowboys, miners, and visionaries. Recently, the Census Bureau named Arizona’s Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix metro area, the county with the nation’s highest annual population growth. Home to more than 4 million residents where everyone has a sunny disposition, the Phoenix area also ranks as the sixth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix is a premier destination offering the best of both worlds: a growing and diverse economy and a great place to live with more than 300 sun-filled days a year and an almost endless supply of attractions including:

• 189 city parks, 33,000 acres of desert preserves, and 200 miles of trails
• Host to MLB Spring Training and the annual Fiesta Bowl
• Home of the “Phoenix Open” and 200 golf courses
• Professional sports teams including the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Cardinals.
• Host to 5 Fortune 500 company headquarters
• The “Best Mexican Food North of the Border”
• Affordable housing and cost of living
• A family-friendly area, with the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, ample youth sports and athletic leagues, the Challenger Space Center Arizona, a wide variety of school options, including public, private, magnet, and charter, the Phoenix Zoo, large water parks, SEA LIFE Arizona, and many more!

The Phoenix area is also a destination for people from all over the world to receive outstanding healthcare.  This is particularly true of Dignity Health’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center – home to the world-renown Barrow Neurological Institute and The Norton Thoracic Institute - #1 lung transplant program in the U.S. - as well as many other world-class healthcare services and teaching programs

CREIGHTON MEDICAL SCHOOL - PHOENIX:

Creighton medical school – phoenix is the sister medical school based in Nebraska,  As of summer of 2021, the medical school has 900 medical students in a beautiful 8 story building on campus.  It has a revolutionary “Knowledge Donor Program” providing life-like cadaveric dissection and learning.  You will earn an academic ranking commiserate with work and achievement.  Creighton provides full CME, research, and publication support.  Future goals will be an orthopedic residency and orthopedic trauma fellowship programs in combination with Chandler Regional Medical Center.

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is consistently named an outstanding workplace and one of Arizona’s healthiest employers.  Grow your career with one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies.

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Position Details:

Based out of Clinics in Central and West Valley Phoenix

Monday-Friday clinic 

Primary WV presence 3 days per week, secondary CV presence 2 days per week 

After hours high school game coverage required 

GCU club sports coverage

GCU division one coverage opportunities

Minimum Requirements

• MD/DO
• Fellowship Training and American Board Certification in Non-operative Sports Medicine
• Must have or be eligible for Arizona state medical license
• Acceptable completion of an ACGME accredited residency program with current ABMS board certification
• 3-5 years experience working with team sports, Division I collegiate experience highly desirable
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at Dignity Health Arizona hospitals
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to make quick, informed decisions in high-pressure situations