<p>A well-established, 100-plus-provider multi-specialty group in Tucson, Arizona is recruiting a board-certified or board-eligible Pulmonologist to join an expanding pulmonary program with a genuinely differentiated mandate: building a lung nodule and thoracic surgery program in direct collaboration with on-staff CT surgeons. The position is full-time employed, outpatient-anchored with a meaningful procedural component, and backed by a health network spanning multiple hospitals and a comprehensive specialty outpatient infrastructure — giving a procedure-oriented pulmonologist both the referral volume and the institutional support to grow a subspecialty program from the ground up.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Competitive base salary with productivity incentives</li> <li>Sign-on bonus available</li> <li>Relocation assistance provided</li> <li>Malpractice coverage with tail protection included</li> <li>401(k) with employer match</li> <li>CME allowance with dedicated conference time</li> <li>Generous PTO</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Full-time employed position within a trusted, established multi-specialty group of 100-plus providers</li> <li>Monday through Friday clinic schedule, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; elective-based outpatient program</li> <li>60% clinic / 40% OR and endoscopy procedural mix — meaningful procedural volume built into the standard workweek</li> <li>Weekend practice call responsibility</li> <li>Defined opportunity to develop and lead a lung nodule and thoracic surgery program alongside CT surgery colleagues</li> <li>Strong, built-in referral base generated by the 100-plus-provider multi-specialty group</li> <li>Health network spanning multiple hospital campuses and a comprehensive outpatient and specialty care network</li> <li>Advanced bronchoscopy capability, including robotic bronchoscopy (ION platform experience valued)</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>MD or DO degree from an accredited institution</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Pulmonary Medicine</li> <li>Completion of an accredited Pulmonary Medicine fellowship (and Critical Care fellowship if dual-trained)</li> <li>Active Arizona medical license or eligibility to obtain prior to start</li> <li>Training in advanced bronchoscopy preferred; robotic bronchoscopy experience (ION platform) is a meaningful plus</li> <li>Interest in program development and collaborative subspecialty building with CT surgery</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Tucson offers a quality of life that is difficult to match at any price point — 350 days of sunshine annually, Sonoran Desert scenery framed by five mountain ranges, and a cost of living that allows physicians to build genuine financial security. World-class outdoor recreation is immediately accessible: Sabino Canyon, Saguaro National Park at the city limits, and Mount Lemmon's alpine terrain just 45 minutes away. Tucson holds the distinction of being the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the United States, with a culinary heritage rooted in centuries of Sonoran, Mexican, and Native American tradition, while the University of Arizona anchors a vibrant cultural and intellectual community. Families relocating to Tucson find excellent public and private schools, well-planned communities in the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, and Marana, and Phoenix just 90 minutes north for additional metropolitan amenities.</p>