Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$78 per hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Orthopedic Surgery
Pay: $78.00 per hour
Job Description
- Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Orthopedic Surgery
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO
- Pay: $78.00/hour
- Contract: 5 years
- Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
- We are seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) to support an Orthopedic Surgery team.
- Assist with orthopedic surgical procedures
- Provide pre- and post-operative patient care
- Perform patient assessments and follow-up care
- Assist physicians with procedures
- Collaborate with the healthcare team
- Maintain accurate medical documentation
- Active Physician Assistant license/certification
- Orthopedic Surgery experience preferred
- Strong clinical and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
$78/hour | 5-Year Contract | Fort Carson, Core delivery.
Experience
Physician Assistant: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification
Physician Assistant (PA-C) License (Required)
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will assist the orthopedic surgery team with surgical procedures and provide comprehensive pre- and post-operative patient care. They are also responsible for performing patient assessments and maintaining accurate medical documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license and certification. At least one year of experience in orthopedic surgery is required along with strong clinical and communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 40 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 68% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 23.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $162k | Orthopedic Surgery median $146k (middle half $130k–$152k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$157k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 25% remote · 68% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment263 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Orthopedic Surgery pay trend | +23.8% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Colorado Springs
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $399k
- Typical market rent
- $1,717/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.7
- State income tax
- Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Colorado Springs, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.