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Arlington, Texas

Experienced Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant - Arlington, TX

Physician AssistantIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Physician Assistant Opportunity
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Arlington, TEXAS

Texas Health Physicians Group is excited to announce a Full Time Physician Assistant opportunity to work with a skilled, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon dedicated to providing comprehensive care designed to promote healing. Take advantage of this opportunity to work as a team with a lot of physician support.

Position Details

  • Full Time schedule to include rotating call coverage.
  • Hours flexible as driven by the OR schedule and need of patients
  • Surgical Assist with experienced general orthopedic surgeon
  • See patients in the clinic and perform inpatient consults/follow ups
  • Plan treatment and document using EPIC EMR
  • Environment that encourages learning and career development.
  • Competitive Salary, Plus Comprehensive Benefits Package Including, CME, 401K, and Malpractice

Requirements Needed to Apply

  • Active Texas license
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program
  • Ortho surgical experience preferred
  • First assist surgical experience required

The Physician Assistant (“PA”) will be licensed as a physician assistant in the State of Texas and maintain such license in good standing at all times. Master's degree Physician Assistant required.

The PA will report to the supervising physician and/or the Medical Director and will be responsible for meeting CME requirements to maintain certification and licensure.

The PA’s duties and responsibilities apply to the THPG patient population and assigned setting only.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide surgical assistance to an orthopedic surgeon and manage patient care in both clinic and inpatient settings. Responsibilities include performing consults, planning treatments, and documenting patient information using the EPIC EMR system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Texas license and a Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program. Previous orthopedic surgical experience and first assist surgical experience are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical documentationTreatment planning

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Orthopedic Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOrthopedic Surgery median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Orthopedic Surgery listings in Texas32 active306 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 66% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physician Assistant listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment307 active listings, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand#4 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 45 days · 9% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 77 postings, 149 closed
New Orthopedic Surgery listings346 in the last 30 days232 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery pay trend+3.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

46 jobs · 38 employers
12
<$140k
10
$140k-160k
12
$160k-180k
10
$180k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

42 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
79% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Urgent Care Advanced Practice Clinician (PA-C or ARNP)

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 300 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package
CME
401K
Malpractice coverage
Learning and career development environment
Collaborative Practice Agreement Required

Living in Arlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$287k
Typical market rent
$1,468/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.