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Fort Worth, Texas

Part-Time Orthopedic Spine Surgeon - 6 Shifts per Month

Orthopedic SurgeryContract

Listed compensation

$600k-$1200k

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Job Description

Open Position

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon - Physician

Schedule

  • Part-Time
  • 6 Shifts per Month
  • 3 Days Every Other Week (preferred schedule)

Compensation

  • Flexible Compensation Structure Options
  • Malpractice Insurance
  • W2 and 1099 Options

Locations

  • greater Dallas / Forth Worth area
  • multiple sites available

Company Profile

This private practice boasts a team of skilled orthopedic physicians specializing in conditions from whiplash to bone spurs to back and neck pain. They take a conservative, consultative approach offering treatment plans tailored to each individual patient. They are experts in neck and spine, knee, shoulder, arm and elbow, hand and wrist, hip, leg, and ankle and foot.

Position Description

The new spine surgeon will see patients in an established office and surgery center, performing orthopedic spine surgeries.

Duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

  • consult with patients to determine appropriate courses of treatment
  • obtain information on medical conditions to determine diagnoses
  • perform surgical procedures in the treatment of injuries and/or symptoms
  • provide consultation and comprehensive management of patients
  • monitor patients’ conditions and progress
  • support appropriate referrals

The full details of the role are negotiable and collaboratively decided between the practice and new physician.

Requirements

  • Texas medical license
  • DEA
  • Board Certified / Eligible, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Fellowship, Spine Surgery

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send your CV to Jenn Kunkel at jenn@chsrecruiting.com or call (773) 998-1272.

Please visit chsrecruiting.com to view a full listing of available positions at CHS Recruiting.

Key Responsibilities

The spine surgeon will consult with patients to determine diagnoses and appropriate treatment plans. They will also perform surgical procedures and provide comprehensive management of patient progress.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient ConsultationDiagnosisPatient ManagementMedical MonitoringReferral Management

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

CHS Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 68 active listings.

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$317k (364 salary observations; 3,217 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,125 salary observations; 59,999 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$600k–$1200kPhysician median $650k (middle half $550k–$725k)124 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Texas vs national$317k median in Texas$308k nationally (+3%)364 state / 10,125 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$927k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Texas1,590 active22,699 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physician listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+2.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
CHS Recruitingsilver tier, 80/100Top Employers work-life index68 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 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. At the posted ~$900k midpoint, that is roughly $36k–$63k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 7 employers
2
<$600k
3
$600k-680k
1
$731k
3
$760k-840k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

10 jobs · 7 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
1
5-6
9
7-8
0
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

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MultiCare Health System · Tacoma, Washington

$809k-$838k
#2

Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Expert (Contract)Contract

Kinetic Systems · San Francisco, California

$200-$400/hr
#3

Physician, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine (Roseville, CA & Folsom, CA)

$700k-$800k
#4

Orthopedic Surgeon | $50K Sign-On & Loan Repayment | Lakewood, NY

$645k-$731k
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 382 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$261k≈ 0.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,612/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.