Orthopedic Hand Surgeon | Immediate Volume | Edinburg, TX
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Orthopedic Hand Surgeon | Immediate Volume | Edinburg, TX
A premier, highly successful private practice in Edinburg, Texas, is seeking a full-time, Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Orthopedic Hand Surgeon to join their growing team. This exceptional opportunity offers a highly competitive compensation package and the unique advantage of stepping into an immediate, high-volume patient base within the rapidly growing Rio Grande Valley.
- Quick Facts
- Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
- Schedule / Hours: Standard clinical and surgical hours
- Call: Option for call, shared equitably with the existing orthopedic surgery team
- Patient Volume: Immediate, high-volume caseload from day one
- Location: Edinburg, Texas (Rio Grande Valley)
- Practice Setting: Established private practice orthopedic group
- Support / Care Team: Comprehensive multidisciplinary team, including dedicated practice development and marketing support
- EMR / Technology: Cerner EMR, state-of-the-art orthopedic technology, including surgical navigation systems.
Responsibilities
Clinical Excellence: Deliver comprehensive upper extremity care—including hand, wrist, and forearm trauma, fracture management, and joint reconstruction—across inpatient, outpatient, and surgical environments.
Collaboration: Partner effectively with a skilled team of physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and robust administrative support staff.
Call Management: Option to participate in the shared call schedule to ensure seamless, continuous patient care.
Compensation & Benefits
- Earnings: Highly competitive base salary with productivity incentives
- Incentives: Generous signing bonus and comprehensive relocation assistance
- Retirement & Equity: 401(k) with company match plus an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Full Benefits: Premium health, dental, and vision insurance
Qualifications
Certification: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) or equivalent.
Training: Successful completion of an accredited Orthopedic Surgery residency; fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery.
- Licensure: Active (or eligible to obtain) Texas medical license
- Languages: Spanish language skills are a valuable asset but not required
- Growth & Development
- Partnership Track: Clear pathways to physician partnership
- Professional Subspecialty Focus: Supported avenues for academic involvement and practice development
- Leadership: Mentorship and leadership opportunities within a comprehensive regional orthopedic program
About the Organization & Community
The Rio Grande Valley is a vibrant, multicultural, and bilingual region home to over 1.8 million residents. It offers a low cost of living, top-tier safe neighborhoods, and an exceptional quality of life. Residents enjoy a warm climate, year-round sunshine, excellent golfing, and weekend trips to the pristine beaches of South Padre Island. The region is highly accessible, served by three major local airports that provide seamless national and international travel.
Apply today or contact Samantha Barnett, In-house Physician Recruiter, at Samantha.Barnett@uhsinc.com or 956.821.8418 for a confidential conversation.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$300k (148 salary observations; 975 listings), vs ~$296k nationally (4,168 salary observations; 18,083 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $408k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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