Physician Assistant - Orthopedics
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential opportunity for a civilian Orthopedic Physician Assistant at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
This Position Offers
- Full Time, 40 hours per week
- Competitive pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K)
- The Physician Assistant will have the following requirements:
- Minimum of 1 year experience within the last 3 years providing services in an orthopedic setting
- Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant training program
- Current certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number (certificate)
- Any Active State License
- For More Information Contact: Melissa Powell
- 719-528-7965
- Melissa_Powell@Spectrumhealth.com
Company Overview
Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems.
SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles.
A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the federal staffing division of TeamHealth, a nationwide organization that serves approximately 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9600 affiliated health care professionals.
- Location: Location
- US-TX-
- Recruiter: Full Name: First Last
- Melani Alper
- Direct phone number
- 719-528-7965
- Recruiter: Email melani_alper@spectrumhealth.com
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will provide orthopedic medical services within a military treatment facility. They are responsible for delivering high-quality clinical care to military personnel and their families.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an ARC-PA accredited program and hold current NCCPA certification. A minimum of one year of orthopedic experience within the last three years is required, along with an active state license and DEA registration.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Orthopedics at Spectrum Healthcare Resources a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (PA) — ranked against 299 active Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Spectrum Healthcare Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 78 active listings.
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 64% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score
Top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (PA)
- On-site
Living in San Antonio
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $226k
- Typical market rent
- $1,386/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 94.7
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.