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Jacksonville, Florida

Hand Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic SurgeryFull-Time

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Job Description

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Join a Physician-Led Orthopedic Practice in Jacksonville, Florida

Rizk Orthopedics is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Hand Orthopedic Surgeon to join its private practice in Jacksonville, Florida. This is a unique opportunity to join a physician-led practice with a strong reputation in the community, a collaborative culture and the opportunity to build a long-term career with significant professional autonomy.

With three clinic locations throughout the Jacksonville metro area, surgeons have operating privileges at Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside as well as the flexibility to operate at other facilities and hospital locations throughout the area.

  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • Opportunity Highlights
  • Private practice opportunity with significant professional autonomy
  • Open to new graduates and experienced surgeons
  • Three clinic days and two OR days per week
  • General call and hand call opportunities available, if interested
  • Flexibility to operate at Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside and other facilities throughout the Jacksonville area
  • EMR: eClinicalWorks (eCW)
  • Current team includes two physicians and two APPs
  • Initial one-year income guarantee, followed by a productivity-based compensation model
  • Low-overhead structure with strong earning potential
  • Practice Growth & Business Opportunities

Partnership Opportunity with No Buy-in Required

  • Opportunities for ancillary income, including but not limited to DME, real estate and other practice-related ventures
  • Ability to develop additional referral relationships and practice growth opportunities
  • Workers' compensation and medical-legal opportunities, if interested

Why Rizk Orthopedics?

Rizk Orthopedics offers the autonomy and flexibility of private practice with a minimal-overhead structure designed to support strong earning potential. Physicians have the ability to influence practice decisions, build meaningful relationships within the community and play an active role in the future growth of the practice.

Led by Dr. Rizk, a physician entrepreneur known for developing unique referral relationships and identifying new avenues for practice growth, this opportunity is well suited for a surgeon seeking long-term professional autonomy, partnership potential and opportunities to participate in ancillary revenue streams.

  • Build your practice with the autonomy, flexibility and financial opportunities of private practice.
  • What minimum requirements you’ll need
  • Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s)

Physician MD/DO obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Preferred Credential(s)

Advanced Life Support. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
  • Work Experience
  • None required.
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Key Responsibilities

The surgeon will perform hand orthopedic procedures and manage patient care across three clinic locations and hospital facilities. They will also participate in general and hand call rotations while contributing to the growth of the private practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and be board eligible or board certified in orthopedic surgery. A valid medical license is required prior to the hire date.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hand surgerySurgical proceduresClinical practiceMedical-legal documentationCollaborationCommunicationPhysician leadership

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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.

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $140k (middle half $138k–$311k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Florida1,537 active22,786 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$408k$48/wRVU × 8,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

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Work-Life Balance Distribution

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 372 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ascension

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St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription, HSA/FSA)
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Parental leave
Adoption assistance

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,589/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
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 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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