General Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic Surgery Top 25% in Orthopedic SurgeryFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 23m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Direct Orthopedic Care as a General Orthopedic Surgeon – No ER Call, Partnership Track in Addison, TX, US. NO ER CALL IMMEDIATE PARTNERSHIP TRACK Direct Orthopedic Care would like to recruit a General Orthopedic Surgeon to join the first and largest Orthopedic immediate access group in Dallas, Texas. Fellowship training with General Orthopedic interest is desirable.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Malpractice insurance covered.
  • Competitive salary transitioning to production-based compensation
  • Sign-on bonus
  • CME allowance
  • Opportunity for buy-in to parent company
  • Full health benefits including dental and vision
  • PTO
  • 401k with matching

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Direct Orthopedic Care as a General Orthopedic Surgeon – No ER Call, Partnership Track.

Key Responsibilities

The surgeon will provide general orthopedic care and perform surgical procedures within a network of immediate access clinics. The role involves managing a steady stream of surgical cases without the requirement for emergency room call.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeons with a valid Texas medical license. Fellowship training is desirable, and the role is open to both practicing surgeons and new graduates.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

General Orthopedic SurgeryPatient careClinical diagnosticsOrthopedic trauma managementSubspecialty orthopedics

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Orthopedic Surgeon at Direct Orthopedic Care a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 328 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$306k (468 salary observations; 1,405 listings), vs ~$293k nationally (11,046 salary observations; 27,408 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 36 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 17% are remote, 44% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.2% 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.

6.1/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 328 active roles in this specialty

Top Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

13 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs

4
<$410k
1
$550k
1
$600k
2
$730k-890k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
82% this job
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
18%
Sign-on bonus
9% this job

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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery

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About Direct Orthopedic Care

Medical Practices
Plano, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary transitioning to production-based compensation
Sign-on bonus
CME allowance
Malpractice coverage
Opportunity for buy-in to parent company
Full health benefits including dental and vision
PTO
401k with matching