Physician Surgery - Orthopedic Trauma
Listed compensation
$400K - $500K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Job Overview
Facility
Level III Trauma Center
Role
100% inpatient, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
Call Schedule
Shared evening and weekend call, 1:8
Support
Postoperative clinic support and dedicated APP assistance
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Operating Room
Allocated trauma OR block time
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Collaboration
Excellent system infrastructure fostering multispecialty teamwork
Required Skills and Procedures
Qualifications
Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in Orthopedic Traumatology or Adult Reconstruction/Total Joint Surgery
Case Management
Proficient in managing complex surgical cases within a dynamic, collaborative environment
Support Systems
Access to multidisciplinary teams and resources enhancing surgical practice
Autonomy
Ability to practice with significant independence, backed by comprehensive institutional support
Commitment
Focused on delivering superior patient outcomes through evidence-based, team-oriented care
Qualifications
- Board certification in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery or truly board-eligible
- Fellowship training in Orthopedic Traumatology or Adult Reconstruction/Total Joint Arthroplasty
- Active medical licenses in both Iowa and Illinois
- Demonstrated clinical and surgical expertise with a commitment to holistic care of hand and upper extremity issues
- Open to candidates ranging from graduating fellows to seasoned orthopedic surgeons
Requirement
- Submit a Self-Query NPDB report generated within 30 days prior to submission at the time of presentation.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide 100% inpatient orthopedic trauma care, including managing complex surgical cases and utilizing allocated OR block time. Responsibilities include participating in a shared call schedule and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure superior patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must be board certified or eligible in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery with fellowship training in Traumatology or Adult Reconstruction. Active medical licenses in both Iowa and Illinois and a recent NPDB self-query report are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 31 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 61% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$450k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $513k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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$622kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 362 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Davenport
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $200k≈ 0.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $971/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.1
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.