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Dane Street
Bozeman, Montana

Board Certified- Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic SurgeryContract

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! We are seeking a skilled and board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon in MT, to join our team for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). This role offers flexible scheduling, allowing you to select or decline assignments based on your availability. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.

Dane Street is a national leader in Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and peer review services, trusted by insurance carriers and organizations across the country for objective, high-quality medical evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Thorough review of Medical Records
  • Perform in-person evaluations of patients with (specialty) issues
  • Respond to clinical queries to support claims management
  • Deliver detailed IME reports within an expected turnaround time of 5 days

Benefits

Robust Opportunity for Supplemental Income

Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours-conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability

No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.

Enhanced industry expertise, strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise

  • Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams
  • Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and a user-friendly work portal

Qualifications

  • Board-certification required.
  • Previous experience in performing IMEs is preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are a plus

If you are a dedicatedOrthopedic Surgeon looking for a flexible opportunity to apply your expertise in an IME capacity, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Orthopedic SurgeryMedical Record ReviewClinical Query ResponsePatient EvaluationMedical Reporting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified- Orthopedic Surgeon at Dane Street a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 367 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Dane Street holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 161 active listings.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

13 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution13 jobs · 8 employers

3
<$390k
4
$390k-530k
3
$530k-670k
2
$670k-810k
1
$838k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 8 employers

CME allowance
85%
401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
31%
Loan repayment
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon

MultiCare Health System · Tacoma, Washington

$809k-$838k
#2

Physician, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine (Roseville, CA & Folsom, CA)

Sutter Health · Roseville, California

$700k-$800k
#3

Orthopedic Surgeon | $50K Sign-On & Loan Repayment | Lakewood, NY

$645k-$731k
#4

Physician: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon - Orland Park and Mokena, IL

$390k-$640k
+ 11 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.1
Among the best 10% of Orthopedic Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 367 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bozeman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$657k
Typical market rent
$2,149/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.5
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Bozeman, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Dane Street

Insurance
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Predictable work hours
No doctor-patient relationship
Transcription services at no cost
Fully prepped cases