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Dallas, Texas

Orthopedic Surgery Physician - Sports Medicine

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Why Join Us

Texas Sports Medicine is a well-established, state-of-the-art orthopedic group with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and patient-centered care in one of the country's most dynamic cities.

You'll join a collaborative team backed by experienced support staff and a cutting-edge clinical environment — including an onsite Performance Recovery Center unlike anything most practices can offer.

This is a stable employment model with a schedule designed to let you focus on what you do best, without the burden of ER or trauma call. If you're looking for a high-caliber sports medicine practice where your work and your life both thrive, Dallas is calling.

Position Highlights

  • Specialty: Sports orthopedic surgery with a focus on outpatient and surgical care
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday; 1–2 dedicated surgery days per week
  • Patient Volume: 35–40 patients per day
  • Call: No ER or trauma call
  • Practice Model: Physicians are supported by an initial income guarantee, with a transition to an EBIT based model, aligning physician earnings with practice financial performance and growth
  • Onsite Performance Recovery Center: Features hyper-ice therapy, red light treatment, Normatec compression, and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
  • Support Team: Experienced, dedicated clinical and administrative staff

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary guarantee with production-based incentives
  • Annual CME allowance
  • Malpractice insurance provided
  • Health, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Deferred compensation program
  • Relocation assistance

Candidate Requirements

  • Board certification by ABOS or ABMS required
  • Post-training experience strongly preferred

Why Dallas

Dallas delivers the full package — a thriving economy, no state income tax, and a cost of living that puts most comparable metros to shame. The city's cultural footprint is massive, with world-class dining, a vibrant arts district, and professional sports franchises across every major league.

Families benefit from excellent school options and a strong sense of community, while outdoor enthusiasts have easy access to parks, lakes, and green spaces throughout the Metroplex. It's a city that rewards ambition without asking you to sacrifice quality of life to get there.

Key Responsibilities

Provide sports orthopedic surgery with a focus on outpatient and surgical care. Manage a patient volume of 35-40 patients per day and utilize an onsite Performance Recovery Center.

Requirements

Board certification by ABOS or ABMS is required. Post-training experience is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Outpatient Care

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$305k (424 salary observations; 2,834 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,462 salary observations; 55,655 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution11 jobs · 7 employers

3
<$390k
4
$390k-530k
1
$622k
2
$670k-810k
1
$838k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs · 7 employers

CME allowance
82% this job
401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
45%
Relocation assistance
36% this job
Loan repayment
18%

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 Trauma Surgery - Duluth, MN

$622k
+ 9 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Tenet Healthcare

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Dallas, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salary Guarantee with Production-Based Incentives
Annual CME Allowance
Malpractice Insurance
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) with Employer Matching
Deferred Compensation Program