Full-Time Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedics
Listed compensation
$130k-$170k
Listing transparency5 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Open Position
Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedics
Schedule
- Full-Time
- Monday to Friday
- 9:00am to 5:00pm
- No Evenings
- No Weekends
- No Holidays
- No On-Call
Compensation
- $130,000+ Starting Salary, negotiable based on experience
- Performance-Based Bonus Opportunities
- Malpractice Insurance
- Health / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- License / DEA Fees Paid
- CME Allowance
- 401k w/ Match
- Details Negotiable
Location
Lubbock, Texas
Company Profile
This private practice operates multiple offices in West Texas, specializing in pain and injury treatment, sports medicine, orthopedic surgeries, cartilage replacement, and more. Their dedicated team of physicians and physician assistants are experts in the treatment and care of the musculoskeletal system.
Position Description
Providers see an average of 20 to 25 patients per day and are fully supported by clinical assistants and administrative staff.
The role of the provider includes, but is not limited to:
- joint injections
- trigger point injections
- pre-operative patient care
- post-operative patient care
- contributing to medical decision-making
- assisting in care transitions
- patient reassessments
- acute visits
- test monitoring
- consultations
- follow-up visits
The practice will provide full training in the listed procedures; no orthopedic experience is required.
Requirements
- Texas PA or NP license
- DEA
- 1+ year advanced practice experience preferred
- new graduates considered on an individual basis
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please send your CV to Jenn Kunkel at jenn@chsrecruiting.com or call (773) 998-1272.
Please visit www.chsrecruiting.com/jobs to view a full listing of available positions at CHS Recruiting.
Key Responsibilities
The provider will manage 20 to 25 patients per day, performing clinical procedures such as joint and trigger point injections. They are also responsible for pre- and post-operative care, medical decision-making, and patient consultations.
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Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Full-Time Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedics at CHS Recruiting a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (NP) — ranked against 124 active Orthopedic Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
CHS Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 45 active listings.
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$150k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score
Top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (NP)
- No call
- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Lubbock
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $201k
- Typical market rent
- $1,333/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.3
- 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 · Lubbock, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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