Physician - Surgery - Hand Surgery in South Dakota
Quick facts
- Pay
- Highly competitive compensation with production bonus incentives, starting bonus, and retention bonus
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Background
- MD / physician
- Experience
- 30+ years
- Industry
- Health and Care — 3087 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Physician – Surgery – Hand Surgery in South Dakota Rapid City, South Dakota, is seeking a full time BE/BC Hand & Upper Extremity Orthopedic Surgeon to join a strong, well established orthopedic practice.
This role offers a high quality medical practice, excellent system support, and an exceptional Mountain West lifestyle.
Highlights:
- Full time BE/BC Hand & Upper Extremity Orthopedic Surgeon position
- Orthopedic Surgery training required; experience preferred
- Join a team of five orthopedic surgeons seeking an additional partner to meet community need
- Work within state of the art orthopedic facilities, including, a 417 bed regional tertiary care, Level II Trauma Center
- Practice located in a specialty hospital and multi specialty clinic featuring Orthopedic Surgery, Physiatry, Pain Management, Sports Medicine, and Podiatry
- On site Physical and Occupational Therapy services
- APP support provided
- Highly competitive compensation with production bonus incentives with full and comprehensive benefits package
- Starting bonus and retention bonus
- Relocation assistance
- CME reimbursement
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Strong system infrastructure and coordinated care
- Modern facilities, advanced technology, and robust clinical support
- Located in the scenic Black Hills, offering rock climbing, skiing, hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and hunting
- Family friendly community with short commutes, affordable living, and a welcoming atmosphere
- Regional airport just 15 minutes from downtown with direct flights to major hubs
- High quality of life with affordability, strong schools, and a vibrant, growing community
- H1B visa welcome!
About VISTA Staffing
A ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Award winner, VISTA has 30 years of experience optimizing continuity of care for hospitals, medical practices and government agencies across the US.
A leading provider of short-term US locum tenens and permanent physician search services, VISTA partners healthcare providers with facilities who need them most, providing an effective strategy for lessening the impact of the global provider shortage.
Our VISTA team goes above and beyond to make healthcare providers feel valued in the job search process and are committed to elevating careers to new heights.
Location: Rapid City, SD Specialty: Surgery - Hand Surgery Job Number: 148814
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Learn more about VISTA Staffingexternal in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Physician (teaching or research only)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Physicians, All Other · United States (national median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $87,172 | ~15% |
| Level II | $169,416 | ~31% |
| Level III | $249,538 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $324,906 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.