About this role
Opportunity Details
Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 495-bed acute care medical center located in Amarillo, Texas, provides comprehensive acute care and outpatient services to the 500,000+ residents of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region. The hospital is currently recruiting a BC/BE General Surgeon for a position with Northwest Physicians Group.
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Opportunity highlights:
- Employed position
- Shared acute/trauma call + elective practice
- NWTHS is a Level II trauma center
- Subspecialty interests may be accommodated
- Large, unsaturated geographic and population catchment area encompassing Texas Panhandle and border states
Financial package:
- Highly competitive base salary
- Productivity incentive
- Commencement bonus and Relocation assistance
- Robust benefits package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
- PTO, CME, Licenses/Dues/Subscriptions
- 401(k) with match, Stock purchase plan (at discount)
- Paid malpractice insurance
- Texas has no state income tax and is a tort reform state
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, and children's services. As a Level II and Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year. NWTHS features a Children's Hospital, The Childbirth Center, and Surgical services in robotics, cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, bariatrics, head and neck, orthopedics, and ortho trauma. NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's largest hospital and healthcare management companies.
In Amarillo, Texas, you can
- Experience a place where big skies, working ranches and Texas hospitality intersect with a modern, vibrant economy
- Grow and thrive in the #1 midsize city in the U.S. for projected growth (UNC Kenan Institute - Empowering American Cities)
- Live at 3,671 feet altitude with 270 days of sunshine, breezes, low humidity, and four seasons
- Enjoy a high quality of life in a safe, friendly, mid-sized community of 250,000
- Drive stress-free to work in 15 minutes or less with no traffic
- Practice medicine in a business and physician-friendly state and community
- Maximize your dollar with lower house prices and living costs than other Texas cities
- Attend award-winning, top-ranked public schools, recipient of National Blue Ribbon awards
- Hike, bike or ride horses at nearby Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in America
- Play golf at scenic courses, do a guided hunt, or fish for Walleye at nearby Lake Meredith
- Take in a cultural arts scene including a symphony, ballet company, an opera, art galleries, museums, and live jazz
- Entertain the whole family with an outing to our historic, revitalized downtown featuring diverse cuisine, live music and a new minor league baseball park and team
- Hit the slopes for world-class skiing and snowboarding in Taos, NM, just a 5-hour drive away
- Jet out for quick get-aways from a modern airport offering direct flights to Texas metros, Denver, and Las Vegas
If you have interest in this opportunity, please apply or contact:
Nathan Arnett
NWTHS Physician Recruiter
949.285.4947 mobile (call/text)
Other facts
About Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 495-bed academic teaching facility based in Amarillo, Texas, is well known for its heart, emergency, stroke and children's care as well as many other clinical services. The Texas Department of State Health Services has designated Northwest Texas Healthcare as the Lead Trauma Facility for the top 26 counties within the Texas Panhandle. A satellite emergency facility, Northwest Emergency at Town Square, expands the hospital's reach in providing trauma care to the region.
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What you'll do
- The General Surgeon will provide comprehensive surgical care, including shared acute/trauma call and elective practice. The position may accommodate subspecialty interests.
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