Pediatric Surgery - TTUHSC
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Location
Amarillo, TX | United States
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Opportunity Details
Northwest Children's Hospital at Northwest Texas Healthcare System is assisting
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Amarillo campus in recruiting a
BC/BE Pediatric Surgeon for an employed faculty position providing pediatric surgical services at our hospital in Amarillo, TX.
The Department of Surgery and the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Residency Program at TTUHSC at Amarillo are a collegial, tight-knit community of residents and faculty with a big mission to train confident and compassionate physicians and deliver evidence-based, family-centered care for a diverse population in an open learning environment. The department of 10 Pediatricians and 5 APPs enjoys a strong reputation in the region and includes general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties including neonatal-perinatal, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hematology-oncology, neurology, sports medicine, surgery, and developmental-behavioral.
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Opportunity Highlights: - Employed position and faculty appointment with TTUHSC Amarillo
- NWTHS is the trauma center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle
- TTUHSC faculty provides pediatric surgery as well as adult trauma and acute care surgical services to the hospital
- Hospital surgical services and consultations while on service
- Shared call with another pediatric surgeon
- Surgical consultations and follow-up care in the clinic at TTUHSC Amarillo campus 2 days per week
- Provide medical education and supervision to residents and medical students in surgical rotations
- Competitive salary and compensation plan with full benefits package
Qualifications: - BC/BE in Pediatric Surgery
- Become board certified within a year of hire date if BE
- Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited Surgical residency program
- Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Surgery fellowship
- Exemplary clinical skills, a team spirit, collegiality, and interest in teaching
- Clean background and medical license record
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine has three campuses in Lubbock, Amarillo, and the Permean Basin. Serving the healthcare needs of over 2.5 Million people in a 108-county area, Texas Tech physicians provide care in a comprehensive range of specialties as well as clinical research and teaching.
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, and children's services. The 58-bed Heart Hospital at NWTHS is the only dedicated specialty heart hospital in the Panhandle, and an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI. As a Level II and the Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle and certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center, the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year.
Northwest Children's Hospital is the Panhandle's primary Pediatric provider, offering subspecialty care, a 35-bed Level III NICU and a 12-bed PICU. The Childbirth Center, Inpatient Behavioral Health care, Surgical services in robotics, neurosurgery, orthopedics, ortho trauma, and other key services make Northwest the healthcare system of choice in the region. NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's largest hospital and healthcare management companies.
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If you have interest in this opportunity, please contact:
Nathan Arnett
NWTHS Physician Recruiter
[email protected] 949.285.4947 mobile (call/text)
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