Academic Surgery Position - Amarillo, TX, United States - Universal Health Services

Description

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.

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
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
BC/BE in Pediatric Surgery
Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Surgery fellowship
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.

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

• TMs Hospital is the Panhandle
• TMs 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.

Enjoy a high qualify of life in a safe, friendly, mid-sized community of 250,000
Practice medicine in a business and physician-friendly state and community
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
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