Faculty Pediatric Hospitalist | UT Health East Texas | Ranked #1 of Top 5 Cities in Texas (USA Today)

UT Health East Texas is seeking a BE/BC Pediatric Hospitalist to join its employed practice. This position will provide inpatient pediatric and newborn nursery coverage for two hospital sites, both located in Tyler, TX – about halfway between Dallas, TX and Shreveport, LA.

USA Today recently ranked Tyler the #1 of The Five Best Cities in Texas based on affordability and quality of life.

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About Your Work:

• Academic appointment
• Opportunity to work with residents
• New graduates encouraged to apply
• Colleagues are experienced, collegial and supportive
  • Site One:
    • 18 bed pediatric unit
    • 26 bed newborn nursery
    • Level 3 NICU with 24/7 in-house coverage
  • Site Two:
    • 8 bed pediatric unit
    • 14 bed newborn nursery
    • Level 3 NICU with 24/7 in-house coverage

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About Your Health System:

UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals, more than 90 clinics, the Olympic Plaza Tower, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 50 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including the region’s only Level 1 trauma facility. In 2024, we also added six Urgent Care clinics to our network. Our team includes nearly 400 employed providers and more than 7,000 team members.

As a partner with the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide East Texans with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of providers and other health professionals. Graduate Medical Education is an integral component at UT Health East Texas. With Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Psychiatry residency programs, we also welcomed our first class of medical students in 2023 in partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

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About Your Community:

Tyler, ranked #1 of USA Today's "Five Best Cities in Texas" in 2024- is known as the "Rose Capital of America." Centrally located in Northeast TX about halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, Tyler is among the fastest growing regions in Texas and is the largest retail, healthcare, and business center in Upper East Texas. Residents enjoy affordable housing, high-performing public and private schools, and no state income tax! Home to The University of Texas at Tyler, the community has many family-fun attractions from botanical gardens to a zoo. The region is also recognized for outdoor recreational offerings, including hiking and biking trails, parks, and recreational lakes, including Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler.

About Ardent Health Services

From our roots in behavioral health to our groundbreaking partnership with leading real estate investment trust Ventas, Ardent has earned a reputation as one of the industry’s strongest – and most innovative – hospital operators. Since 2001, Ardent has invested more than $835 million in raising the standard of care in the communities we serve.

Ardent includes: 30 Hospitals; 4,287 Licensed Beds; 26,000 employees; 180 clinic locations; 1,200 employed providers; and 2.6 million provider encounters/day