UT Health East Texas located in Athens, TX is looking for a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner to join its clinic.

About the Position:

• Inpatient Only
• Three (3) years of experience in cardiology required
• Day Shift, early (7am or 9am), 4 (10 hour) shifts
• Call: 1 weekend of call every 6th weekend
• Clinic is a quarter of a mile from the hospital

Certification and Licensure: Current Texas Family Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse License or Current Texas Physician Assistant License

Comprehensive and Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package to include a Sign-on Bonus.

About the Hospital:

The UT Health East Texas system is comprised of 10 hospitals, more than 90 physician clinics, over 300 employed providers, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 45 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center. Our primary service area has a population of over 600,000.

As a partner with the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide East Texas patients with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of physicians and other health professionals. Graduate Medical Education is an integral component at UT Health East Texas and includes accredited residency programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Psychiatry. The University of Texas has also approved a medical school in Tyler, which will take it’s first class in 2023.

About the Community: Athens has the charm of a small southern town while still retaining many of the qualities of a larger city. With Dallas 70 miles west and Tyler 30 miles to the east, it is the perfect spot to live, work and play for those who want the benefits of a smaller city, but easy access to larger metro areas. Athens has great restaurants, a brewery, parks including an arboretum, a public large lake and even one of the largest freshwater fish hatchery and many more exciting amenities you can enjoy yet has one of the lowest cost-of-living indexes in all of the southern US. ​