Faculty Orthopedic Surgeon Opening | UT Health East Texas | Tyler, TX
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Orthopedics
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Inpatient Outpatient
Location 75701, Tyler, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 4/22/24

UT Health East Texas is seeking a full-time BC/BE Faculty Orthopedic Surgeon to join their team working at their hospital in Tyler, TX- 92 mi to Dallas.

About the Position:

  • Employed faculty position with UT Health East Texas
  • 20-25 patients per day
  • 90% outpatient surgery, 10% inpatient surgery
  • Schedule: Monday- Thursday 8 am -5 pm, Friday 8 am -12pm, 4 hours admin
  • Call: Up to 7 days per month

Recruitment Package may include:

  • Base salary + wRVU production incentive
  • CME allowance
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency Stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan
  • Marketing + practice growth assistance

About UT Health East Texas: 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.

Community Information: Tyler is centrally located in Northeast, TX about half-way between Dallas and Shreveport. It is the largest retail, medical and business center in Upper East, TX. It is also known as the "Rose Capital of America". Residents take advantage of affordable housing, highly rated public and private schools, and no state income tax! Home to The University of Texas at Tyler, the community has many family-fun attractions for the entire family. It is also blessed with an abundance of lakes including Lake Palestine, Lake Tyler and East Lake Tyler.