Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Harlingen, Texas - US Acute Care Solutions
Harlingen, TX 78550
About the Job
At US Acute Care Solutions, you will have the opportunity to practice compassionate, attentive, and quality care with a group that invests in your growth, while valuing and rewarding your expertise.
Our Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues, with support through their own local, regional, and national APP leadership. That’s because, as the country’s leading physician-owned acute care group, we understand how important it is to be supported in leadership by your APP colleagues to focus on what’s important: quality patient care.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- ED Volume: 28,000
- ED Beds: 7
- Patients/Hour: 0.7
- Admission Rate: 7%
- Coverage: 12 hour shifts available
- Staffed with APPs 24/7 with mid-shift physician coverage
- Trauma Designation: None
- Qualifications: BC/BP in emergency medicine preferred; (FM/IM) accepted with emergency medicine experience
- Documentation: Cerner FirstNet with Dragon dictate
HOSPITAL
- Valley Baptist Medical Center has served South Texas with a faith-based mission for nearly 100 years
- This freestanding ED offers fully equipped emergency rooms with all the state of the art diagnostic technology ready to help every person who comes through its doors
- The facility provides access to the same standards and practices used at Valley Baptist Medical Center, with seamless transport if additional care is needed
- Staffed with board-certified physicians and highly trained nurses who are dedicated to providing world-class care for any emergency illness or injury
- Open 24/7 year-round
BENEFITS
Financial Benefits:
- Equity ownership for all full-time physicians
- Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
- Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- USACS Orientation and Assemblies
- Professional Development Programs including:
- Scholars (Leadership Training)
- Efficiency Academy
- Engagement & Experience Academy
COMMUNITY
Harlingen, TX, is located just 30 miles from the Texas Gulf Coast and the popular beaches of South Padre Island. Harlingen is renowned for its larger-than-life-size murals that brighten the streets of downtown Harlingen and decorate the walls inside local businesses. Picturesque, palm-lined Jackson Street has served as Harlingen’s “Main Street” for more than a century, featuring family-friendly events including Market Days, walking tours, and Family Movie Nights. In addition to birding, hunting, and fishing, outdoor activities include world-class golf at local country clubs and public golf courses--including but not limited to two 18-hole championship courses at Rancho Viejo Resort and a picturesque 18-hole course along the Laguna Madre Bay at the South Padre Island Golf Club.
