Family Medicine Hospital Service Physician

Family Medicine Hospital Service Physician Faculty School of Medicine    Requisition

Department of Family and Community Medicine
Hospital Service Physician

The Department of Family and Community Medicine in the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is recruiting a full-time Clinical faculty member to provide high-quality, patient care as part of a dynamic, well-established inpatient program, within UT Health’s affiliate hospital, University Hospital, a University Health System facility. This position will be responsible for direct inpatient care, including admitting, rounding, and writing progress notes on patients daily am to pm on a on/ off block schedule. This is a non-teaching position, primarily caring for perioperative podiatry patients, and will work closely with the podiatry team at University Hospital as well as the Family Medicine Hospital Service. This position will not be expected to take call for the Family Medicine Hospital Service, however, there may be an option for maternity coverage in the future. The successful candidate should be comfortable caring for very ill patients but will not see patients in an ICU setting. Faculty will coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to develop appropriate care plans, safe discharge plans, and transitions of care for patients. University Hospital has a Rapid Response team so will not be responsible for running codes, unless awaiting Rapid Response team to arrive. Procedures are not required, but there is room for training and opportunity to perform procedures if comfortable.

University Hospital is a Bexar County teaching hospital that provides a Level I Trauma Center for adults and Level II Trauma Center care for pediatrics in the South/Central Texas Region. The collaboration between UHS and UT Health Science Center supports a comprehensive clinical and teaching facility.

Candidates must have an MD or DO (or foreign equivalent) and be board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine. In addition, candidates must be eligible for a Texas Medical License, for certification by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, and for credentials with UT Medicine San Antonio and University Hospital. The rank and salary of this position will be paid at academic Family Medicine rates and will be dependent on the individual's qualifications. Salaries are competitive and there are opportunities for specific effort allocation to be negotiated based on candidate preference.

For more information regarding this opportunity and/or to apply for this position, please navigate to the UT Health Careers portal at: Requisition

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.

External Additional Information Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least hours a week, with an appointment of at least months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of premier physicians including more than specialists.

Dental- Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Life Employees receive $, of group term life insurance and $, of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:

Front-loaded Paid Time Off: to hours ( to days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.

Extended Illness Bank: hours ( day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.

Paid Family Leave: Up to hours ( weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after months of consecutive employment.

Holidays: set paid holidays each year plus three floating holidays, which can be used anytime during the fiscal year.

FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.