Job Description

Northwest Texas Healthcare System , a 495-bed acute care medical center located in Amarillo, Texas , provides comprehensive acute care and outpatient services to the 500,000+ residents of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region. The hospital is currently recruiting a BC/BE Neurosurgeon for a position with Northwest Physicians Group. Board certification or eligibility by ABNS is required .                         

Opportunity highlights:

• Employed position joining our two neurosurgeons
• Shared trauma call with partners and community neurosurgeons
• Spine and cranial cases
• O.R. equipped with StealthStation S8 navigation system
• Large, unsaturated geographic and population catchment area encompassing Texas Panhandle and border states

Financial package:

• Highly competitive base salary
• Productivity incentive
• Commencement bonus and Relocation assistance
• Robust benefits package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
• PTO, CME, Licenses/Dues/Subscriptions
• 401(k) with match, Stock purchase plan (at discount)
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Texas has no state income tax and is a tort reform state

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, and children's services. As a Level II and Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year. NWTHS features a Children's Hospital, The Childbirth Center, and Surgical services in robotics, cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, bariatrics, head and neck, orthopedics, and ortho trauma. NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital and healthcare management companies.

In Amarillo, Texas , you can

• Experience a place where big skies, working ranches and Texas hospitality intersect with a modern, vibrant economy
• Grow and thrive in the #1 midsize city in the U.S. for projected growth (UNC Kenan Institute - Empowering American Cities )
• Live at 3,671 feet altitude with 270 days of sunshine, breezes, low humidity, and four seasons
• Enjoy a high quality of life in a safe, friendly, mid-sized community of 250,000
• Drive stress-free to work in 15 minutes or less with no traffic
• Practice medicine in a business and physician-friendly state and community
• Maximize your dollar with lower house prices and living costs than other Texas cities
• Attend award-winning, top-ranked public schools, recipient of National Blue Ribbon awards
• Hike, bike or ride horses at nearby Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in America
• Play golf at scenic courses, do a guided hunt, or fish for Walleye at nearby Lake Meredith
• Take in a cultural arts scene including a symphony, ballet company, an opera, art galleries, museums, and live jazz
• Entertain the whole family with an outing to our historic, revitalized downtown featuring diverse cuisine, live music and a new minor league baseball park and team
• Hit the slopes for world-class skiing and snowboarding in Taos, NM, just a 5-hour drive away
• Jet out for quick get-aways from a modern airport offering direct flights to Texas metros, Denver, and Las Vegas

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