Emergency Medicine Physician

Join the nation's largest physician-owned group, US Acute Care Solutions, where you'll gain ownership stake, access top-tier continuing education, and work alongside committed colleagues in an environment focused on outstanding patient care. Our model combines the resources of a national company with a physician-first approach, allowing you to focus on what matters most - caring for patients.

Additional Details

• W-2 and 1099 employment options available
• This location is accepting J1 visa candidates
• EM Physician expected to work at Harligen and Brownsville locations
• Qualifications: BC/BP in emergency medicine preferred; (FM/IM) accepted with emergency medicine experience

About Valley Baptist Emergency Center Harlingen

• 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
• Documentation: Cerner FirstNet with Dragon dictate
• 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
• Open 24/7 year-round

Benefits

Financial Benefits:

• $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
• $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
• Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Pioneering Paid Military Leave
• Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
• Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
• Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
• USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!

Intangible Benefits:

• Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
• National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected physicians
• Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
• 24/7/365 live physician support
• Professional Development Programs including Scholars (Leadership Training), Efficiency Academy, Engagement & Experience Academy
• USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
• Internal USACS STAT traveling physicians

The Area

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. 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.