Academic Hospitalist (Hybrid – Days/Nights) – Dallas, Texas

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting Academic Hospitalists to join the Division of Hospital Medicine at the rank of Assistant Professor.

This is a full-time position featuring a hybrid schedule of 50%-day shifts and 50%-night shifts, providing a unique opportunity to engage in diverse clinical experiences at one of the nation’s leading academic institutions. Our hospitalists provide direct patient care while playing a critical role in teaching and mentoring the next generation of physicians, including residents and medical students.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No.1 hospital in Dallas Fort-Worth for the eighth consecutive year and ranks among the nation’s top hospitals for care in 11 specialties – the most of any hospital in Texas, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional clinical care to a high-complexity patient population on med-surg level units
• Day shifts: rounding on general ward patients or admitting new patients
• Night shifts: Primarily admitting hospital medicine patients and patients on behalf of other medical services at night
• Teach and mentor internal medicine residents and medical students while on teaching services
• Collaborate with advanced practice providers in a shared visit model during some weeks
• No procedures and closed ICU’s

Scheduling:

• 7 days on/7 days off, with 12-hour shifts
• 175 shifts per year
• Alternate between days and nights every 4 weeks
• Day shifts: Mostly 12-hour shifts (no overnight pager call)
• Night shifts: Staggered shifts, Guarantee of either Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day off every year (usually alternating years)

• MD or DO degree, or foreign equivalent, from an accredited institution
• Board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Unrestricted Texas medical licensure
• Commitment to participation in quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and other scholarly activities

If interested, please submit a copy of your current CV and best contact information.

All inquiries and personal information are kept confidential.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/