Full Job Description
Houston Methodist West Hospital
Emergency Department
ED Volume: 55,000
18500 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77094
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- ED Volume: 55,000
- ED Beds: 40 (includes fast-track beds)
- Staffing Model:
- 48 hours of physician coverage
- 8-hour physician shifts
- 36 hours of APP coverage
- 10- and 12-hour APP shifts
- ED Model: Community medical center
- EMR: Epic
- Scribe coverage available
BENEFITS
Financial Benefits:
- 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
HOSPITAL
Houston Methodist West Hospital is committed to serving the West Houston and Katy communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of high-quality, personalized care through the use of advanced technologies. As one of the eight facilities within Houston Methodist, this campus offers nearly 200 beds and access to the most innovative medical and surgical care available to meet a patient’s health care needs. Houston Methodist West’s emergency department offers a full-digital radiography suite, low-radiation dose 64-slice CT, full lab services, six ambulance bays, a helipad for EMS helicopters, and a dedicated EMS workstation.
COMMUNITY
The style-savvy residents of the country’s fourth-largest city and third-largest county (Harris) know there’s no place quite like Houston. With more than 2.2 million residents, the city attracts visitors and transplants with a wonderful mix of world-class arts, booming business, pro sports, and award-winning cuisine. As the rest of the country discovers what locals have known all along, Houston is finally enjoying the recognition it deserves.
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ABOUT USACS
Seeking Experienced Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
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.