Family Medicine Job In Victoria, Texas
Family Medicine | Less Than Two Hours from Austin, Houston, and San Antonio
DeTar Healthcare System is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine Physician to join a private group at Port Lavaca Clinic, located only 2 hours from Houston, TX!
Position Details:
- New grads and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
- Outpatient only (all ages – no OB)
- Practice call shared with Internists and Pediatrics
- Anticipated call frequency: once a month and twice every other month (Peds)
- Ability to speak Spanish is a plus
We offer a comprehensive recruitment package, including:
- Competitive salary based on MGMA guidelines at fair market value
- Full benefits: life, health, dental, and vision
- Student Loan Debt Assistance
- CME, Medical Licensure & Relocation support
DeTar Hospital Navarro, the larger of two sister hospitals totaling 330 licensed beds, serves as a regional referral center with comprehensive services. These include a 64-slice CT, DaVinci robotic equipment, and the area's first dedicated Women & Children's Center, Open Concept MRI, and Level III trauma designation.
Port Lavaca Clinic Associates is the largest clinic in the area, has been in business for more than 58 years and is a landmark within the community. Port Lavaca is a smaller community on the Gulf Coast with about 12,000 population, and the nearest larger community (Victoria) is about 25 miles north. Corpus Christi is 80 miles west, and Houston 135 miles east. Included is a link to Port Lavaca’s website for your convenience: Port Lavaca Clinic Associates
Join us in Texas, a TORT REFORM state with NO PERSONAL INCOME TAX, and enjoy a fulfilling career in a vibrant community!
Victoria , Texas, known as the South Texas Crossroads, is one of the oldest cities in Texas. Five major state highways cross in Victoria, which is conveniently located just 30 minutes from the welcoming beaches of the Gulf Coast, and within a two-hour drive of the state’s largest metro areas—Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
With a population of 60,000 (80,000 in the county) and a retail trade area of over 250,000, Victoria is a cultural, historic and economic hub for the surrounding seven counties. Residents enjoy the best of both worlds as Victoria combines the best of city living while surrounded by the majestic beauty of Texas’ rolling plains. Victoria has all the amenities of larger communities including great shopping with local, regional and national merchants, an acclaimed symphony, Community Theater and Ballet Theater, museums, a 12-screen cinema complex, 27-hole public golf course, the Texas Zoo, and more.
Victoria and its surroundings are an outdoor enthusiast's paradise with hunting, fishing, bird watching, swimming and water sports available year-round and just a short drive away. Just a few miles outside of Victoria, Saxet Lake Park offers fishing, swimming and picnic areas in a lovely 95-acre park setting. Just a few miles further south of town, families from throughout the state enjoy a wonderful variety of outdoor recreation opportunities at Coleto's 190-acre park and reservoir.
From a growth standpoint, in August of 2010, Caterpillar announced that it has selected Victoria as the location for the company's new state-of-the-art hydraulic excavator manufacturing facility. The facility is expected to begin production in mid-2012.
Schools
In 2007, a 159 million dollar bond was passed to improve Victoria schools. Funds were allocated for 2 new high schools, 1 new middle school, 2 new elementary schools and a District Event Center. The is now the largest public school system in the Golden Crescent region with 15 elementary schools, three middle schools, a two-campus high school as well as a magnet high school, 103 total buildings, 14 athletic fields and more than 2,200 employees. Also in place within the VISD system are Magnet School programs, including a Montessori program, programs for gifted students, a campus at Devereau Foundation for those students with exceptional needs, one alternative program campus as well as a vocational education campus that offers classes in welding, computer networking, food management and production, cosmetology, auto repair and building trades.
Serving a seven county service area from its location in Victoria, DeTar Hospital Navarro is a major medical resource for its region. More than 22,500 people utilize the services of DeTar Hospital Navarro and its sister facility, DeTar Hospital North every month.
In addition to everything expected from full-service acute care hospitals, the DeTar hospitals also provide an Emergency/Trauma Department, Urgent Care Centers, Rural Medical Clinics in surrounding communities, a Health Wellness Center, a Senior Care Center, an Occupational Medicine Center, inpatient & outpatient rehabilitation, a Sleep Disorders Center and now the new Women & Children's Center. DeTar Hospital Navarro is licensed for 193 inpatient beds, has a medical staff of more than 238, and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).
DeTar Hospital Navarro was the first hospital in the Texas Crossroads to receive Level III Trauma designation. In 2010 we purchased the Da Vinci robot and completed the year with over 250 cases. In 2011 our imaging services were expanded to include the Philips 1.0 Tesla Open Concept MRI