Internal Medicine Job In Victoria, Texas
Internal Medicine Physician Opportunity in Victoria, TX Just 2 hours from Houston
DeTar Healthcare System is seeking an Internal Medicine Physician to join a hospital-owned practice in Victoria, TX.
Position Highlights:
- Open to both new graduates and experienced physicians.
- Hospital-employed, outpatient-only position (bread-and-butter internal medicine).
- Geriatrics training also accepted.
- Convenient office space adjacent to the hospital.
- Practice call shared with 2 other Internists for a balanced work-life schedule.
- Spanish-speaking skills are a plus, though not required.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on MGMA fair market value.
- Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Possible education stipend.
- 401k with employer matching.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- CME allowance, medical licensure coverage, and relocation assistance.
About DeTar Hospital Navarro:
- The larger of two sister hospitals, with 330 licensed beds.
- Regional referral center offering a wide range of services, including:
Why Join DeTar Medical Group?
- Work in a collaborative, patient-centered environment with family practice, internal medicine, and pediatric physicians.
- The group’s advanced practice nurses provide added support for comprehensive patient care.
Why Victoria, TX?
- Texas is a TORT REFORM state with no personal income tax, offering a favorable economic environment.
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