Trauma Surgery Specialist - Emergency General Surgery APP
🔍 San Antonio
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- Faculty
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- School of Medicine
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- 25000329 Requisition #
Specialist - Emergency General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider
Division of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery
UT Health San Antonio
The Department of Surgery in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is seeking a dedicated and skilled Emergency General Surgery (EGS) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for the full-time academic faculty position of Specialist to join our team of experienced physicians. The APP will work closely within the team to provide high quality medical care to patients who need urgent surgical care. This role will provide continuity of care for patients on this service, both in the hospital setting as well as in clinic.
Candidates should have excellent clinical, decision-making, organizational and motivational skills, and should have a commitment to academic and clinical excellence. Candidates must be a Master’s prepared Family and Adult Nurse Practitioner or a certified Physician Assistant with advanced knowledge and experience in the surgical intensive care unit setting, surgical floor, and trauma clinic and must possess independent critical care procedural skills. UT Health San Antonio offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive insurance package, and a generous retirement plan.
- Work on a team with attendings, residents, and students
- Independently see consults and perform history and physical examinations
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation
- Participate in quality improvement measures
- Evaluate patients in outpatient follow-up clinic
- Round on inpatient service with the team
- Communicate with and call consultants when necessary
- Participate in bedside procedures when necessary
- Teach residents and medical students
Interested individuals should apply online at: https://wp.uthscsa.edu/careers/ #25000329.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for fulltime employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
Disability- Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
