Hospitalist position available - McAllen, Texas

HNI Healthcare and Rio Grande Regional Hospital are currently recruiting a BC/BE Internal Medicine Physician to join our experienced hospitalist team. Practicing physicians strongly preferred for consideration. An excellent daytime shift position in beautiful McAllen, Texas.

This opportunity features:

• 320-bed Trauma Level III facility
• Flexible 7 on/ 7 off schedule - 6 am - 6 pm
• Open ICU w/Intensivist coverage
• No procedures
• Competitive compensation including salary and bonuses 
• Comprehensive full-time benefit package, including malpractice, CME, 401K, licensure
• Rounding 4 physicians daily; 1 physician at night
• EMR- Meditech

About the Rio Grande Regional Hospital

Rio Grande Regional Hospital is a full-service acute care hospital offering all major specialties. A recent $65 million expansion added a five-story tower which increased capacity from 201 to 320 beds, and included the addition of state-of-the-art diagnostic, imaging and treatment equipment and technology to maintain the hospital's commitment to excellence. The hospital has been rated among the top 5% of all hospitals in the country for overall clinical performance.

About the Community

The Rio Grande Valley offers quality of life coupled with a low cost of living. This dynamic community makes it easy to enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle in the lap of tropical luxury. McAllen is a city of 165,000 people located in The Rio Grande Valley about 90 miles west of the South Texas Gulf Coast. The Rio Grande Valley is home to over 1.3 million residents.

• The Rio Grande Valley boasts a stable local economy, various cultural and recreational amenities, and was named one of the top 25 Housing Markets in the country by Forbes Magazine. 
• McAllen has one of the lowest crime rates of any city in America, with 122 violent crimes per 100,000 residents and ranking it at number 7 on Smart Asset's list of "Safest Cities in America".
• McAllen was ranked as the #1 city for Quality of Life based on US News & World Report's 2016 100 Best Places to Live (and was ranked #89 overall).

Why HNI Healthcare?

VitalsMD Technology Advantage –provides clinicians with actionable, real-time data to manage workflow and inform decisions at the point of care, giving physicians a level of control and depth of knowledge to drive improved outcomes. Our physicians value its clinician-generated data and ease-of-use.

Resources, Training & Culture – HNI’s exclusive HNICore™ Program provides clinicians with the tools and training necessary to thrive in their careers. Through collaboration and leadership development, we strive to create a healthy culture that nurtures long, rewarding careers.

A successful candidate for HNI Healthcare possesses the following:

• Passion for delivering high-quality, value-based versus volume-based care.
• Preference for real-time, data-driven clinical decision-making.
• Desire to be a part of an organization that is committed to excellence.
• Ability to provide a full scope of primary care services.
• Board certified, or board eligible, MD or DO with advanced graduate medical education and training in IM preferred.
• Current, unrestricted, Texas license to practice.
• Current, unrestricted federal, and as needed state, prescriptive authority.

Serving area residents since 1982, Rio Grande Regional Hospital (www.RioHealth.com) is a full-service acute care hospital offering all major specialties. A recent $65 million expansion added a five-story tower which increased capacity from 201 to 320 beds, and included the addition of state-of-the-art diagnostic, imaging and treatment equipment and technology to maintain the hospital's commitment to excellence. The hospital has been rated among the top 5% of all hospitals in the country for overall clinical performance.  

• A leading edge, modern emergency department with Level III trauma center is located at the main hospital. Two community-based, 24-hour ERs also serve McAllen/Mission and Edinburg.
• A full-service cardiovascular care department offers full-scope treatment of events like heart attack and stroke to the treatment of underlying heart and peripheral vascular diseases.
• The Texas Transplant Institute (TTI) satellite program provides convenient and comfortable care to local patients in need of stem cell transplants.
• Diabetes management services offers a range of services including ongoing care to support groups and self-management classes.
• RGRH provides on-site imaging services and 24-hour laboratory services, including two community-based outpatient labs.

HNI Healthcare empowers clinicians with technology and training to practice at the highest clinical standards. We value each individual provider and the strengths they bring to the team. We invest in professional development through our exclusive HNICORE Program which provides clinicians with the tools necessary to grow their careers. Through collaboration and leadership development, we create a healthy culture that nurtures long, rewarding careers.

HNI deploys a highly present, more engaged clinical model — decreasing the time and utilization of inpatient and post-acute resources. Our physicians are given the tools to proactively check in and orchestrate their care network — getting the patient home healthier and quicker, while mitigating avoidable days and readmissions.

Our proven management practices, paired with our VitalsMD® technology, enable care teams across the care continuum to share patient data and make real-time decisions that improve outcomes while reducing costs.