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• Full-time, employed position by Texas Health Physicians Group
• Office on the campus of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
• Competitive compensation and benefits offered
• This inpatient-only position will work with a palliative care social worker and be responsible for direct patient care as well as medical direction of the program at the Denton hospital.
• Texas has tort reform and no state income tax

Texas Health Physicians Group includes over 1,000 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical professionals dedicated to providing safe, quality care for our patients. Through THPG, Texas Health Resources is more than just a network of hospitals – it is now a full health system with the opportunity to provide unparalleled healthcare coverage to North Texans. Patients benefit from improved safety, better outcomes and increased efficiencies that can happen when all parts of the health care system work in close collaboration.

Texas Health Physicians Group has received the prestigious Medicus Integra^© Award. The Coalition for Physician Well-Being award is based upon the belief that physician resilience and well-being is not only good for physicians but is conducive to healthy organizational culture and essential to quality patient care. THPG is only the 10^th organization in the nation to receive this award.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is a 255-bed hospital serving Denton and the surrounding communities in North Texas. Texas Health Denton is certified as a chest pain center by the Joint Commission and is an accredited member of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. It serves as a Primary Stroke Center as certified by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association and designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The hospital offers advanced neonatal care, houses Denton’s only designated Level III NICU, and was named the “Best Place to Have a Baby” and the “best Place for Childbirth Education” in Denton County by North Texas Child magazine readers.

Denton, Texas is a growing community just north of Dallas and Fort Worth. While in Denton, you will notice a small-town feel, but houses two universities and more than 50,000 students. Denton has a vibrant art and music scene and is one of the top 25 fastest-growing cities in the country and was ranked the No. 1 Best Small Town in America by Rand McNally and USA Today in 2012. Denton County was recently named #1 Strongest Economic Growth Forecast in U.S. over next 5-years, according to CBS’s Moneywatch and the Dallas Morning News.

Sorry, our opportunities cannot sponsor a J-1 visa waiver and this position is not open to outside recruiting firms.

Physicians employed by Texas Health Physicians Group are not employed by a Texas Health Resources hospital.

• MD or DO candidates
• Residency completion required from an accredited ACGME program
• Fellowship in Palliative Medicine from an accredited program preferred
• Palliative Care Board certified or board eligible candidates required.
• Current Texas license is preferred
• Seeking candidates ready to begin practice immediately

About Texas Health Resources

Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States and the largest in North Texas in terms of inpatients and outpatients served. Our health system includes Texas Health Physicians Group and hospitals under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley. Texas Health has affiliated with numerous organizations — from all aspects of the health care industry — to better serve the more than 7 million residents of North Texas. These relationships, along with other major initiatives and quality programs, are supported by Texas Health's more than 350 points of access, 24,000 employees and 6,000 physicians with active staff privileges, with the collective aim to provide employers and consumers in North Texas with more affordable, high-quality and better-coordinated care. Their vision is "partnering with you for a lifetime of health and well-being."

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