Highlights
We are seeking a physician for a swing/day admitter hospitalist position that offers a dynamic practice focused on admissions, consultations, patient flow, and acute response support while allowing physicians to focus on inpatient care. Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood is a 188-bed acute care facility serving Central Texas with a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and a growing hospital medicine program.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Brownwood, TX |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1979 |
Description
Job Description
Join a collaborative and well-supported hospital medicine team at Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood, an 188-bed acute care hospital serving Central Texas. We are seeking a physician for a swing/day admitter hospitalist position that offers a dynamic practice focused on admissions, consultations, patient flow, and acute response support while allowing physicians to focus on inpatient care.
Opportunity Highlights
- Full-time day admitter/swing position: Monday-Friday (8am-8pm)
- Admissions-focused role supporting a well-established hospital medicine program
- Dedicated admitter model designed to allow rounding physicians to focus on floor and ICU patient management
- Manage admissions, consultations, transfers, rapid responses, and codes
- Open ICU with hospitalist involvement in admissions and patient management
- Practice across low, medium, and high acuity patient populations
- Level IV Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency care and helicopter transport access
- Collaborative physician team with strong specialty support
- Access to TeamHealth's nationwide clinical network, education, and leadership resources
Practice Environment
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood is a 188-bed acute care facility serving Central Texas with a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and a growing hospital medicine program.
- Day team (6am-6pm): 3 daytime hospitalists
- Day admitter coverage (8am-8pm): 1 physician
- Night team (6pm-6am): 1 full-time nocturnist
- 14-bed open ICU with hospitalist admission and rounding responsibilities
- Average cross-coverage of 50-60 patients
- Hospitalists participate in the hospital-wide code team
- EMR: Allscripts
As the day admitter physician, you will play a critical role in maintaining patient flow and supporting the inpatient team. From 8am-6pm, responsibilities include managing admissions, consultations, transfers, rapid responses, and codes, allowing rounding physicians to focus on floor and ICU care. You will serve as the first responder for rapid response and code events before transitioning care to the attending physician. From 6pm-8pm, admissions are shared with the nocturnist to ensure seamless patient transitions and continuity of care.
If you are board-certified/board-eligible in internal medicine and eligible for Texas medical licensure, you'll make a great addition to our team.
Why TeamHealth?
When you join TeamHealth, you become part of a national network of clinicians dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care while supporting one another professionally and personally. For more than 40 years, TeamHealth has empowered physicians to build meaningful, sustainable careers while making a difference in the communities they serve.
If you're looking for collaborative practice, strong clinical support, and the opportunity to thrive in hospital medicine, this is the role for you. Apply today to learn more.
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Benefits
- Industry-leading clinical and operational support
- Robust professional development and leadership opportunities
- Best-practice sharing across a nationwide network
- A culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and clinician success
- Professional liability insurance and tail coverage provided
- Health,dental, vision, 401K
- Free and unlimited CMEs; over 300K to choose from
About the City
Located in the scenic heart of Central Texas, Brownwood offers a welcoming community, rich history, and modern conveniences. Known for its access to outdoor recreation, Brownwood provides residents the enjoyment of boating, fishing, and kayaking on Lake Brownwood, or experience Texas natural beauty while hiking or camping. An affordable cost of living, active yet relaxed lifestyle, and a community-oriented atmosphere are just a few of the reasons why youll love calling Brownwood home.
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Job Info
Encouraged to Apply: H1B, J1, New Grads
Hospitalist
Physician
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
Full-Time
Opening 65084BR
Your Recruiter:
Lisa_Christianson@teamhealth.com
Phone Number:
(865) 500-1273
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About Company
TeamHealth was founded in 1979 with a vision of developing the best teams of healthcare professionals. With the relentless pursuit to advance patient care through strong leadership, innovation and teamwork, we're proud to say that 33 years later we have made great strides towards our goals.
The impressive growth of TeamHealth should come as no surprise to hospitals and clinicians aware of our reputation for efficiency and commitment to excellence and collaboration.
Originally founded to provide emergency department administrative and staffing services, TeamHealth is one of the nation's largest providers of hospital-based clinical outsourcing in multiple departments, including Anesthesia, Hospital Medicine, in addition to Emergency Medicine. Although we are a national organization, our operating philosophy is essentially the same as when we started. TeamHealth is committed to a patient-centric model of healthcare delivery with hospitals, physician groups and TeamHealth working collaboratively to deliver compassionate, effective, efficient and safe patient care.