Psychiatric Hospitalist
Amarillo Texas ? Northwest Texas health System ? Pavilion
Northwest Texas Health System and its Pavilion Psychiatric Center seeks a BE/BC General Psychiatrist to join their hospital. This is an employed hospital based position with all inpatient work, there is some potential to cover the PHP program. The Physician duties will include admission evaluations, daily care of patients, treatment team leadership, and medical committee membership.
A very competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered .
The Pavilion is an 85 bed free standing behavioral health treatment center on the campus of NWTHS. There are programs and services for children, adolescents, adults and geriatric age patient populations. Services are full continuum inpatient, partial and IOP.
Northwest Texas Hospital is a 272-bed acute care hospital serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding area. Amarillo has a population of around 160,000 and the service area is over 350,000. The area has four distinct seasons, although they only average 14 inches of snowfall a year. All faiths are represented in the community. The public schools are excellent but there are parochial and private schools available also. Amarillo Community College is located in the city and West Texas A & M is located about fifteen minutes from Amarillo. The city has many cultural activities, which include the Amarillo Symphony, and Opera, the Lone Star Ballet, and several theater groups. Recreational activities are plentiful. Amarillo is located in north Texas and is about five hours from Albuquerque and six hours from Denver.
