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| Opportunity Details | |
| Opportunity Type: | Permanent - Full Time |
| Specialty: | Internal Medicine, General |
| Location: | Presidio, TX, USA |
| Region: | Southwest , Arid / Desert , Rural |
| Job Position Code: | 172035 |
| Openings: | 1 |
| Last Updated: | 8/9/2012 |
| J1/H1B Visa? | No |
| Offer Details | |
| Income Details: | Salary is negotiable based on experience. |
| Student Loan Forgiveness: | NHSC |
| Vacation: | Three weeks of paid vacation, and up to 10 days paid holidays |
| CME: | Up to $2,500 in Registration fees for CME Classes. |
| Other Benefits: | Supplemental insurance coverage through Aflac. FTCA malpractice coverage provided. Eligible to apply for NHSC Scholar/Loan Forgiveness. |
| Job Description |
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In Presidio, TX: Texas Association of Community Health Centers is seeking a full-time Internal Medicine Physician to provide preventative and primary medical care for patients in a community health setting. Staff Physician must be able to treat patients from a diversity of social and ethnic backgrounds and to work creatively as a member of a health oriented team composed of health professions from a variety of disciplines for the healing and betterment of the center's patients.
Interested candidates should be comfortable with living in a remote and sparsely populated location. The nearest hospital is in Alpine, 25 miles from Marfa and 85 miles from Presidio. The nearest Wal-Mart is 90 miles away. The area is very beautiful and the Marfa Plateau (elev. 5,000 ft.) has an outstanding high-desert climate with an average of 245 sunny days/year. REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from an accredited medical school, completion of approved post-graduate training, and an unrestricted Texas Medical license required. Must have current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registrations for the purpose of writing prescriptions, as well as current Basic Life Support Certification for healthcare providers. Must be Board certified in Internal Medicine. Bilingual English-Spanish candidates preferred. Proficiency or willingness to learn Electronic Health Records (EHR) required. New graduates applicants are welcome. BENEFITS: Supplemental insurance coverage through Aflac. FTCA malpractice coverage provided. Eligible to apply for NHSC Scholar/Loan Forgiveness. No agencies, please. TACHC does not accept solicitations from recruitment agencies. All rights reserved. Users may reproduce or transmit the content in this ad only for private, personal, non-commercial use. The reproduction or transmission of the content in this ad (whole or in part) for commercial use is strictly prohibited, except with prior written permission from TACHC. |
| Client Overview |
| Presidio County is a large rural county in the mountains of Far West Texas that is designated as a health professional's shortage area as well as being medically and dentally underserved. There are two towns: Marfa (pop. 2200), located at the northern end of the county, and Presidio (pop. 5100), located 65 miles south on the Mexican border across the Rio Grande from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. Although Marfa (the county seat) has increasingly been recognized as a modern art center and attracts art enthusiasts, the entire county is one of the poorest in the United States. Presidio and Marfa are, respectively, 95% and 70% Hispanic. |
| Sunset Over Presidio |
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| Community Overview |
| Presidio County is in the Trans-Pecos region of southwest Texas, a large rural mountainous area within the Chihuahuan desert. It is very beautiful, and the Marfa Plateau (elev. 5,000 ft.) has an outstanding high-desert climate with an average of 245 sunny days/year. The county is bounded on the south and west for 135 miles by the Rio Grande and Mexico. To the north and west are the rolling plains of the Marfa Plateau and the Highland Country. In the central, far western, and southeastern areas of the county are some of the highest mountain ranges in Texas. Presidio is close to New Mexico, with Big Bend National Park to the south. Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns are also within easy driving distance. Other attractions include the University of Texas McDonald Observatory, historic sites at Fort Davis and Fort Leaton, Sul Ross University in Alpine, the Chinati Foundation Museum in Marfa and numerous art galleries. Biking, tour biking, and hiking are popular activities in the area. The landscape and cultural opportunities here attract artists, writers and tourists from all over the world. Interested candidates should be comfortable with living in a remote and sparsely populated location. The nearest hospital is in Alpine, 25 miles from Marfa and 85 miles from Presidio. The nearest Wal-Mart is 90 miles away. Click on the 'View Gallery' link located just below the picture to see more images for this location and learn more! |
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| Contact Information | |
| Contact: |
Marcia Falloure, Provider Services Specialist Texas Association of Community Health Centers 5900 Southwest Parkway Building 3 Austin, TX 78735 |
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| Email: | mfalloure@tachc.org |
| Phone: | (512) 329-5959 |
| Fax: | (512) 329-9189 |
| Practice Information | |
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| Year Established: | 2004 |
| Number of physicians in group: | 3 |