Hospitalist | Pittsburg, TX | University of Texas at Tyler

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Faculty position employed by the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, practicing in UT Health East Texas facilities.

UT Health Pittsburg is growing and hiring BC/BE Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Hospitalist to join team.

This position would be (2) week a month of hospitalist coverage in our UT Health Pittsburg hospital.

About This Position

  • This position is 7 days on and 7 days off.
  • 7am - 7pm
  • No procedures needed

No ICU

  • Average daily census 10-15 average 2-3 admits /day
  • Night cross coverage by remote APP
  • ER runs Codes
  • Opportunity to pick up extra shifts if desired at our regional facilities
  • Teaching responsibilities will include Rural Family Medicine Residents.

Smart Technology: See more patients without extending your day. Our providers use Epic EMR and Ambience AI scribe technology to automate documentation, reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow, and ensure accurate coding-leading to better work-life balance and revenue.

Position Requirements

  • BE/BC in Internal Medicine (ABIM) or Family Medicine (ABFM)
  • Must also possess an unrestricted Texas Medical License or be eligible to be licensed in the state of Texas

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

A Recruitment & Benefits Package That Values Your Talent!

Recruitment Package May Include

  • Base salary + wRVU production incentive
  • CME allowance
  • Commencement bonus
  • Medical debt consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • University faculty retirement plans available

Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance

The UT Health East Texas system is comprised of nine hospitals, more than 90 physician clinics, over 500 employed providers, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, six urgent care clinics, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 60 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center. Our service area has a population of over 1.1 million.

UT Health Pittsburg

Is a 25 private room critical access facility recognized for excellence, earning The Leapfrog Group’s 2024 Top Hospital Award for outstanding quality and safety, previous Top Hospital recognition in 2022, and a national 5-Star rating for Patient Experience and Care Transitions.

  • Level IV Trauma, Level IV Acute Stroke Ready Facility
  • Licensed Beds: 25 private rooms
  • ER: 10 Beds
  • OR: 2 OR Rooms, 2 GI Suites
  • Med/Surg: 25 Beds

About UT Tyler School of Medicine

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas.

The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation, preparing them for careers in medical research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.

Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District. Connected by a skybridge to UT Health Tyler, the MEB will support interdisciplinary education for medical students and resident training. It will also aid as part of a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System.

Emphasizing a community-centered approach, the UT Tyler School of Medicine combines advanced research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers to cultivate a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas. Visit uttyler.edu/medicine to learn more.

About the Community

Pittsburg is a key community within driving distance of Dallas and Shreveport, offering physicians the opportunity to practice high-quality, community-based medicine while remaining closely connected to our broader East Texas network and academic mission. With the continued growth of the UT Tyler School of Medicine and residency programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry, physicians in Pittsburg can take part in training future physicians without sacrificing work-life balance or community connection.

Key Responsibilities

Provide hospitalist coverage for 7 days on and 7 days off at UT Health Pittsburg, managing an average daily census of 10-15 patients. Responsibilities include patient admissions, cross-coverage, and teaching rural family medicine residents.

Requirements

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Candidates must possess an unrestricted Texas Medical License or be eligible for licensure in Texas.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical codingRural medicine

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$272k (19 salary observations; 130 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (555 salary observations; 3,217 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 12 employers

3
<$285k
14
$285k-320k
3
$320k-355k
3
$355k-390k
2
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
5%
CME allowance
5% this job
Relocation assistance
5% this job
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$118k-$400k
#2

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Castro Valley, CA)

Sutter Health · Castro Valley, California

$180-$190/hr
#3

Physician Advisor 10am-6pm

$160-$180/hr
#4

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
+ 24 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,194 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tyler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,314/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Tyler, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

UT Health East Texas logo

About UT Health East Texas

Hospitals and Health Care
Tyler, TX
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base salary + wRVU production incentive
CME allowance
Commencement bonus
Medical debt consultative services
Relocation allowance
Residency stipend
Paid malpractice coverage
University faculty retirement plans