Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Emergency Medicine Physician

Baylor Scott and White Health - Medical Center Temple, TX

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is currently recruiting a full-time academic Emergency Medicine or Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician.

This full-time, employed position includes a faculty appointment at Baylor College of Medicine with protected time for teaching, a competitive salary, performance bonus, comprehensive benefits package, and no state income tax.

Candidates must be ABMS/ABOS board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine or Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

We are in the city of Temple in beautiful central Texas, an hour north of Austin. We are an academic department with an Emergency Medicine residency entering its 32nd year. We have 42 Emergency Medicine residents and 36 faculty covering two Emergency Departments.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is our main site: a 48 bed ED, Level 1 Trauma – Certified Stroke - Tertiary Referral Center with 640 inpatient beds, an 81 bed ICU, and an ED annual census of 80,000 visits. Our hospital was ranked #1 in the Fortune Top Teaching Hospitals in 2023.

Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center is a 20 bed ED, Level II Trauma Center for children with an annual census of 35,000 visits. We have 24/7 in-house PICU support and a pediatric clinic that houses nearly 40 specialties next door to the hospital. This ED is completely staffed by our faculty, both EM and PEM, supervising EM and pediatric residents.

As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott and White Health was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott and White Healthcare. Today, Baylor Scott and White includes 52 hospitals, more than 800 patient care sites, 7,300 active physicians, over 49,000 employees and the Scott and White Health Plan.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

  • Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
  • 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
  • 457(f) savings plan with employer contribution
  • CME reimbursement, excellent relocation assistance packages
  • Interested candidates apply online or send a copy of their curriculum vitae, a brief letter outlining their interests to:
  • Magdalena Catala, Physician Recruiter, at Magdalena.Catala@BSWHealth.org

Qualifications

  • Doctorate Degree in Medicine
  • Licensed to Practice Medicine in the state of Texas by the Texas Medical Board
  • Where Applicable- Employee shall be currently board certified in his or her specialty or demonstrate active pursuit of board certification as defined by the appropriate specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide clinical care in the Emergency Department and supervise emergency medicine and pediatric residents. Additionally, the role includes faculty responsibilities at Baylor College of Medicine with protected time for teaching.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical TeachingTrauma CareResidency SupervisionMedical EducationTertiary Referral CareCritical Care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 90% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
24% this job
Sign-on bonus
13% this job
Relocation assistance
13% this job
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Temple

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$230k
Typical market rent
$1,381/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.1
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 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Baylor Scott & White Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
457(f) savings plan with employer contribution
CME reimbursement
Excellent relocation assistance packages
No state income tax