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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (Hospitalist Nocturnist) - Emergency Medicine, McGovern Medical School

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time, Assistant/Associate Professor (Hospitalist Nocturnist) position in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Position Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities as a member of the Hospitalist Team will include providing:

Clinical service at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, helping administer and potentially supervise medical care to acutely hospitalized patients.

Clinical care, and education of students and residents. The exact mix of these responsibilities will be determined by your interests and role, subject to the department's needs and the approval of the department chair.

Participation in all departmental activities, including meetings and teaching conferences, is expected.

Participation in departmental teaching activities, including medical student and house staff educational programs; involvement in conferences, seminars, lectures, and case presentations; and active support of professional department activities.

Providing coaching, mentoring, support, and consultation to clinical managers, attending physicians, research personnel, colleagues, and clinical staff.

Serving as a role model in professional behavior and leadership skills, problem-solving ability, and interpersonal skills

Delegating authority and accountability to clinical & nursing staff for clinical practice and patient care decisions that are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies, and organizational policies and procedures

Identifying patient and family needs of the populations served; recommending and/or developing new programs and services to meet those needs; assuring that age-specific equipment, supplies, and educational resources are available for assigned units/services

Collaborating with UTHealth Houston, hospital administration, and physicians to identify future opportunities and define the direction of department services, developing and implementing plans to achieve identified goals, including OR efficiency, productivity, and patient throughput targets across the care continuum

Participating in or chairing committees, workgroups, and meetings as appropriate

Assuring interdisciplinary performance improvement programs are active, maintained, and ongoing. Following up to ensure that complaints have been satisfactorily handled. Collaborating to maintain a focus on providing excellent clinical services

Maintaining professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, in-services, current literature, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of the latest trends in fields of expertise; supporting and promoting education and research.

Qualifications

Texas Medical License or be eligible for a Texas Medical License.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical care to acutely hospitalized patients as a Hospitalist Nocturnist at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Educate medical students and residents while participating in departmental activities and leadership initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical EducationPatient ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationHospitalist CareNocturnist Care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$358k (20 salary observations; 132 listings), vs ~$310k nationally (327 salary observations; 2,536 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 48 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 85% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 11 employers

8
<$340k
15
$340k-390k
2
$390k-440k
5
$440k-490k
2
$490k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
35%
Relocation assistance
19%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$238-$278/hr
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$220-$240/hr
#3

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$225-$230/hr
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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 979 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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