Child Neurology Physician Position in Amarillo, Texas

NeurologyIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Location: Amarillo Regional Specialty Clinic Department: Amarillo-Neuro Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Standard Weekly Hours: 30 Summary: Cook Children's Medical Center and Health Care System, located in Ft. Worth, TX, seeks a board certified/board eligible child neurologist to join our pediatric neurology clinic in Amarillo, Texas.

Cook Children’s is committed to securing a child neurologist whose professional, social, and economic interests would lend themselves to a long-term, cultural fit within the institution, the medical staff, and the community.

This physician will be responsible for outpatient neurology care at the Amarillo location and other regional locations as needed. This physician will also provide inpatient consultations at two local hospitals providing pediatric care.

Subspecialty clinics for epilepsy and movement disorders are provided monthly by staff from the main campus with telemedicine consultations available for subspecialty care as required. Call responsibilities will be shared by Cook Children’s physicians serving West Texas.

Interested candidates will have faculty appointment and teaching opportunities with Texas Tech providing instruction for medical students and neurology residents. Amarillo is the largest city in the Texas Panhandle with a population of over a quarter-million people.

Situated along the famed Route 66, Amarillo is a city where you can visit Cadillac Ranch, hike Palo Duro State Park (the second largest canyon system in the US after the Grand Canyon), and enjoy a 72 oz steak for free at The Big Tex Steakhouse (provided you can finish it in the time allowed).

Amarillo enjoys a climate with all four seasons and plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities. Popular destinations such as Sante Fe and Taos NM, Durango, CO, and Oklahoma City OK are all within easy driving distance.

The city is large enough to provide excellent occupational and educational opportunities, yet small enough to provide the laid-back lifestyle West Texas is famous for.

Cook Children’s Medical Center is a not-for-profit, free standing, quaternary care pediatric healthcare system that is consistently ranked by US News and World Report.

Our focus, first and foremost, is delivery of easily accessible, well-coordinated, comprehensive evaluation and treatment for children with neurological diseases through patient-centered care.

Other Programmatic Highlights: Enjoy support from a current faculty of 19-Pediatric Neurologists, 9-Advanced Practice Providers, 3-Pediatric Neurosurgeons, 1 Physiatrist and 4-Neuropsychologists.

Access to a 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit and active epilepsy surgery program (average 40 surgeries/yr) with available technologies including 3T and intraoperative-MRI, Magnetoencephalography, PET, SPECT, fMRI, TMS, and HD-EEG on the main campus 26-bed state-of-the-art Neuro-Rehabilitation unit located at main campus Established comprehensive headache program, stroke program, movement disorder program, and epilepsy program to refer patients

Benefits

CME: Paid directly to the physician each month PTO: 32 days per year Medical/Dental/Vision Plans Retirement Plan (managed by Fidelity) Short Term Disability Coverage (No cost to physician) Relocation: Fully funded, uncapped. #CCPN About Us: Cook Children's Health Care System (CCHCS) is one of the country's leading vertically integrated pediatric health care organizations.

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation.

With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child.

Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care. Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer.

As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws.

These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination. Promise, a strong word with deep meaning that everyone understands—especially kids.

This is the foundation of our organization and what drives us to blaze new trails in medical care, research, advanced technology, as well as programs and initiatives that benefit children who may not otherwise have access to quality health care.

Every day our employees come to work with the intention of keeping our Promise. It's the guiding principle that helps our patients and their families get better and stay healthy. As a member of our Cook Children's team, you can be an important part of making that happen. Please, create a profile and upload your resume/CV by clicking the Get Started button.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide outpatient neurology care at the Amarillo clinic and other regional locations as needed. Additionally, they will perform inpatient consultations at two local pediatric hospitals and participate in shared call responsibilities.

Requirements

Candidates must be a board certified or board eligible child neurologist. The role also involves faculty appointments and teaching opportunities for medical students and residents via Texas Tech.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Child NeurologyOutpatient CareEpilepsy ManagementMovement Disorders TreatmentClinical Teaching

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child Neurology Physician Position in Amarillo, Texas at Cook Children's Health Care System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Neurology — ranked against 474 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 474 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Amarillo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
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 · Amarillo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Cook Children's Health Care System

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, TX
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

CME Allowance
32 Days PTO
Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan (Fidelity)
Short-Term Disability
Relocation Assistance (Fully Funded, Uncapped)