Hospitalist Physician Assistant (or Nurse Practitioner) PRN | Tyler, TX

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

UT Health Healthy Connections, is seeking a PRN Hospitalist APP (NP or PA) to join the fast growing family of UT Health East Texas hospitals and clinics.

About the Position

  • Outpatient
  • Located at UT Health Olympic Plaza

EMR: EPIC

  • M-F 8a-5p
  • Patient Load: 15-20
  • 2-3 years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Experience required

Recruitment Package May Include

  • Base salary
  • CME allowance
  • Commencement bonus
  • Medical debt consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan
  • Marketing + practice growth assistance

About UT Health

UT Health Tyler has earned multiple recognitions, including the American Heart Association’s 2025 “Get With The Guidelines” awards for high-quality heart failure and stroke care, Healthgrades’ “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award, and systemwide honors for exceptional employee engagement and loyalty.

  • Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Licensed Beds: 432 Beds
  • OR: 12 Rooms, 2 Da Vinci Xi, 2 Cysto Rooms,
  • CV OR: 2 Rooms
  • 3 Cath Labs, 3 EP Labs, including hybrid OR
  • ICU: 78 Beds
  • Labor and Delivery: 14 Beds, 20 Step Down Beds
  • NICU: 9 NICU Beds, 7 Step Down Beds

UT Health East Texas

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.

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

Tyler, TX is one of the fastest-growing medical and educational centers in East Texas—with expanding clinical services, new academic programs, and a supportive community invested in healthcare excellence.

Physicians who join our region benefit from a high quality of life, low cost of living, and easy access to outdoor recreation, dining, and family-friendly amenities.

As the home of the UT Tyler School of Medicine and the flagship UT Health East Texas hospital, Tyler offers a unique opportunity to practice in a dynamic environment with opportunities for academic involvement, collaboration, and long-term career growth.

Key Responsibilities

The Hospitalist APP will provide clinical care to patients in an outpatient setting at UT Health Olympic Plaza. Responsibilities include managing a patient load of 15-20 patients per day while utilizing the EPIC electronic medical record system.

Requirements

Candidates must possess 2-3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. The role requires a valid license to practice as an APP in the state of Texas.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicinePatient careClinical assessmentElectronic medical recordsAcute careMedical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist Physician Assistant (or Nurse Practitioner) PRN | Tyler, TX at UT Health East Texas a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine (NP) — ranked against 303 active Hospital Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 70% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% 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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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.0
Better work-life than 80% of Hospital Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

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
CME allowance
Commencement bonus
Medical debt consultative services
Relocation allowance
Residency stipend
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits + Retirement plan