Full Time BE/BC General Surgeon Needed in Athens and Jacksonville, Texas
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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.
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine seeks a Full-Time General Surgeon to join our growing surgical team at UT Health Jacksonville and UT Health Athens Hospitals.
Job Post Description
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is expanding and seeking to hire a General Surgeon. The ideal candidate will have a practice focused on general surgery, emphasizing minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy if desired.
About Surgeon Job Opening
- Join an established group of 2 General Surgeons
- Opportunity to do scopes and the full spectrum of General Surgery
- Level IV Trauma | Low Call Volume
- Shared Call 1:3
- Robotics Preferred
Minimum Requirements
- BE/BC in American Board of General Surgery
- Must hold Texas Medical license by start date
- New Grads are welcome to apply
Recruitment Package May Include
Base Salary + wRVU production incentive
CME allowance
Commencement bonus
Medical debt Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
Relocation allowance
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits + Retirement plan
Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance
- H-1B
About Us
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. The building is scheduled for completion in fall of 2025.
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.
Key Responsibilities
The General Surgeon will join an established surgical team to provide a full spectrum of general surgery services, including scopes and minimally invasive procedures. The role involves participating in a shared call rotation and providing care within a Level IV trauma environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in the American Board of General Surgery and hold a valid Texas medical license by the start date. New graduates are welcome to apply for this faculty position.
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 96% have no call, 86% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.8% 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.
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- Includes call
Living in Athens
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $264k
- Typical market rent
- $1,227/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 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.
Benefits & Perks
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