To our prospective teammates,
I am the medical director for Sound’s hospital medicine practice at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas in Dallas, Texas. I want to welcome interest from physicians coming out of training or looking to make a career change. I want to share more about who we are and what we do — specifically about our people, practice, and purpose — as you consider your options.
People
- We have a diverse group of physicians with various talents and skill sets. Our group tends to skew towards mid-career physicians, although we have a few newer grads. We work collaboratively with a healthy structure of work/home life balance and try very hard to separate rounding duties from admitting. Most doctors congregate in our shared workspace around lunchtime to take care of notes, bounce questions off each other, and discuss things outside of work.
- I’m a firm believer in an open-door policy. I value team members who want to contribute to the growth and health of the team. I admire doctors who stand up for one another and understand the group’s needs. I strongly believe in giving physicians autonomy to do what they need to care for patients, but I won’t hesitate to point out when things can be improved.
- We work hard as a group to achieve our shared goals, but we like to interact and discuss all the joys and headaches of life as a hospitalist. Everyone has a voice and freedom to speak up at our monthly team meetings or directly with me anytime.
- We first started as a physician-owned group of hospitalists. We became part of a joint venture with Sound, and in 2019, Sound bought our group outright.
Practice
- We are a large, diverse hospitalist group providing medical care to a growing population here in Dallas.
- What makes our group unique is the work-life balance we worked hard to cultivate. We divided the admitter and rounding roles as much as possible, allowing physicians to focus on a specific role.
- We have specialized in the different admitting shifts and our admitters enjoy built-in protections.
- The other unique aspect of our hospital is the collegial relationships we’ve fostered with the specialists.
- We have a very successful GME program with residents and medical students that we help train.
- We seek board-certified, internal medicine-trained physicians. No procedural skills are needed, and our doctors are not expected to run codes.
- Ability to deal with complex medical and social situations and must have a patient-centered and caring mindset.
- We work in EPIC, with access to our own internal informatics platform.
- Expected compensation per shift is $1400 (day), $1,500 (Swing), and $1700 (Nights). We also offer quality and productivity incentives.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, long- and short-term disability, 401k with match, paid medical malpractice and tail coverage, and annual CME allowance.
Purpose
- I am involved in at least half a dozen hospital committees (co-chair of 2 of the committees), and several other docs are also on various committees.
- We are not involved in hospital community health initiatives, but there are opportunities for those interested.
- The main challenge to those in our community is the lack of healthcare coverage.
Dallas, Texas, is a vibrant and diverse city with a strong economy, offering numerous job opportunities across industries. Residents enjoy a rich cultural scene, various recreational activities, and a relatively affordable cost of living, making it an appealing place to call home.
Want to learn more about this opportunity? Contact my recruiting partner, who will connect you with me.
Dr. Kevin Nguyen, MD, CPE
Medical Director – Sound Physicians
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