Pediatric Emergency Medicine – Physician

Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley-PEDS

Edinburg, TX

Job Description

  • Brand New Facility opened May 2024
  • Estimated 10-12k annual volume
  • Single Physician Coverage – 12 hour shifts
  • Soon adding APP coverage – 10-12 hours shifts
  • 63 Hospital Beds
  • 8 ED Beds
  • EMR – Epic
  • Subspecialty coverage: cardiologists, endocrinologists,
    gastroenterologists, nephrologists, orthopedists, otolaryngologists,
    and pulmonologists, acute inpatient and outpatient surgery with
    pediatric anesthesiologists, pediatric trauma center, neonatal
    Intensive Care Unit, rehabilitation services including physical
    therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, imaging including
    MRI with anesthesia, laboratory services.

Facility Information

Brand new to Edinburg, TX! Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley is a freestanding children's hospital that is independently operated by Driscoll Health System. It is the only designated freestanding children's hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. The services and programs offered by Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley will include: Full spectrum of pediatric specialists including cardiologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists, orthopedists, otolaryngologists, and pulmonologists. Acute inpatient and outpatient surgery with pediatric anesthesiologists. Emergency services Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (63 beds) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (8 beds) Rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Imaging, including MRI with anesthesia, if indicated. Laboratory services Child Life program, which educates patients and caregivers and helps reduce their stress and anxiety during the healthcare experience. Pediatric residency program based in the RGV. Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley will provide pediatric healthcare 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Community Information

Edinburg is located in the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county area. It is the county seat of Hidalgo, the seventh largest county in Texas and is home to the University of Texas-Pan American, the state's tenth largest public university. Edinburg offers a great quality of life, options for top ranked schools, low cost of living, and plenty of recreational activities. Edinburg is 2 hours and 15 minutes south of Corpus Christi and only a little over an hour west of the Gulf Coast.

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