Nexus Health Systems
Pediatric Hospitialist
This role provides medical care for children and adolescents in both an inpatient rehabilitation program and a specialized adolescent behavioral health program (True North Program). The physician will work in a multidisciplinary setting caring for patients with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, medically complex diagnoses, and adolescents needing behavioral health support.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide medical management and daily pediatric care for inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health patients
- • Conduct admissions, evaluations, daily rounds, and discharge planning
- • Collaborate with rehabilitation physicians, psychiatrists, nursing staff, therapists, case management, and clinical leadership
- • Monitor acute and chronic medical needs, medications, nutrition, and overall patient wellness
- • Support adolescents in the True North Program through coordinated medical oversight in partnership with behavioral health teams
- • Respond to changes in patient condition and ensure continuity of care
- • Communicate with families regarding treatment plans, progress, and discharge readiness
- • Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and care conferences
- • Support patient safety, quality improvement, and best clinical practices
Required
- • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- • Board Certified / Board Eligible in Pediatrics
- • Active Texas medical license (or ability to obtain)
- • DEA registration (or ability to obtain)
- • Strong clinical judgment and compassionate bedside manner
Preferred
- • Experience with medically complex pediatric patients preferred
- • Inpatient, rehabilitation, hospitalist, or behavioral health experience preferred
Benefits & Perks
- • Opportunity to impact both physical rehabilitation and behavioral health outcomes
- • Collaborative multidisciplinary care model
- • Meaningful work with children, adolescents, and families
- • Supportive leadership and mission-driven culture
- • Flexible scheduling options available
- • Competitive compensation package
Pediatrician – Inpatient Rehabilitation & Adolescent Behavioral Health
Nexus Children's Hospital – Shenandoah, Texas
Position Summary
Nexus Children's Hospital is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Pediatrician to join our growing team at our Shenandoah location. This physician will provide medical care for children and adolescents in both our inpatient rehabilitation program and our True North Program, a specialized adolescent behavioral health program.
This is a unique opportunity to practice in a multidisciplinary setting caring for patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, medically complex diagnoses, and adolescents requiring behavioral health support in a structured therapeutic environment.
Key Responsibilities
Nexus Children's Hospital provides specialized pediatric inpatient rehabilitation and complex medical care for children recovering from traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological diagnoses, and other life-changing conditions. Our campus also features the True North Program, a dedicated adolescent behavioral health program focused on stabilization, healing, and long-term success for teens in need of structured mental health support.
Nexus Children's Hospital – Shenandoah, Texas
Position Summary
Nexus Children's Hospital is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Pediatrician to join our growing team at our Shenandoah location. This physician will provide medical care for children and adolescents in both our inpatient rehabilitation program and our True North Program, a specialized adolescent behavioral health program.
This is a unique opportunity to practice in a multidisciplinary setting caring for patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, medically complex diagnoses, and adolescents requiring behavioral health support in a structured therapeutic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide medical management and daily pediatric care for inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health patients
- Conduct admissions, evaluations, daily rounds, and discharge planning
- Collaborate with rehabilitation physicians, psychiatrists, nursing staff, therapists, case management, and clinical leadership
- Monitor acute and chronic medical needs, medications, nutrition, and overall patient wellness
- Support adolescents in the True North Program through coordinated medical oversight in partnership with behavioral health teams
- Respond to changes in patient condition and ensure continuity of care
- Communicate with families regarding treatment plans, progress, and discharge readiness
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and care conferences
- Support patient safety, quality improvement, and best clinical practices
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Board Certified / Board Eligible in Pediatrics
- Active Texas medical license (or ability to obtain)
- DEA registration (or ability to obtain)
- Strong clinical judgment and compassionate bedside manner
- Experience with medically complex pediatric patients preferred
- Inpatient, rehabilitation, hospitalist, or behavioral health experience preferred
- Opportunity to impact both physical rehabilitation and behavioral health outcomes
- Collaborative multidisciplinary care model
- Meaningful work with children, adolescents, and families
- Supportive leadership and mission-driven culture
- Flexible scheduling options available
- Competitive compensation package
Nexus Children's Hospital provides specialized pediatric inpatient rehabilitation and complex medical care for children recovering from traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological diagnoses, and other life-changing conditions. Our campus also features the True North Program, a dedicated adolescent behavioral health program focused on stabilization, healing, and long-term success for teens in need of structured mental health support.
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