Position Overview

Understanding the Role

A Vital Healthcare Mission in the Heart of Military Country

Step into a critical role serving the diverse and dynamic communities of Killeen and Harker Heights, where your expertise fills an essential gap in women’s healthcare. As one of the only OB/GYN practices delivering babies in this rapidly growing region of 175,000+ residents, you’ll experience the profound satisfaction of being truly needed—a rarity in oversaturated metropolitan markets. The recent closure of Seton’s women’s health services has left a significant void, amplifying both the importance of your arrival and the gratitude of patients finally able to access care close to home.

Your practice will span two modern clinic locations designed to maximize community access. The Killeen site, located in the Hemingway building directly across from Advent Health Hospital, offers 15 exam rooms and immediate proximity for deliveries and emergencies. The Harker Heights clinic, just 15–20 minutes away, includes eight exam rooms within a shared medical complex, expanding access to women’s health in this growing suburb. Unlike the impersonal environments common in large cities, here you’ll build lasting relationships with patients who rely on your care—many of whom would otherwise travel to Georgetown or Temple for obstetric services.

Service Area and Community Impact

Your reach will extend far beyond city limits, encompassing Bell County’s military and civilian populations from Fort Cavazos to rural communities like Lampasas and San Saba. This unique service area offers both the reward of serving those who serve and the satisfaction of providing specialized care to underserved rural populations. With variable military staffing, civilian physicians like you play a crucial role in ensuring continuity of care for TRICARE, commercial, and Medicaid patients alike.

  • Practice Setting: Hospital-employed with Baylor Scott & White, Texas’s largest not-for-profit health system, partnering with Advent Health for deliveries and surgeries
  • Service Area: Bell County communities including Killeen (150,000), Harker Heights (30,000), and rural western regions, serving as the primary obstetric lifeline for an “OB desert” across multiple counties
  • Position Type: Three full-time openings (1.0 FTE) available to rebuild and strengthen services following recent physician transitions
  • Required Qualifications: MD/DO, Texas license, Board Certified/Eligible in OB/GYN, DEA registration, and Advent Health credentialing eligibility
  • Preferred Experience: Spanish language skills; experience with military families; teaching comfort with Baylor College of Medicine residents
  • Work Schedule: 3.5 clinical days (22–23 patients/day), one OR day weekly, and 2–4 hours administrative time built into templates
  • Teaching Responsibilities: Attend 2–3 monthly 4-hour resident rotations with full RVU credit for supervised encounters
  • Leadership Structure: Reports to Michael Dean, Regional OB/GYN Director, with daily operations managed by Peaches (Operations Manager)
  • Academic Affiliation: Automatic Baylor College of Medicine faculty appointment, enabling resident teaching and additional RVU compensation

This recruitment reflects genuine community need—not simply program expansion. With only 3.8 FTE physicians currently managing over 100 monthly deliveries (112 last month alone), your arrival will restore work-life balance for colleagues, reduce wait times for expectant mothers, and revitalize local access to care. By joining this team, you’ll transform call schedules from an unsustainable 1:4 rotation to a manageable 1:7 model, ensuring that military families, rural residents, and underserved women receive compassionate, accessible healthcare where they live—without long drives during their most vulnerable moments.

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