20 Best primary care physician jobs in Houston, TX (Hiring Now!)

Physician Advisor - F/T
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital —Houston, TX
MD - Physician - State Licensure - Unrestricted medical license in the State of Texas AND. Maintain knowledge of current state, federal, and CMS regulations,…
Estimated: $185K - $234K a year
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12d
Internal Medicine Physician -Primary Care
NP Now —Houston, TX
Active TX state medical license or in process. Board certified / Board Eligible - Internal Medicine. High earnings potential aligned with our innovative…
Estimated: $115K - $146K a year
6d
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN LEADER
CalvertHealth Medical Center —United States
New construction includes a $51-million project to build a new medical tower for private patient rooms and medical offices - scheduled for completion in 2020.
Estimated: $199K - $252K a year
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Primary Care Physician
ChenMed —Houston, TX
Small Patient Panel – 450 patients max. Administrative time included in schedule. Attractive Health, Dental, Vision and supplemental benefits plans.
Estimated: $216K - $274K a year
Physician - Interventional Pain Management / Pain Medicine Specialist
Greater Houston Interventional Pain Associates —Bellaire, TX
Valid and unrestricted medical license in the state of Texas. Board certification in Pain Medicine or Anesthesiology with a subspecialty in Pain Management.
$300,000 - $850,000 a year
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Primary Care Physician
Memorial Hermann Health System —Houston, TX
Current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency license. Works with Memorial Hermann Physicians, Risk Managers, and Case Managers towards resolution of clinical,…
Estimated: $180K - $228K a year
23h
Locum | Physician Internal Medicine
CompHealth —Texas
Must have active state license. We arrange complimentary housing and travel and comprehensive malpractice coverage. 16 - 20 patients per day, geriatric cases.
$110 - $125 an hour
4d
Houston Methodist Seeks Primary Care Physicians - Southwest / Sugar Land
Houston Methodist Primary Care Group —Sugar Land, TX
Interested candidates, please forward a copy of your CV to Rob Henges - rhenges@houstonmethodist.org Houston Methodist Primary Care Group has many…
Estimated: $136K - $172K a year
Family Medicine Physician - MD Led Group
NP Now —Houston, TX
Active TX state medical license or in process. Board certified / Board Eligible - Family Medicine. High earnings potential aligned with our innovative clinical…
Estimated: $112K - $141K a year
6d
Endocrinologist Physician
Houston Thyroid and Endocrine Speclialists PLLC —Bellaire, TX
_Diabetes education:_ All doctors have access to our full-time employed Certified Diabetes Educator who handles all pump and CGM and insulin starts and insulin…
Estimated: $160K - $202K a year
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Hospitalist Physician
West houston internal medicine —Katy, TX
Conduct patient assessments, diagnose illnesses, and develop treatment strategies. Utilize occupational health, telehealth, and medical imaging technologies…
$200,000 - $250,000 a year
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13h
Language Access Team Leader- LBJ Hospital- Full-time
Harris Health System —Houston, TX
Acts as lead contact for hospital staff in answering questions, resolving concerns/problems, and patient complaints/issues, etc.
Estimated: $41K - $51.9K a year
Physician Neurology
CompHealth —Texas
Base salary plus wRVU production incentive; must be board certified or board eligible. Certified primary stroke center; on-site lab and diagnostic services are…
$347,348 a year
11d
Senior Scheduler - Full Time - Day
Houston Methodist Hospital —Houston, TX
The Senior Scheduler may also pre-register patients timely in the electronic health record (EHR) so pre-certification, authorization, and verification of…
Estimated: $39.9K - $50.5K a year
18h
Care Coordinator - Bilingual in Spanish - Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center
Houston Methodist Academic Institute —Houston, TX
Answers incoming telephones, troubleshoots and directs calls and requests to appropriate individuals from patients, employees and clients while evaluating,…
Estimated: $39.5K - $50K a year
Senior Medical Assistant - Primary Care (The Heights)
Houston Methodist Primary Care Group —Houston, TX
RMA - Registered Medical Assistant (AMT) - through an approved credentialing certification agency, i.e. Skill in developing and maintaining clinical quality…
Estimated: $37.8K - $47.8K a year
10d
FULL TIME ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER (NP) / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA)
PCP ASSOCIATES OF PASADENA —Pasadena, TX
Complies with scope of care under the guidance of federal, state, and/or local regulatory agencies. Demonstrates a thorough and current knowledge of disease…
$110,000 - $120,000 a year
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Senior Health Part-Time Physician
One Medical —Houston, TX
State licensed in TX, obtained before your One Medical start date. Ongoing collaboration with in-office teammates via daily huddles, as well as with virtual…
Estimated: $139K - $176K a year
Certified Medical Assistant - HEB Wellness Primary Care Clinic - Bunker Hill
HEB —Houston, TX
Provides exceptional customer service; manages multi-phone line system; answers calls; schedules appointments; maintains clinic calendar / scheduling; responds…
Estimated: $28.3K - $35.9K a year
Mobile Medical Assistant Houston Area
Optum —Houston, TX
Valid drivers license within the state of work. Current BLS certification for healthcare providers (written exam and in-person assessment) at time of hire or…
Estimated: $37.7K - $47.8K a year
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Physician Advisor - F/T

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital - Houston, TX

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Job Details

Full-time Estimated: $185K - $234K a year 12 days ago

Qualifications

Medicine
Doctoral degree
5 years
Writing skills
English
ICD-10
Utilization management
Medical License
Documentation review
DRG

Full Job Description

At Houston Methodist, the Physician Advisor is responsible for teaching, consulting, and advising the case management department, clinical documentation specialists, medical staff and the hospital on matters regarding medical necessity; compliance rules and regulations; collaboration and relationships with payers; physician practice patterns; documentation and over- and under-utilization of resources. The Physician is a key member and leader of the hospital's utilization review/management committee, which is charged with regulatory goals of ensuring high levels of healthcare quality and acceptable levels of cost. The Physician Advisor will conduct clinical reviews on cases referred by case management and/or other healthcare professionals in accordance with hospital objectives related to quality care of patients.

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Interact with medical staff members to discuss needs of patients and alternative levels of care. Provide consultation to case management staff regarding complex clinical issues and advises on next steps. Provide feedback to attending and consulting physicians regarding level of care, length of stay, and quality issues.

Chair the utilization review/management committee, actively participates in defining operational strategic objectives for the Utilization Management Program and serve as the liaison to other medical staff committees that interface with the utilization review/management committee. Assist with the evaluation of the hospital's Utilization Management Program, including annual review and revision of the hospital's UR plan.

Contacts physicians to resolve delays and achieve positive outcomes and ensures physician accountability for efficient patient care management. Communicates to medical staff leaders (e.g., department chairs, medical directors and other attending physicians as necessary) relevant findings of physician's performance when patterns of clinical outcomes demonstrate undesirable variation.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Create strategies to enhance hospital and post-acute interdisciplinary efforts for maximizing patients/family outcomes. Serve as an advocate for case management services and clinical documentation. Collaborate with medical staff in the development and measurement of performance standards involving patient care and utilizations of resources to achieve optimal outcomes.

Round on the patient care units, and throughout the hospital, to identify opportunities, to impact resource utilization and manage length of stay (e.g., outliers, medical management practices, problematic patient/family dynamics).

Provides support and assists Clinical Documentation Specialists and Coders on an ongoing basis by addressing specific documentation issues encountered by CDSs/Coders, including noncompliant physicians. Determines the ¿focus¿ of presentations of clinical examples regarding documentation opportunities and specifics based on quarterly trends and presents this information in department meetings.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Act as consultant and resource to attending/responsible physicians regarding their decisions relative to appropriateness of hospitalization, continued stay and use of resources in length of stay management. Use InterQual criteria and document patient care reviews, decisions, and other pertinent information per hospital/case management and clinical documentation policies policy.

Review issues identified by case management department to ensure appropriate follow-up, recommends improvement initiatives as needed and makes referrals to appropriate department chairs as necessary.

Determine if standards of quality care, as defined by the hospital's Medical Executive Committee are met.

Seek additional clinical information from the attending and consulting physicians as required to make effective level of care determinations, and in doing so, recommends and requests additional, or more complete, medical record documentation to support such determinations.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Review medical records identified by case managers, or as requested by other members of the healthcare team, in order to assist with the identification and management of denials. Make suggestions related to resource utilization and service management.

Actively participate in the hospital's claim denial process, including, but not limited to, responding to denials from payers on a concurrent basis; authoring denial letters as needed on retrospective denials; and determining to what extent denied cases will be appealed. Review cases that indicate need for issuance of a ¿hospital notice of non-coverage¿.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Maintain knowledge of current state, federal, and CMS regulations, DNV requirements, and guidelines on case management, utilization review, and clinical documentation.

Provide ongoing education to physicians and other providers on the link between ICD-10 and clinical terminology to improve understanding of severity of illness, risk of mortality and DRG assignments of their individual patient records, as these relate to individual physician/provider scorecards and collective (e.g. division, department, entity specific) quality profiling and reimbursement. Education may include department or division meetings, individual provider meetings, articles in entity-specific newsletters and other communication vehicles as identified/developed.

Provides education to physicians and other clinicians related to regulatory requirements, appropriate utilization of alternate levels of care and community resources. Works with physicians to facilitate referrals across the continuum of care. Facilitates, mentors, educates other physicians regarding payor requirements and lnterQual Criteria and CMS guidelines for medical necessity.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

Graduate of accredited medical school

WORK EXPERIENCE

Five years recent experience in clinical practice.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

MD - Physician - State Licensure - Unrestricted medical license in the State of Texas AND

Active practitioner

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

Ability to foster positive medical staff relations and work effectively with all healthcare disciplines.

Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of utilization management, clinical documentation, and state and federal healthcare regulations.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

Uniform No

Scrubs Yes

Business professional Yes

Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes

May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Candidates who submit interest via a third-party quick apply process are not considered formal applicants until a complete application has been submitted on our career site. We will review your interest but recommend to apply at houstonmethodistcareers.org

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a Magnet-recognized, not-for-profit, faith-based hospital that serves the growing Northwest Houston community. With 358 licensed beds, Houston Methodist Willowbrook is committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care in a compassionate environment for a full range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, comprehensive women’s services, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, and primary and general medicine.

Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.

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primary care physician jobs in Houston, TX

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Primary Care Physician

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