Full Time- Experienced Family Medicine NP/PA Opportunity - South Texas Health System Clinics

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

  • Family Medicine NP/PA Opportunity - South Texas Health System Clinics
  • Full-time Family Medicine NP or PA needed in McAllen/Edinburg area to provide comprehensive primary care services.
  • Prior family medicine experience preferred
  • Competitive compensation package with benefits
  • Part of integrated healthcare system with six hospitals
  • Spanish fluency strongly preferred
  • Access to freestanding ERs and specialty referral network
  • Support our Physicians to complete Value Based Care and HEDIS Measures.
  • Support patients via in-Person consult, Telemedicine visits, and sponsored health events.

Champion a comprehensive, coordinated model of care for Medicare-aged population on a Medicare Advantage Plan and Medicaid population.

Champions the Attestation process by collaborating with STHS Clinics physicians, managed care resources, and STHS Clinics Regional Quality.

Support our ER and Inpatient population once discharged to ensure STHS Clinics Physicians can see their patients within 7 days to eliminate barriers on discharge and prevent readmissions.

Cover for Physicians during vacation time or sick days.

Rotate on call after hours and weekends to aid physicians with on call rotation schedules.

Educate patients on appropriate use of Emergency Rooms vs. Urgent Cares. Provide Urgent Care Resources.

Collaborate with our physicians to educate on proper coding, risk adjustment metrics, capture documentation, and follow quality protocols.

  • Interview patients to ensure proper documentation and that all preventative screenings have been completed.
  • Join our collaborative team delivering patient-centered primary care across the lifespan in the vibrant Rio Grande Valley.
  • Send CV to Samantha.Barnett@uhsinc.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services to patients through in-person consultations, telemedicine, and health events. Collaborate with physicians to manage value-based care, quality metrics, and patient transitions from inpatient to outpatient settings.

Requirements

Requires a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with prior family medicine experience. Spanish fluency is strongly preferred for this role.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationMedical codingPatient-centered careClinical collaboration

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 70% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
47%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.2
Better work-life than 30% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,593 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in McAllen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$215k
Typical market rent
$1,283/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About South Texas Health System - Clinics

Hospitals and Health Care
McAllen, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
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