Family/Adult Med | Physician or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
Benefits
- Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits
- $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies
- Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance
- Subsidized Gym Membership
- And much more!
Clinician-Specific Benefits Include
- Paid Malpractice Insurance (Occurrence-Based)
- CME Reimbursement + CME Time
- Qualified FQHC Loan Repayment and other programs paying up to $180K
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) – Pays up to $50,000 for every 2 years of service at an FQHC
- Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) – Pays up to $180,000
- Access to dedicated onboarding and provider support for a smooth and successful start
- Apply today in less than 3 minutes using your phone, tablet, or computer!
- Location: Legacy Pasadena Health - 908 Southmore Ave, Ste 100, Pasadena, TX 77502
- Physician (or APP) | Adult or Family Med - Job Overview
- Schedule: Monday-Friday (8AM-5PM)
Join our family as a Physician or APP – Adult Medicine and bring your passion for compassionate, community-centered care to adult patients in Pasadena. You will evaluate, treat, and manage patients with a wide range of acute and chronic health needs while helping ensure timely access to high-quality care.
In this meaningful role, you will build trusted relationships with patients, collaborate with colleagues and specialists, and support the development of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. Your clinical expertise, communication, and mentorship will make a difference in individual lives and strengthen the broader community healthcare system.
Your Impact
- Provide thoughtful evaluation, treatment, and management for adult patients.
- Address acute concerns while supporting screening and care for chronic diseases.
- Create treatment plans informed by clinical findings and diagnostic information.
- Help patients understand health promotion, disease prevention, and opportunities for ongoing care.
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary healthcare team to support timely, efficient care and highly reliable customer service.
- Guide and supervise mid-level providers, including Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
- Help maintain a safe, organized clinical environment that meets Legacy standards.
A Meaningful Opportunity to Grow
You will be part of a collaborative care team where your judgment and compassion matter. This is an opportunity to deepen your impact in community healthcare while supporting patients through education, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention—and to grow through meaningful collaboration and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
Initiates an appropriate assessment of person health status, ranging from focused to comprehensive Identifying immediate needs which can be supported or the need for a referral for long term management.
Performs physical examinations, performing and documenting a health history as evidenced by chart review and ability for others to understand patient needs.
- Consults with colleagues, specialists, and other health professionals as appropriate.
- Orders pertinent diagnostic tests and procedures to support recommended therapy.
Supports obtaining or performs specimen collection for commonly performed blood, urine, and stool analyses and cultures.
Interprets health information and establishes diagnoses consistent with the accumulated data and formulates treatment plan, ensuring timely provision of necessary health care services.
Provides education and ensures understanding of members regarding the nature of the identified acute needs and further opportunities for evaluation and treatment.
- Participates in the supervision of mid-level providers, including Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants.
- Educates patients regarding health promotion and disease prevention.
Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a team to facilitate the ability to meet goals and objectives, around timely, efficient care and highly reliable customer service.
Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job–related hazards.
- Maintains work area and equipment in condition required by Legacy standards.
- Follows Legacy’s exposure control plans/blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
- Participates in routine environmental audits and communicates needs as appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge of techniques, procedures, and correct use of protective barrier equipment (Universal Precautions).
- Assures a safe environment by instituting appropriate control measures.
- Attends and completes annual required education programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Medical Doctor with current licensure.
Provider shall obtain, maintain, and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers ‘compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.
Ability to meet Legacy Community Health’s EPIC proficiency requirements.
Desirable Education And/or Experience
- Previous experience in a community healthcare setting is preferred.
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
Demonstrated Competency with an EHRS System
- Excellent communication skills and customer service skills.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Above average organizational skills.
- Strong typing and computer skills.
- This job requires access to confidential and sensitive information, requiring ongoing discretion and secure information management.
- Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and decision-making responsibilities.
- Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
About Legacy Community Health
The largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast. Our mission — driving healthy change in our communities — guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.
Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.
Driven & Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
Thoughtful Communicators — Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current MD, DO, or APP license in Texas and be board certified or board eligible. Proficiency with Electronic Health Record systems and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$277k (56 salary observations; 410 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,472 salary observations; 6,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,510 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Texas vs national | $277k median in Texas | $269k nationally (+3%)56 state / 1,472 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Texas | 174 active | 2,585 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 44% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $180k loan repayment | Texas Physician listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | −5.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family/Adult Med | Physician or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant at Legacy Community Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,510 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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