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Surgery Partners
Colleyville, Texas

Patient Counselor

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Patient Counselor, Colleyville, TX

6208 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX

Position Summary

As a Patient Counselor you must have the ability to interact professionally with patients, physicians, and other teammates. As a Patient Counselor you will interface with prospective and existing patients daily on the phone and in person.

You will be responsible for taking care of these patients from the initial phone call through any potential consultation and procedures in the office.

You will be working with patients (Cataract/Lasik) to educate them on the vision treatments available, and with the guidance of a surgeon, the Patient Counselor will help select the ideal procedure.

Essential Duities and Responsibilities

  • Greeting patients and creating a comfortable environment
  • Meet and counsel any prospective patient and educate them on the benefits of vision correction procedures and answering any general questions
  • Educate each patient on the procedure and obtain necessary patient history and payment information
  • Discuss financing/payment options with patient
  • Scheduling patient surgeries and post-op appointments
  • Follow up on any online or outside marketing leads
  • Follow up on any previous counseled patient that has not selected a vision correction procedure
  • Work closely with surgeons to select the best vision correction option
  • Required to use ophthalmic equipment to screen potential candidates for Lasik surgery
  • Work with marketing to help promote monthly campaigns

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

  • Bachelors Degree desired and a minimum of three years experience in sales/relationship management
  • Previous experience in a medical environment preferred
  • Bilingual a plus
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent communicator, professional appearance and solid work history
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements and clinic policies and procedures

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
  • And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Key Responsibilities

The Patient Counselor is responsible for educating patients on vision correction procedures and guiding them through the consultation and surgical scheduling process. They also work closely with surgeons and marketing teams to manage patient leads and ensure clinic compliance.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least three years of experience in sales or relationship management and a bachelor's degree is desired. Previous experience in a medical environment is preferred, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient counselingMedical terminologyOphthalmic equipment operationPatient educationMarketing supportCompliance knowledge

Ophthalmology — Counselor Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 18% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

What does the Counselor market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Ophthalmology listings in Texas11 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All counselor listings in Texas651 active12,854 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 64% remote · 18% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas counselor listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment651 active listings, Nov 2026
New Ophthalmology listings41 in the last 30 days48 the 30 days before (−15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Texas figures use all counselors: too few Texas Ophthalmology postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
22
<$90k
14
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k
7
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs
401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

LifeStance Health · Lake Oswego, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

LifeStance Health · West Linn, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#3

Mental Health Clinician (LCSW or LMFT), Suicide Risk and Assessment (ASSIST Program)

$59.42-$66.62/hr
#4

Remote Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$66/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 12,744 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Surgery Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Brentwood, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Health Savings Account with employer contribution
Life Insurance
PTO
401(k) retirement plan with company match

Living in Colleyville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$683k
Typical market rent
$3,332/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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