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Amarillo, Texas

Family Medicine in Texas | #1 midsize city for growth

Family MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Northwest Physicians Group, the employed group of Northwest Texas Healthcare System, is recruiting a BC/BE Family Physician for a position at their Primary Care Center (PCC). Recently voted the Best Health Clinic in Amarillo by local TV viewers, the Primary Care Center is a modern, state-of-the-art clinic designed to provide high quality, compassionate care to the community and region.

Discover Amarillo here and Check out our city to see what makes Amarillo a wonderful place to call home!

Highlights

  • Employed position
  • Outpatient only / All ages
  • Join our collegial group of FM physicians and APPs
  • New physician will be busy quickly due to large patient panel and wait times
  • The PCC has 19 exam rooms, onsite x-ray, and in-house laboratory

Responsibilities

Support the NWTHS mission of delivering high quality, compassionate care to Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle region

  • Provide comprehensive primary and preventative care to patients of all ages
  • Treat acute illnesses and manage chronic diseases
  • Coordinate care including referral to specialists and other health professionals

Requirements

  • BC/BE Family Medicine required
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency required
  • Active, clear Texas license and DEA or ability to obtain
  • Clean professional background
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Compassionate bedside manner

Compensation & Benefits

  • Generous base salary
  • Commencement bonus
  • Relocation reimbursement
  • Productivity incentive
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
  • PTO, CME, 401(k) with match, Stock purchase plan
  • Paid malpractice insurance
  • Student loan repayment assistance and/or fellowship stipend may be available

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, surgical, and women & children’s services. As a Level II and Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year.

NWTHS features a Children’s Hospital, The Childbirth Center, and Surgical services in robotics, cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, bariatrics, head and neck, orthopedics, and ortho trauma.

NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's largest hospital and healthcare management companies.

  • In Amarillo, Texas, you can…
  • Experience big skies, working ranches and Texas hospitality intersecting with a modern, vibrant economy
  • Grow and thrive in the #1 midsize city in the U.S. for projected growth (UNC Kenan Institute - Empowering American Cities)
  • Live at 3,600 feet altitude with 270 days of sunshine, breezes, low humidity, and four seasons
  • Enjoy a high quality of life in a safe, friendly, mid-sized community of just over 200,000 and MSA of 300,000
  • Drive stress-free to work in 15 minutes or less with no traffic
  • Practice medicine in a business and physician-friendly state and community
  • Maximize your dollar with house prices and living costs lower than other Texas cities
  • Attend award-winning, top-ranked public schools, recipient of National Blue Ribbon awards
  • Hike, bike or ride horses at nearby Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in America
  • Play golf at scenic courses, do a guided hunt, or fish for Walleye at nearby Lake Meredith

Take in a cultural arts scene including a symphony, ballet company, an opera, art galleries, museums, and live jazz

Entertain the family with outings to a historic, revitalized downtown featuring diverse cuisine, live music and a new minor league baseball park

  • Hit the slopes for world-class skiing and snowboarding in Taos, NM, just a 5-hour drive away
  • Jet out for quick get-aways from a modern airport offering direct flights to Texas metros, Denver, and Las Vegas
  • If you have interest in this opportunity, please apply or contact:
  • Amanda Augustine
  • NWTHS Physician Recruiter
  • Amanda.Augustine@uhsinc.com
  • 724.422.7606 mobile (call/text)

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Acute illness managementChronic disease managementPatient careInterpersonal skillsClinical documentationCare coordination

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$275k (73 salary observations; 379 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,880 salary observations; 6,427 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 50% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 34 employers

14
<$325k
5
$325k-350k
17
$350k-375k
8
$375k-400k
6
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
79% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Relocation assistance
37% this job
Loan repayment
21% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$100-$200/hr
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,570 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Amarillo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
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 · Amarillo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Uhs

Medical Practices
Amarillo, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Commencement bonus
Relocation reimbursement
Productivity incentive
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
PTO, CME, 401(k) with match, Stock purchase plan
Paid malpractice insurance
Student loan repayment assistance