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Frontier Direct
Harlingen, Texas

Medical Director - DO or MD

Primary CareFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

At Frontier Direct Care, we're transforming healthcare. Our patients get access to the care they need quickly and efficiently while experiencing improved health outcomes for the first time in their life. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!

Transform Healthcare and Create Massive Impact

We build experiences people love by incorporating empathy, compassion and trust. We challenge the status quo to restore the patient-provider relationship, starting with a team that is deeply passionate about healthcare and each other’s success and wellbeing.

Do the Best Work of Your Life

We’ve redefined patient care and engagement, proving it's possible to build a premium healthcare brand. Supported by top healthcare funds and industry leaders, our team is rethinking collaboration and building a global, household name. Join us as a Medical Director (MD/DO) and do the best work of your life.

What You’ll Do

Lead with compassion: Guide and support clinical teams in delivering comprehensive, unrushed care to Frontier members.

Mentor and support: Provide clinical oversight, coaching, and ongoing training to advanced practice providers and the nurse manager.

Collaborate with care: Manage a split patient panel alongside a Lead PCP, ensuring continuity and quality of care.

Build great teams: Hire and retain providers who share our commitment to integrity, empathy, and patient-first care.

Shape the practice: Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer and leadership team to fine-tune workflows and build a thriving, sustainable care model.

Oversee operations: Manage the daily needs of your clinic location, including budget, inventory, and staff coordination.

Foster a connected culture: Lead weekly team meetings that encourage open dialogue, innovation, and shared problem-solving.

Maintain high standards: Ensure that all care is delivered in accordance with state and federal compliance, safety regulations, and our internal standards of excellence.

Drive improvement: Provide quarterly feedback to your team and support ongoing initiatives to strengthen the quality of care and team experience.

What You Bring

  • MD or DO from an accredited institution
  • Active and unrestricted medical license to practice in Texas
  • Board certification in Family Medicine
  • 3-5 years of experience in a family practice or primary care setting
  • Active DEA registration
  • Demonstrated leadership experience—whether mentoring a small team or managing a clinic
  • A working knowledge of healthcare compliance, patient safety, and regulatory requirements
  • A genuine passion for relationship-based care and a desire to lead by example
  • You’ll Thrive Here If You…
  • Find joy in mentoring and helping others grow
  • Believe that healthcare can be both high-touch and high-quality
  • Are energized by the opportunity to build and refine clinical operations
  • Prefer thoughtful care over hurried checklists
  • See leadership as an act of service—to patients, providers, and staff alike
  • Are excited by the entrepreneurial spirit of a growing organization

Benefits

  • Taking Care of You Now and Your Future
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Frontier Membership for you and your immediate family

Voluntary insurance: short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and other supplemental insurances.

401(k) plan: Free access to financial wellness platforms that provide financial advisors + personal finance tools

Generous Time Off

Enjoy our flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy. With our team members taking on average 20 days off per year. Within this policy, we also include up to 5 unplanned days off per year

  • 9 additional company holidays
  • Parental leave policies
  • Investing in Your Growth
  • $1500 per year towards your professional development

At Frontier Direct, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will lead clinical teams, provide mentorship to advanced practice providers, and manage daily clinic operations including budgets and compliance. They will also collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer to refine workflows and ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipStaff managementBudget managementInventory managementTeam buildingQuality improvement

Primary Care — Physician 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 Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 38% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

What does the Primary Care market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in primary careranked against 1,335 Primary Care listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $300k (middle half $260k–$334k)322 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Texas82 active1,335 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 38% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas physician listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#17 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed
New Primary Care listings847 in the last 30 days457 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,335 Primary Care listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director - DO or MD at Frontier Direct a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,335 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 38 employers
10
<$290k
13
$290k-330k
19
$330k-370k
6
$370k-410k
2
$416k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
51% this job
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
27%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

Dr House · Houston, Texas

$100-$200/hr
#2

Physician, Internal Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

Dr House · Houston, TX, US

$100-$200/hr
#3

Outpatient Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine / Family Medicine)

$350k-$400k
#4

Physician - Internal Medicine - Virtual Care

$239k-$393k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,335 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan
Flexible PTO (average 20 days/year)
9 company holidays
Parental leave
$1,500/year professional development

Living in Harlingen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,157/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.0
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 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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