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Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, Texas

Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

Critical Care MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Bonus Amount

TBD

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Position Type: Full-TimeSpecialty: Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care MedicineEmployment Model: Hospital-employed (or aligned private practice, as applicable)About Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen Medical Center is a full-service acute care hospital serving the Rio Grande Valley. The hospital is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and supporting physicians with strong clinical resources and a collaborative medical staff.

Harlingen Medical Center is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician to join and help grow its pulmonary and critical care service line. This position offers a balanced mix of ICU coverage and pulmonary medicine in a supportive, community-based hospital setting.

Practice & Facility Highlights

  • Well-equipped ICU with advanced ventilator and monitoring capabilities
  • Experienced nursing staff and respiratory therapy support
  • Opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of the pulmonary and critical care programCommunity HighlightsHarlingen offers a low cost of living, warm climate, and easy access to South Padre Island. The area is family-friendly with excellent outdoor recreation, cultural diversity, and year-round activities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide inpatient critical care services, including ICU coverage
  • Diagnose and manage a wide range of pulmonary conditions
  • Perform pulmonary and critical care procedures consistent with training
  • Collaborate closely with hospitalists, surgeons, emergency medicine, and specialty teams
  • Participate in call rotation as assigned
  • Maintain accurate, timely medical documentation and compliance with hospital policies and quality standards

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Fellowship training in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Eligible for or current Texas medical license
  • DEA license or eligibility
  • Strong clinical, communication, and teamwork skillsCompensation & Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package with productivity incentives
  • Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance (if applicable)

Comprehensive Benefits Package, Including

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Malpractice coverage
  • CME allowance and paid time off
  • Retirement plan options

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License (preferred)Board Certification

Key Skills

Ventilator managementPatient monitoringClinical documentationTeam collaborationCommunication skillsDiagnostic skillsMedical procedures

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 85% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$304k (443 salary observations; 2,917 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,841 salary observations; 57,044 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k 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 Critical Care Medicine Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 9 employers

24
<$385k
2
$385k-420k
1
$437k
4
$455k-490k
3
$490k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
79% this job
CME allowance
24% this job
Sign-on bonus
6% this job
Relocation assistance
6% this job
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Harlingen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,158/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.0
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 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Harlingen Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Harlingen, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Malpractice Coverage
CME Allowance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan Options
Sign-On Bonus