Medical Director - DO or MD
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
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- Weekends
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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.
Requirements
- 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, or ability to obtain within 30 days
- 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
Time Off
Enjoy our flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy. With our team members taking on average 20 days off per year. We also include up to 5 unplanned days off per year within our PTO benefit.
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 providers, and oversee daily clinic operations including budget and compliance. They will also collaborate with leadership to refine workflows and foster a patient-centered, high-quality care environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
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 1,245 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 56% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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