Chief Medical Officer
Compensation
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Job Description
Position Summary
The CMO is a licensed physician responsible for overseeing and improving clinical operations, ensuring high-quality patient care and safety. They will also lead the medical staff, develop policies, and collaborate with other executives to achieve organizational goals.
Position Qualifications
- Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
- Required – Doctoral degree – Medical degree with board certification, or board eligibility, in chosen field
Required – Current and Non-restricted Medical License
- Required – 5 years experience – Clinical practice, with participation in leadership roles within the medical staff or other health system leadership roles
- Required – Prior 3 years experience in a Chief Medical Officer role preferred
Key Responsibilities
The CMO is responsible for overseeing clinical operations to ensure high-quality patient care and safety. They lead the medical staff and collaborate with executives to develop policies and achieve organizational goals.
Requirements
Candidates must have a medical degree with board certification and a current, non-restricted medical license. At least 5 years of clinical practice with leadership experience is required, with 3 years as a CMO preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Administration 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).
Administration pay on WeekdayDoc is down 18.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Administration median $273k (middle half $127k–$330k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Administration listings in Texas | 114 active | 2,088 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Administration pay trend | −18.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Chief Medical Officer at Medical Center SE Texas Port Arthur a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Administration healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
About Medical Center SE Texas Port Arthur
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Port Arthur
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $162k
- Typical market rent
- $1,196/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.0
- 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 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.