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Crest Palliative Care
San Antonio, Texas

Hospice Physician

Hospice and Palliative MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Training & development
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule

About the Role

Crest Palliative Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Hospice Physician to join our team in San Antonio, TX. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a profound difference in the lives of patients and families during life's most important moments. If you are a physician driven by purpose and patient-centered care, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive medical oversight and direct patient care for hospice patients in various care settings
  • Conduct initial assessments, certifications, and recertifications of terminal illness for hospice eligibility
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including nurses, social workers, and chaplains to develop individualized care plans
  • Manage pain and symptom control using evidence-based palliative medicine practices
  • Communicate with patients, families, and caregivers regarding goals of care, prognosis, and end-of-life planning
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings to review and update patient care plans
  • Provide on-call physician support and respond to urgent clinical needs as required

Requirements

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Active and unrestricted Texas medical license or eligibility to obtain one
  • Board certification or eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred
  • Experience in hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life medicine strongly preferred
  • DEA license and ability to prescribe controlled substances
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a patient-first mindset
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary care team

About Us

Crest Palliative Care is a trusted provider of hospice and palliative services in the San Antonio, TX area, dedicated to delivering dignified, compassionate care to patients and their families. Our patients choose us for our commitment to comfort, respect, and personalized end-of-life support. Our team members thrive in a culture that values empathy, professional growth, and the meaningful work of caring for others.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Hospice carePain managementPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical oversight

Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$305k (424 salary observations; 2,834 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,462 salary observations; 55,655 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 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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.

Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Hospice And Palliative Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 129 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,386/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
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 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Crest Palliative Care

Hospitals and Health Care
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Training & development
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule