Outpatient-Only Family Medicine Opening | Central Texas

Family Medicine 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Wellstone Health Partners, a thriving multi-specialty group affiliated with Seton Medical Center Harker Heights, is seeking a BE/BC Family or Internal Medicine Physician to join an employed, established practice in Harker Heights, Texas. Located just north of the Hill Country, this centrally positioned community along the I-35 corridor offers easy access to major metropolitan areas like Austin, Dallas, and Waco – without the congestion or high cost of living.

Committed to excellence, Seton Medical Center Harker Heights was awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for the 10th consecutive time by The Leapfrog Group

About Your Work

  • Join a collaborative team of 18 physicians and 17 APPs
  • Practice located in Harker Heights
  • Service area of 500K
  • Outpatient-Only, no weekends or call
  • Easy access to a number of specialties including GI, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, etc.

Smart Technology: See more patients without extending your day. Our providers use Epic EMR and Ambience AI scribe technology to automate documentation, reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow, and ensure accurate coding-leading to better work-life balance and revenue.

A Recruitment & Benefits Package that Values Your Talent at Wellstone Health Partners, we are committed to offering our providers exceptional compensation and benefits packages that foster professional and personal growth.

We understand that in order for you to deliver the best care, you need to feel appreciated and supported, which is why we prioritize the health and well-being of our providers and their families. To help accomplish this, we have designed generous compensation and benefits packages that may include:

  • Base salary + wRVU production incentive
  • CME allowance
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan
  • Marketing + practice growth assistance

About the Hospital

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) is an 83-bed acute care hospital opened in 2012 in Harker Heights, Texas, offering an array of services such as a Cardiology, Emergency Services and a Level IV Trauma Designated Emergency Room, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement, Gastroenterology, a dedicated Women’s Center, Diagnostic Services and more.

Our award-winning staff provides patient care with dignity and respect. We are also Joint Commission Accredited, an Accredited Chest Pain Center, and Advanced Primary Stroke Center.

About the Community

Situated in Bell County, Harker Heights is a vibrant community near Fort Hood, and rests in the beautiful 'Hill and Lake' country of Central Texas. One perk of being located in the heart of Texas- is proximity to larger cities.

Harker Heights is approximately 1 hour north of Austin; 30 minutes south of Waco, 2 hours south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and 2 hours north of San Antonio. Residents enjoy the low cost of living and many schooling options.

With 225 sunny days a year, residents of Harker Heights enjoy the outdoor recreational advantages of having two lakes in proximity, Lake Belton and Stillhouse Hollow Lake.

In addition, there are a number of parks, including Dana Peak Park, which offer a plethora of activities such as mountain biking, hiking, fishing, and camping. No state income tax!

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient-only family or internal medicine care as part of a collaborative team of 18 physicians and 17 APPs. Utilize Epic EMR and AI scribe technology to manage patient documentation and improve clinical workflow.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Family or Internal Medicine. The role requires a commitment to providing high-quality patient care within an established multi-specialty group.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Family medicineClinical practiceMedical coding

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$275k (73 salary observations; 377 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,878 salary observations; 6,417 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 52% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient-Only Family Medicine Opening | Central Texas at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,542 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

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

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5
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
77% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Relocation assistance
40% this job
Loan repayment
21% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Family Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,542 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Harker Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,498/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.1
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 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Seton Medical Center Harker Heights

Hospitals and Health Care
Harker Heights, TX
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base Salary + wRVU Production Incentive
CME Allowance
Sign-on Bonus
Medical Debt Assistance
Consultative Services by Navigate Student Loans
Relocation Allowance
Residency Stipend
Paid Malpractice Coverage