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McAllen, Texas

NURSE PRACTITIONER

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

About South Texas Health System – Clinics

Join our South Texas Health System Clinics (formerly Valley Care Clinics) team! Providers with South Texas Health System (STHS) Clinics deliver high quality family medicine, health screenings and advanced specialized care to the people of the Rio Grande Valley.

STHS Clinics is committed to delivering quality healthcare and service excellence. Our clinics are affiliated with South Texas Health Systems’ four acute care hospitals, behavioral health hospital, six freestanding emergency rooms and one joint venture hospital.

Specially trained and highly experienced, our physician group treats a wide range of conditions using advanced technologies and minimally invasive techniques.

Website: sthsclinics.com

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Please refer to Provider
  • Other Duties as assigned.
  • Benefit and Rewards Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Pet Insurance

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of UHS, was formed in 2012 as the physician services unit of UHS. IPM develops and manages multi-specialty physician networks and urgent care clinics which align with UHS acute care facilities.

It also provides select services for the Behavioral Health division of UHS. Through continuing growth, IPM operates in 12 markets across six states and the District of Columbia.

Our leadership team, practitioners, and teams of healthcare professionals are collectively dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people in the communities we serve.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

Qualifications

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

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Pay Transparency

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical AssessmentDiagnostic SkillsTreatment PlanningElectronic Health RecordsCollaborationCommunication

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 60% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Family Medicine NP market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine NP listings in Texas168 active3,609 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 60% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentTexas nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment991 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine NP hiring demand#2 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 1,246 postings, 1,426 closed
New Family Medicine NP listings1,726 in the last 30 days1,405 the 30 days before (+23%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 30 employers
12
<$145k
13
$145k-170k
4
$170k-195k
4
$195k-220k
2
$250k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
35%
Loan repayment
6% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Receptive · Arkansas

$120/hr
#2

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Receptive · Kentucky

$120/hr
#3

Clinic Director - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

$210k
#4

NURSE PRACTITIONER

$100/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,566 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Generous PTO
Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans
401(k) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing
Tuition savings with Chamberlain University
Pet Insurance

Living in McAllen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$213k
Typical market rent
$1,300/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
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 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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