Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine Physician needed in Henderson, Texas
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Job Description
Faculty position employed by the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, practicing in UT Health East Texas facilities.
UT Tyler School of Medicine - Henderson RHC is seeking a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician to join the fast-growing family of UT Health East Texas hospitals and clinics.
About the Position
Average patient load of 12-25 per day
EMR: EPIC
- 4 clinic days/week
- Newborn call rotation
- Lab and X-ray onsite
- Located at UT Health Henderson campus
Recruitment Package May Include
- Base salary + w/RVU production incentive
- CME allowance
- Commencement bonus
- Medical debt consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Relocation allowance
- Residency stipend
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
- Potential Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
About the Hospital
UT Health Henderson is a 96-bed facility that is a part of UTHealth East Texas. Formed in 2018 through the combination of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (ETMC) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UT Health Northeast), UT Health East Texas provides care to thousands of patients each year through its extensive regional network of 10 hospitals, multiple clinics, rehabilitation centers, freestanding emergency centers, urgent care facilities and other locations.
About the Health System
The UT Health East Texas system is comprised of nine hospitals, more than 90 physician clinics, over 500 employed providers, 13regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, six urgent care clinics, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 60 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center. Our primary service area has a population of over 600,000.
As a partner with the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide East Texas with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of providers and other health professionals.
Graduate Medical Education is an integral component at UT Health East Texas. With Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Psychiatry residency programs, we also welcomed our first class of medical students in 2023 in partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
About UT Tyler School of Medicine
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas.
The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation, preparing them for careers in medical research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.
Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District. Connected by a skybridge to UT Health Tyler, the MEB will support interdisciplinary education for medical students and resident training. It will also aid as part of a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System. The building is scheduled for completion in fall of 2025.
Emphasizing a community-centered approach, the UT Tyler School of Medicine combines advanced research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers to cultivate a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas. Visit uttyler.edu/medicine to learn more.
About the Community
Named for Texas' first governor, Henderson has been a crossroads in Northeast Texas for centuries. Enjoy the superb quality of life surrounded by natural splendor in the warm and inviting South. The area offers many lakes, tall pines and ideal climate make for scenic views and great outdoor recreation.
Henderson is known for its charming and colorful downtown offering a number of retail options from clothing to antiques. Residents enjoy affordable housing, low cost of living, and no state income tax!
34 mi SE of Tyler/136 mi SE Dallas
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide family medicine care to patients with an average load of 12-25 patients per day. Responsibilities also include participating in a newborn call rotation and working within the UT Health East Texas clinic and hospital network.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine. The role requires the ability to work in a clinical setting and utilize the EPIC electronic medical record system.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$275k (73 salary observations; 379 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,880 salary observations; 6,427 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, 48% have no call, 56% 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 Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine Physician needed in Henderson, Texas at UT Health East Texas a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,570 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include 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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