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Surgery Partners
Dallas, Texas

Floating Patient Counselor- Dallas, TX

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Patient Counselor

Position Summary

As a Patient Counselor-Float for the DFW Metroplex area, you must have the ability to interact professionally with patients, physicians, and other teammates. As a Patient Counselor you will interface with prospective and existing patients daily on the phone and in person.

You will be responsible for taking care of these patients from the initial phone call through any potential consultation and procedures in the office.

You will be working with patients (Cataract/Lasik) to educate them on the vision treatments available, and with the guidance of a surgeon, the Patient Counselor will help select the ideal procedure.

Essential Duities and Responsibilities

  • Greeting patients and creating a comfortable environment
  • Meet and counsel any prospective patient and educate them on the benefits of vision correction procedures and answering any general questions
  • Educate each patient on the procedure and obtain necessary patient history and payment information
  • Discuss financing/payment options with patient
  • Scheduling patient surgeries and post-op appointments
  • Follow up on any online or outside marketing leads
  • Follow up on any previous counseled patient that has not selected a vision correction procedure
  • Work closely with surgeons to select the best vision correction option
  • Required to use ophthalmic equipment to screen potential candidates for Lasik surgery
  • Work with marketing to help promote monthly campaigns
  • Travel to neaby facilities in the DFW Metroplex area

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

  • Bachelors Degree desired and a minimum of three years experience in sales/relationship management
  • Previous experience in a medical environment preferred
  • Bilingual a plus
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent communicator, professional appearance and solid work history
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements and clinic policies and procedures
  • Willing to travel to other facilities in the DFW Metroplex area

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
  • And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.

Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Key Responsibilities

Educate prospective and existing patients on vision correction procedures and help them select the ideal treatment under surgeon guidance. Manage the patient journey from initial contact through scheduling surgeries and post-operative appointments.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of three years of experience in sales or relationship management, with a bachelor's degree desired. Previous experience in a medical environment and the ability to travel within the DFW Metroplex are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CounselingMedical ScreeningFinancial CounselingCommunicationOphthalmic Equipment OperationLead Follow-up

Ophthalmology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 14% have no call, 50% 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).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
42%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Surgery Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Brentwood, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
PTO
401(k) retirement plan with company match