Medical Director (Supervising Physician) Houston
Listed compensation
$156k
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Job Description
- Supervising Physician / Medical Director – Houston Region
- Location: Houston, TX | Clinical oversight of three SynergenX centers
- Specialty: Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- Compensation: $156,000 annually
- Help guide exceptional care across our Houston clinics.
SynergenX is seeking a Board-Certified Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician to provide medical direction and clinical supervision for full-time and part-time nurse practitioners and physician assistants across three Houston-area centers.
This opportunity is ideal for a collaborative physician who enjoys mentoring providers, supporting clinical excellence, and helping patients achieve their health goals through hormone replacement therapy and medical weight management.
Why Join SynergenX?
Meaningful clinical leadership: Help shape the quality and consistency of care across three centers.
Collaborative environment: Work alongside providers and clinical leadership who value communication, teamwork, and patient safety.
Focused clinical practice: Support teams delivering personalized hormone replacement and weight-management services.
Annual compensation of $156,000: For supervision of the assigned full-time and part-time providers across the three centers.
Key Responsibilities
Provide medical direction and clinical supervision for assigned nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Serve as an accessible physician resource for questions about patient assessments, laboratory findings, treatment plans, medication management, and referrals.
Review patient charts and provide constructive feedback to support appropriate care, accurate documentation, and adherence to clinical protocols.
Participate in provider meetings, case discussions, and quality-improvement activities.
Support safe prescribing practices and maintain required supervision and prescriptive delegation documentation.
Collaborate with clinical leadership to address patient safety concerns, complex cases, and opportunities to improve care.
- Help orient and mentor providers on clinical standards and treatment protocols.
- Participate in onsite clinic visits and provider collaboration according to the established supervision schedule.
- Maintain timely communication with providers and leadership regarding clinical concerns and follow-up needs.
- Uphold patient confidentiality, professional ethics, and applicable clinical and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Texas medical license.
- Board certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
- Active DEA registration appropriate to the role.
- Ability to meet applicable physician supervision and prescriptive delegation requirements.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and a collaborative approach to provider development.
- Ability to support three Houston-area centers and meet established availability and onsite expectations.
- Ability to meet company credentialing and professional liability coverage requirements.
Preferred Experience
- Experience supervising or collaborating with nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
- Experience in hormone replacement therapy, medical weight management, or related outpatient care.
- Experience with chart review, quality improvement, and clinical leadership.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and clinical documentation.
- Make an impact beyond one patient visit.
Join SynergenX and use your clinical expertise to support providers, strengthen patient care, and guide a collaborative team across our Houston centers.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $161k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
SynergenX Health Holdings holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 16 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $156k | Family Medicine median $300k (middle half $264k–$336k)328 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$161k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Texas | 180 active | 2,627 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Physician listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 1,841 in the last 30 days | 1,356 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| SynergenX Health Holdings | silver tier, 75/100 | Top Employers work-life index16 active listings |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$156k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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