<p>A leading national physician services organization is recruiting a full-time Post-Acute Care Physician to manage a skilled nursing facility (SNF) resident panel in Houston, TX. This is a pure clinical role with no call obligations, robust administrative infrastructure, and a clearly defined leadership pathway — from Facility Medical Director through Regional Medical Director to CMO — for physicians who want to grow beyond the bedside.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus productivity bonus and quality incentives</li> <li>W-2 employed position with one of the nation's largest physician services organizations</li> <li>Sign-on bonus and relocation allowance provided</li> <li>Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage included</li> <li>Annual CME allowance plus paid CME days</li> <li>4 weeks PTO plus paid holidays</li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance</li> <li>401(k) with employer match</li> <li>Dedicated administrative, billing, credentialing, and scheduling support — no practice management burden on the physician</li> <li>Clinician wellness program with responsive regional management</li> <li>Structured leadership pathway: Facility Medical Director → Regional Medical Director → CMO</li> <li>No call obligations</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Attending physician services for a SNF resident panel of approximately 75–125 patients</li> <li>Full-time schedule of 4–5 clinical days per week; no overnight or weekend call</li> <li>Clinical responsibilities include admission H&Ps (within 48–72 hours), monthly recertifications, and significant-change-of-condition visits</li> <li>Manages the full post-acute and long-term care spectrum: chronic disease management, post-acute recovery, wound care, dementia care, complex polypharmacy, and end-of-life/palliative care</li> <li>Leads and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team including NPs/PAs, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, and consultant pharmacy</li> <li>Active participation in interdisciplinary care planning meetings, family conferences, and Medicare Part A clinical reviews</li> <li>Documentation in PointClickCare or facility EMR, following CMS Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) standards</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatrics required</li> <li>Clinical comfort managing CHF, COPD, diabetes, dementia, palliative care needs, and complex polypharmacy in a post-acute population</li> <li>Prior experience or strong interest in long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation, or skilled nursing facility medicine strongly preferred</li> <li>Active Texas medical license or eligibility to obtain; active DEA registration where applicable</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and offers physicians a compelling combination of professional and lifestyle advantages: Texas levies no state income tax, and the city is home to the Texas Medical Center — the largest medical complex in the world — as well as NASA's Johnson Space Center. Houston fields professional sports franchises across all major leagues and is consistently ranked among the most culturally and culinarily diverse cities in the country, with a cost of living that remains accessible relative to other major metros of its size.</p>