Physician Advisor Position - Harlingen, Texas - Full-time (ON-SITE)

Join Tenet Healthcare as a Physician Advisor and Drive Meaningful Change (ON SITE)

Come to Harlingen, Texas and take your career to the next level! Tenet Healthcare is seeking a board certified, physician to join our leadership team. This is an ON-SITE, full-time position. While experience as a PA is preferred, candidates with a strong desire to succeed will be considered. In this pivotal role, you’ll influence utilization management, documentation integrity, and physician education to improve patient care and hospital performance.

What You’ll Do

• Review cases for appropriate Level of Care and monitor observation stays
• Educate physicians and committees on utilization and documentation best practices
• Lead daily huddles, complex case conferences, and peer education
• Chair the Utilization Management Committee quarterly
• Manage payer denials, including peer-to-peer reviews
• Partner with CDI/HIM teams to improve documentation quality
• Partner with administration in reducing financial risks associated with denials as a result of unnecessary or preventable services and extended lengths of say

What We’re Looking For

• Experience as a physician leader in a large system/hospital/integrated delivery system or leader of a large department
• MD or DO with current Texas medical license or ability to attain
• Board certified in specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties
• Reputation as an excellent clinician with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a hospital setting
• Strong communicator, respected among peers
• Data-driven mindset with measurable impact on outcomes
• Organized, collaborative, and effective with time management
• On-site, full-time presence

Valley Baptist Medical Center

• 586-bed Level II Trauma Center
• Regional leader in comprehensive care

Why Harlingen?

• Located in the Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen is one of the fastest-growing regions in Texas

• No state income tax!

• Year-round semi-tropical weather, affordable housing, and easy access to the beaches of South Padre Island.

• Welcoming community offering family-friendly culture, excellent schools

• The Valley provides an ideal setting for physicians seeking both professional growth and personal fulfillment.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package including performance incentive
• Encouraged time off with coverage provided
• Generous benefit package including 401(k) match, CME, health, and PTO benefits
• Relocation assistance provided
• Ongoing training with access to personal performance metrics
• Cost coverage for National PA Prep Course & Certification Exam
• Connection to the best experts across Tenet’s expansive hospital network

  For immediate consideration, please submit CV.

  Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.