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HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center - HCA Healthcare

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center - HCA Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center - HCA Healthcare No longer available

Job Description

Description

Specialization:
Surgery Critical Care
Critical Care Internal Medicine
Critical Care Pulmonary
Critical Care Anesthesiology
Critical Care Emergency Medicine

Job Summary:

ICC Healthcare is seeking a critical care intensivist to join the growing team at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Qualified Candidates:
  • Board certified/board eligible Critical Care (all Critical Care Specialties will be considered)
  • Ability to obtain TX Licensure
  • 15 (12-hour) shifts per month, mix of days and nights (5-6 nights per month)
  • Staffing model: 2 Physicians during the day, 1 Physician and 1 APP at night
  • At least 2 years intensivist experience preferred
  • Strong Interest and Exposure to MCS, CVICU, Cardiac ICU
  • 34 ICU Beds- CLOSED ICU- Primarily Cardiac/CVICU and some Medical ICU
  • Clinical bedside teaching opportunities to support PCCM and Surgical Trauma Critical Care Fellowships
  • Available ASAP- open to considering new Fellows with strong Cardiac Exposure/Experience
Incentive/Benefits Package:
  • Competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, stock options, 401k with company match, disability,CME allowance and days, and more
  • Growing Program with stable team and leadership
  • Expert practice management including privileging, provider enrollment, and billing and collections
  • Appropriate staffing models and flexible scheduling
  • 100% covered occurrence-based malpractice Insurance
  • Located at Medical Center of Houston
  • W2 Employed Position, competitive hourly rate
  • Strong relationships and integration with Cardiac Team for co-management of patients
About ICC Healthcare:
  • ICC Healthcare employees over 675 providers in 60 programs with 6-8 new programs opening each year.
  • We are part of the HCA Healthcare system of care. HCA owns and operates over 190facilities in 20states
  • The success of the ICC intensivist program relies on strong team building strategies within the ICU, the hardwiring of best practice evidence base protocols, and streamlining the delivery of hospital wide critical care services.
  • Our providers have the ability to impact change on a national scale through our association with HCA
  • We believe work/life balance is an important and strive to help providers maintain this balance
  • Unmatched growth and leadership opportunities
  • Expert practice management including privileging, provider enrollment, and billing and collections


About HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center:
  • HCA HoustonMedical Centeris a 372-bed acute care hospital proudly serving Greater Houston area residents since 1975.
  • This boutique, surgical hospital that emphasizes heart care and heart surgery is located in the heart of central Houston, adjacent to the Texas Medical Center and Houston's world-renowned Museum District.
About the Community:

Proclaimed as the nation’s fourth-largest city, Houston is a vibrant metropolis.When it comes to entertainment and recreation, Houston has much to offer, to include professional sports teams, a theater district and a museum district, hundreds of clubs and live music venues. The largest mall in Texas, The Galleria, is a shopper’s paradise. Houston’s sunny climate makes it easy to enjoy the city’s municipal parks, jogging paths, and bike trails. Less than an hour away are piney woods, area lakes, Galveston Bay, and sunny Gulf Coast beaches that offer an abundance of activities. Boasting more than 100 different nationalities, Houston is one of the country’s most diverse cities

Market salary data for Emergency Medicine Physicians nationally

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Employer-favored market

Competitive market. Focus on fit and differentiation over compensation.

Hiring leverage
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Wage leverage
Limited
Mobility
Low mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Credentialed candidates
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers, Self-taught practitioners

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
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Limited mobility: Few adjacent roles—switching employers is harder.

Focus on demonstrating unique fit and value.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
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Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
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⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

+3%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
Typical: Doctoral or professional degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024