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CareNow Urgent Care - Houston Market - HCA Healthcare

Urgent Care - Physician at CareNow Urgent Care - Houston Market - HCA Healthcare

CareNow Urgent Care - Houston Market - HCA Healthcare Houston, TX

Job Description

Description

Specialization:
Urgent Care
Urgent Care Emergency Medicine
Urgent Care Family Medicine
Urgent Care Internal Medicine Pediatrics
Family Medicine without OB
Emergency Medicine

Job Summary:

CareNow Urgent Care is seeking board certified family medicine, med/peds or emergency medicine physicians to join our team in Southwest Houston at our Memorial Clinic.

Qualified Candidates:
  • Comfortable seeing patients ages three months and up
  • Board certified family medicine, IM/pediatrics, occupational medicine, or emergency medicine
  • Has or willing to obtain Texas state medical licensure
  • Comfortable managing conditions commonly seen in an urgent care setting including such procedures as simple laceration repairs and I&D of abscesses.
Incentive/Benefits Package:
  • Excellent compensation, including competitive hourly rate and quarterly bonuses
  • Flexible hours; great work life balance
  • Outpatient only with no hospital rounds or ER call
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • PTO including paid time off for CME
  • Paid medical malpractice
About CareNow Urgent Care:
  • CareNow Urgent Care is one of the leading providers of quality, caring, and convenient outpatient urgent and primary care
  • An urgent care practice integrated into HCA Healthcare’s comprehensive network of facilities
  • Physician-driven company to focus your time and attention on what truly matters—your patients’ care
  • Flexible work schedules, streamlined administration processes, and reliable staff support
Houston is the nation's fourth-largest city. The most diverse city in America has a lot to offer, including professional sports teams, the theater and museum districts, hundreds of clubs and live music venues. With its gigantic Galleria and more, Houston is a shopper's paradise. Houston's sunny climate makes it easy to enjoy the municipal parks, jogging paths, and bike trails. Piney woods, area lakes, Galveston Bay, and sunny Gulf Coast beaches are all less than an hour away. Families will appreciate the excellence of the area's public and private schools and availability of institutions of higher learning. Texas is a tort-reform state with no state income tax, making it an exceptional place to live and work.

Market salary data for Emergency Medicine Physicians nationally

National salary averages
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected

Employer-favored market

Competitive market. Focus on fit and differentiation over compensation.

Hiring leverage
Employer-favored
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
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Limited mobility: Few adjacent roles—switching employers is harder.

Focus on demonstrating unique fit and value.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ 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