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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - Medical Director (Harris Health Clinics) - Family and Community Medicine, McGovern Medical School

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston · Houston, Texas

College: University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
City: Houston, Texas
Where you’d teach: On campus
Job type: Full-time
Degree: Not stated
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - Medical Director (Harris Health Clinics) - Family and Community Medicine, McGovern Medical School in Texas, United States | Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston We're sorry... the job you are trying to apply for is no longer available. Maybe you would like to consider the Categories below : If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visit http://go.uth.edu/careers ! University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S.

Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B.

Johnson Hospital. UTHealth Houston Benefits UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to our benefits page . Equal Employment Opportunity Statement UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law or University policy.

Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. All UTHealth Houston employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth Houston’s rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations. In accordance with Executive Order GA-48 and to the extent that this position requires you to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), this role will include routine reviews to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent you from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4. --> Career Site Cookie Settings Personal Information 7000 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77030 713-500-4HSC 713-500-4472 follow us Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - Medical Director (Harris Health Clinics) - Family and Community Medicine, McGovern Medical School . <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://med.uth.edu/">McGovern Medical School </a>at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.uth.edu/">UTHealth Houston</a>, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time faculty Medical Director position in the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://med.uth.edu/familymedicine/">Department of Family & Community Medicine</a>.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department's mission to provide health care to an urban underserved population and train the next generation of physicians. <o:p></o:p>The Medical Director at each site is the physician leader of primary care services in the site clinic. The Medical Director has the ultimate responsibility for clinical and educational services/activities at the clinic. Day-to-day coordination of activities for education (site coordinator) could be the assignment of another on-site faculty member. This position is 80% Patient Care Clinical Time, 20% Director Administrative Time, and supervises clinic site faculty, nurse practitioners, and trainees (medical students and residents). <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Medical Director Scope:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Within established Department and/or Harris Health System policies, is responsible for overall monitoring as well as coordinating the successful day-to-day operation of clinical and educational activities at the clinic site. The Medical Director frequently interacts and is involved with the Clinic Operations Manager and Nurse Manager in all areas of clinic operations.

Together, the triad ensures that the clinic is providing the best possible patient care with maximum efficiency. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Medical Director Duties:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>The Medical Director has the ultimate responsibility for clinical and educational services/activities at the clinic site. Day-to-Day coordination of activities for education (site coordinator) could be the assignment of another on-site faculty member; however, the Medical Director is expected to participate in teaching/precepting of medical students/residents.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Position Key Accountabilities:<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Ensuring quality of clinical services, including:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>· Peer Review<o:p></o:p>· Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Activities<o:p></o:p>· Harris Health System performance improvement activities<o:p></o:p>· Clinician involvement in the development and implementation of improvement processes<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in;" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;">Ensuring accuracy and completeness for the billing and documentation of the individual clinicians:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>· Encounter form.<o:p></o:p>· Coding.<o:p></o:p>· Medical record notes.<o:p></o:p>· Internal auditing of productivity measures.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in;" start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in;">Supervising all UTH MDs, NPs, and locums:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>· Clinical activities.<o:p></o:p>·</

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