Understanding the Role
Practice full-scope family medicine at the top of your license in a community that depends on you
This position offers a rare chance to be the cornerstone of primary care in Terrell. You will care for patients of all ages, manage complex disease in-house, and become "the doctor" for an entire community rather than primarily a referrer. You will step into a busy, established outpatient practice with a 4-6 week wait for new patients, ensuring immediate volume, rapid panel growth, and the ability to build long-term relationships.
The position is employed through Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas' largest not-for-profit health system, combining the resources, benefits, and stability of a major organization with the autonomy and intimacy of a true community clinic. The ideal physician appreciates small-town life, wants to live in or near Terrell, and is energized by complex patients, minimal box-checking, and the opportunity to use the full breadth of their family medicine training every day.
Your practice will include:
- 100% outpatient family medicine in a deeply rooted community clinic under the Baylor Scott & White umbrella (over 25 years in the community)
- A 4.5-day workweek with 36 patient-facing hours and 4 hours of built-in administrative time spread through the week
- Typical volume of 15-20 patients per day, with room to individualize your schedule as you grow your panel
- A broadly adult population (about 90% adults) with patients of all ages beginning at age 2
- A philosophy and expectation of practicing at the "top of license", diagnosing, treating, and following through on a wide range of conditions with strong specialty backup when needed
- A clinic culture focused on continuity and comprehensive care, where referrals are reserved for situations where subspecialty input truly adds value
Schedule and call:
- 4.5-day workweek with 36 hours of direct patient care and 4 hours of admin time
- Call is taken by each physician for their own panel, all by phone, with an answering service providing first-screen triage
- Call is generally very quiet and minimally disruptive. Estimated around only 3 weeks of call per year. One physician reported not receiving a single call for almost a full year.
- Colleagues help cover each other's call during PTO, family emergencies, or other needs, keeping call burden manageable and team-oriented
Candidate requirements:
- BC/BE in Family Medicine
- Strong interest in living in or near Terrell and the far east Dallas area, building a durable, long-term community presence
- Comfort with higher-acuity outpatient medicine and enthusiasm for managing as much as possible within primary care
- Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with a desire to participate in and sustain a cohesive, supportive culture
This is a position for physicians who genuinely want to be part of a community, who find satisfaction in solving complex problems without reflexive referrals, and who value the stability and resources of a major health system while maintaining the personal connection and clinical breadth that drew them to family medicine in the first place.