Outpatient Infectious Disease Physician

Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits
• $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies
• Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance
• Subsidized Gym Membership
• And much more!

Clinician-Specific Benefits Include

• Paid Malpractice Insurance (Occurrence-Based)
• CME Reimbursement + CME Time
• Qualified FQHC Loan Repayment and other programs paying up to $180K
• Access to dedicated onboarding and provider support for a smooth and successful start

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Location: Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006

Outpatient Infectious Disease Physician - Job Overview

Schedule: Monday-Friday (8AM-5PM)

On-Call Frequency- 1 week by phone, every 9-10 months. First Call covered by Nurses, Physician is only called with critical labs.

As an Adult Infectious Disease physician, you will provide board-certified clinical care to adults with a specialized focus on infectious diseases. You will support patients through complex health needs while also providing general primary care for patients living with HIV and others when required.

Your expertise will make a meaningful difference in community healthcare through prevention, treatment, outbreak response, public health collaboration, and education. Working alongside providers across service lines, you will have opportunities to mentor future healthcare professionals and contribute to research that can improve care for the communities we serve.

Why this role matters

• Make a meaningful difference through specialized infectious disease care and general primary care.
• Support patients living with HIV and individuals affected by Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases.
• Help develop and update clinical guidelines for HIV, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, PrEP, non-occupational PEP, occupational PEP, and other infectious diseases.
• Provide expert consultation and assistance to providers across other service lines.
• Offer expertise and support during infectious disease outbreaks while collaborating with public health organizations.
• Contribute to research projects through patient recruitment, data analysis, interpretation, and publication when available.
• Grow through collaboration, mentorship, supervision, and opportunities to support students and mid-level providers.

Join our family of mission-focused healthcare professionals and bring your passion for infectious disease medicine to work that is clinically meaningful and deeply connected to community health.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide patients with infectious disease specialty care services in addition to general primary care in HIV patients and in others when required.
• Develop and update clinical guidelines for HIV, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, PrEP, non-occupational PEP, occupational PEP, and other infectious diseases.
• Manage and treat common health problems, including infections, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses and disorders, with a focus on infectious diseases.
• Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, vaccines, etc. to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
• Collect, record, analyze, and maintain patient information, including medical histories, reports, and examination results.
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
• Monitor patients’ conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
• Provide expert consultation and assistance to providers across other service lines when needed.
• Provide expertise and support during infectious disease outbreaks.
• Report certain diseases and collaborate with other public health organizations.
• Provide supervision of mid-level providers and mentor students.
• Provide knowledge, basic techniques, and patient recruitment for research projects if available.
• Assist in performing data analyses, interpretation, and publishing of any research projects.
• Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention, including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD, DO with completion of Infectious Disease Fellowship
• Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers’ compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• At least 2 years of experience working in Infectious Disease, preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Perform duties to a reasonable and acceptable standard
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize
• Adept in decision making responsibilities

About Legacy Community Health

The largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast. Our mission - driving healthy change in our communities - guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.

Approachable & Collaborative - Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed - Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators - Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.