Internal Medicine Physician
UMC El Paso · El Paso, TX
Posted October 2, 2026
UMC Ysleta · 300 S Zaragoza Rd, El Paso, TX, US, 79907
Job Description:
Under the direction of the El Paso County Hospital District's ("District") the Physician is accountable for the effective delivery of primary and preventive health services provided in those District clinics included under the District's designation ("Clinics"). The Physician is responsible for overseeing the medical and health affairs including overseeing quality of patient care. Neighborhood Healthcare Center -Ysleta and other locations.
Required Skills:
1. Politically skilled with a demonstrated ability to successfully navigate initiatives through a public structure.
2. Possesses the ability to build consensus and facilitate interdisciplinary resolution to Clinic issues. Well-developed interpersonal and public relations skills.
3. Demonstration of well-developed management and leadership skills with clinical staff, non-clinical staff management, patients, and community organizations.
4. Able to develop relationships through interpersonal skills and professional reputation, allowing for the development and maintenance of trust and respect from both internal and external constituencies.
5. Working knowledge of clinical analysis, performance improvement and outcomes and ability to interpret and communicate complex medical issues.
6. Effective communication (written and verbal).
7. Establishes and strives to achieve "stretch" performance standards.
8. Creative, energetic persona with a strong public relations ability, professional demeanor, and attitude is essential.
9. A high degree of motivation and self-achievement is essential.
10. Knowledge of border health issues. Culturally sensitive.
11. Bilingual English / Spanish preferred
Requirements:
Work Experience
Two years of experience providing primary care services, clinic medical management in an underserved area preferred. Experience working in a primary care medical home preferred. Experience working with Electronic Medical Record Meaningful Use, and Managed Care preferred.
License/Registration/certification
- Active Texas Medical License..
- Current BLS and/or ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Education and Training
- Doctor of Medicine Degree (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Degree (DO).
- Completion of an ACGME/AOA accredited residency training program in Family Practice.
- Board certified in Internal Medicine..
Employer
UMC El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso is El Paso's only not-for-profit, community-owned hospital and the anchor of the El Paso County Hospital District. Its health system includes the acute care teaching hospital, a network of UMC outpatient primary care clinics across the county, El Paso Children's Hospital and El Paso Health, the district's own health plan.
As the primary teaching hospital for Texas Tech University's Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, UMC is the only academic healthcare setting in far West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and it is home to the region's only Level 1 trauma center. Its mission is simple: high-quality care for every member of the community, regardless of ability to pay, guided by its C.A.R.E.S. values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
Physicians at UMC care for a diverse, bilingual border population and work in a teaching environment with yearly educational stipends. El Paso, the Sun City, offers more than 700,000 residents a low cost of living, no state income tax, sunshine nearly every day of the year and the Franklin Mountains at its doorstep.