Family Medicine Opportunity 70 miles Southwest of DFW

Physician: Family Practice
Market: Non-Metropolitan (Less than 50,000)
Job ID:11226
Verified Date:08/13/2024
Loan Repayment:No Response
Sign on Bonus:Yes
Practice Type: Employed
Accept J1 Visa:No
Accept H1b Visa:No
Permanent: Full time Family Practice

What you need to know:

Practice Details

  • Candidate can work four 10's or standard 5 day work week
  • Employed opportunity
  • Great work/life balance
  • Office space will be available for incoming candidate
  • New grads and experienced candidates welcome to apply
  • Board certified in family medicine
  • No OB available with this opportunity
  • No personal income tax

Compensation Details

  • Competitive Salary (based on MGMA guidelines)
  • Excellent benefits package (health, dental and vision)
  • Quality incentive bonuses
  • Commencement bonus
  • Student loan repayment
  • Relocation assistance
  • Marketing & CME

Community Details

  • Granbury's arts and entertainment community explodes with talent in its galleries, museums, live theatre performances, musicals and more! Take the family to create their own art or pottery piece, enjoy a live show, or a date night on the downtown Granbury Square at many of its intimate spots. 
  • Granbury has many buildings on the square known as registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts Broadway productions.
  • This community and its county are well known contributing richly towards Texas history.

Recruiter Insights

Compensation. The Starting Salary is $25,000 To $40,000 more compared to starting salaries in Fort Worth/ Arlington. Coupled with a cost of living of 20% lower than the aforementioned metropolitan areas, provides significant purchasing power to build their dream home, payoff school loans and retire early.

The Housing Market.  A great opportunity for homeownership with a spacious home with 3 beds and 4 baths, 3,106 sqft for 389,500K. Beautiful & unique home that sits high on a cliff with a stunning view of Lake Granbury! Enjoy the quiet & serene setting in this kind home. With Open concepts available and main living, kitchen, split bedrooms with master bedrooms, & extra living space upstairs with huge storage closet.

The Community.  The Granbury community is part of the Hood County, this upscale lakeside community is located just 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. This area has a thriving community with great school systems.  

The Employer.   This community healthcare provider is a 73-bed facility providing complete medical care and advanced surgical procedures to Hood, Somervell, and Erath County residents. This organization is accredited by the Joint Commission and boast an accredited Chest Pain Center, Sleep Lab and radiology program.

This 116 healthcare professionals strong believes in the power of people to create great care and  work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community they call home.

Community Profile What is nice to know.

Closest International Airports:

  • 62 miles: Dallas, TX (DFW/ KDFW) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • 187 miles: Austin, TX (AUS / KAUS) Austin- Bergstrom International Airport

Closest Major City:

  • 34 miles to Fort Worth, TX
  • 45 miles to Arlington, TX
  • 63 miles to Dallas, TX

Closest Domestic Airport:

  • 62 miles: Dallas, TX (DFW/ KDFW) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • 72 miles: Dallas, TX (DAL /KDAL) Dallas Love Field
  • 81 miles: Waco, TX (ACT /KACT) Waco Regional Airport

Local Airports

  • 26 miles: Cleburne, TX (TX5) Cleburne Municipal Airport
  • 35 miles: Fort Worth, TX (FWH / KNFW/ NFW) Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
  • 39 miles: Fort Worth, TX (KFWS / FWS) Fort Worth Spinks Airport

Cost of Living:

  • Mean Housing Cost- $167,300
  • Cost of Living- 94
  • State Cost of living- 91

Colleges and Universities:

  • Weatherford College (about 21 miles; Weatherford, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,080)
  • Tarleton State University (about 31 miles; Stephenville, TX; FT enrollment: 8,882)
  • Texas Christian University (about 31 miles; Fort Worth, TX; FT enrollment: 9,131)
  • Tarrant County College District (about 34 miles; Fort Worth, TX; FT enrollment: 33,775)
  • The University of Texas at Arlington (about 44 miles; Arlington, TX; FT enrollment: 27,453)

 

Demographics:

  • 81.8% White alone
  • 11.5%Hispanic
  • 2.8%Asian alone
  • 1.3%Black alone
  • 0.8%Two or more races
  • 0.3%American Indian alone



 

Taxes:

  • State Income Tax Rate - 0 %
  • State Sales Tax Rate - 6.25%
  • County Sales Tax Rate - 6.75%
  • Property Tax Rate State- 1.81%

Major Industry:

  • Construction (15%)
  • Utilities (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Health care and social assistance (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)

 

Recreation:

  • Visit the Acton Nature Center- explore over 5 miles of groomed trails throughout the Acton Nature Center. The trails are perfect for walking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
  • Explore the Dinosaur Valley State Park- this park has 20 miles of trails open for hiking and biking. You can fish and swim, camp at available sites in the park, or bring your own horse to explore 100 miles of park lands on horseback. A variety of animals and plants make Dinosaur Valley a great place to experience nature, or you can learn archery, fishing, or geocaching through a Ranger program. 

Arts & Culture:

  • Art Gallery 206-Granbury has an active art community with art galleries, sculptures and local artists. This gallery showcases unique paintings and prints.
  • Granbury Opera House- this opera house offers the Broadway musical style with talented musicians and artists. 

Sports for the Spectator:

  • The Granbury High School offers a variety of athletic events during the year for the community, to enjoy and support the local athletes.
  • Attend several professional sporting events just an hour away, including the Dallas Cowboys Football game.
  • For College Sports fans, cheer on The University of Texas football, basketball and baseballs teams.

Sports for the Participant:

  • Visit the Lake Granbury and Brazos River to enjoy water sports such as kayaking, jet skiing and paddleboarding. 
  • Enjoy over a dozen local golf clubs and courses to practice your swing with friends and family.

Shopping:

  • Granbury Square Plaza
  • Granbury Mall West
  • Beall's Department Store
  • Witherspoon's Antique Mall

Top Five things to do:

  1. The Brazos Drive-In Theater
  2. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
  3. Granbury City Beach
  4. The Downtown Historic Granbury Square
  5. Revolver Brewing