Emergency Medicine Regional Medical Director

About the role

HCA Houston Healthcare is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Regional Medical Director to join the Emergency Medicine leadership team in Houston, Texas. The Regional Medical Director serves as the senior physician leader for emergency services across a defined region of hospitals and/or freestanding emergency departments, providing comprehensive clinical, operational, quality, and professional leadership to ensure high-quality, patient-centered emergency care. This role aligns multi-site emergency department performance with organizational and division-level goals through oversight, standardization, collaboration, and physician leadership, and functions as the primary physician liaison among Site Chiefs, emergency clinicians, hospital leaders, system/division leaders, and community stakeholders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement. The position is approximately 80% administrative and 20% clinical. The facility is a 457-bed acute care center with 45,000 annual adult patient volume, a 29‑bed Emergency Department (2.2 PPH), dedicated adult and pediatric emergency rooms, robust GME programs, and one of the busiest snakebite services in the U.S. It is a Level II trauma center, certified comprehensive stroke and chest pain center, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation of Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and a recipient of multiple national quality and safety awards.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior physician leadership for emergency services across a defined region of hospitals and/or freestanding emergency departments.
• Ensure high‑quality, patient‑centered emergency care through clinical, operational, quality, and professional leadership.
• Align multi‑site emergency department performance with organizational and division‑level goals via oversight, standardization, collaboration, and physician leadership.
• Act as the primary physician liaison among Site Chiefs, emergency clinicians, hospital leaders, system/division leaders, and community stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement across the region.
• Perform duties directly or through appropriate delegation to Site Chiefs and other physician leaders while retaining oversight and accountability.
• Balance approximately 80% administrative and 20% clinical responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through the American Board of Emergency Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Leadership experience in a large, complex hospital or regional health system.
• Current Texas medical license and active DEA registration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Malpractice coverage.
• CME allowance.
• Paid time off (PTO).