Physician Resident- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic- Kingwood
- Job Category: Clinical
- Primary Location: Porter, TX
- Schedule: Part-time
- Req #: 401168
Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Job Summary and Responsibilities:Physician Pathways Program participants are assigned to a mentor who will provide advice and guidance throughout the duration of the program. Participants are expected to spend 1-3 hours per month on Physician Pathways Program activities that will help them learn how to operate and thrive as a full-time physician within Kelsey-Seybold.
Position Highlights:
- This is a temporary role intended for physician residents/fellows, interested in pursuing a full-time role with our group following completion of residency or fellowship.
- Kelsey-Seybold will educate and prepare the Physician for next generation population health models in a top-notch patient and provider setting.
- The customized program will be completed at Kelsey-Seybold facilities and/or virtually with deep exposure to primary care or specialty care within a team-based practice environment that will require a commitment of few hours per month.
At Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, our culture is one of clinical innovations and transformation aimed at influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations.
Compensation:Physician Resident will receive an adjusted annual salary.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, a part of Optum, is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in Texas. It offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. Its comprehensive offerings include an accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, and on-site Kelsey Pharmacy locations. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- M.D. or D.O.
- Must be transitioning into their final year of residency or fellowship or early into their final year.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts H-1B Visas.
“Working at Optum provides you an opportunity where you can learn, not just from the CMEs but from other staff physicians that have experience. It’s a team-based model, so you never practice alone – whether you are a new grad or you have experience.”
What makes the Optum organization different?
Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license.
Our culture is one of clinical innovation, collaboration and transformation.
We recognize that if you want to provide good care and do it well, you can’t do it alone. This is the foundation of the team-based care model.
We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations.
Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Competitive compensation
- Dedicated CME time and allowance
- Robust retirement package
- Student loan repayment program (available in specific locations)
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) – discount on UnitedHealth Group (UHG) stock
- Physician partnership and incentive opportunities with Optum
- Growth, additional income opportunities and more

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our mission calls us, our values guide us and our diverse culture connects us as we seek to improve care for the consumers we are privileged to serve and their communities. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Our core values of integrity, compassion, inclusion, relationships, innovation and performance steer our actions and interactions. They also guide us to achieve our mission to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health system work better for everyone. And throughout it all, we are united by a culture that cultivates a workplace like no other.
