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Psychiatrist

  • Job Category: Clinical
  • Primary Location: Shenandoah, TX
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Req #: 401669

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.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist to join a growing practice with an already established patient base, with a great growth potential. Freedom to focus on patient care while the business aspect is taken care of by The Clinic. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, compassionate care.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate, diagnose and treat psychiatry patients as guided by evidence-based care
  • Prescribe medications and/or psychotherapeutic treatments for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
  • No overnight or weekend inpatient calls
  • Outpatient only practice with 60 minutes new and 30 minutes follow up appointment schedule
  • Collaborative Care model with access to the primary care provider, specialists, social workers, and therapists within the same network
  • Epic electronic medical record with dedicated behavioral health templates
  • Dedicated supervision time during the week
  • Telemedicine opportunities
  • Flexible schedule opportunities, (4 tens or 4.5 days)
  • Malpractice covered by the employer
  • Salary includes both base pay and productivity

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:

  • Medical Degree (MD, DO)
  • Accredited Residency training
  • Licensed or willing to be licensed in the State of Texas
  • Valid prescriptive license
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible within 3 years of experience
  • Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation

Preferred Qualification:

  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $214,000 to $382,000. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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.
Dr. Girisha Kauer

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
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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.

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