Physician Family Medicine- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic- Gulfgate
Listed compensation
$238k-$384k
Listing transparency5 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
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.
Position Highlights
See patients in an outpatient setting Monday-Friday from 8a – 5p to include new patients as well as corporate physicals.
Participate in the Family Medicine Call single call group. On-Call for the group is about once per month, either on the weekday or weekend day. The weekend day is shared with another physician. Call consists of answering phone calls from patients of physicians in the call group.
- Annual physicals and wellness exams
- Preventive medicine.
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)
- Licensed or wiling to be licensed in the State of Texas
- Accredited Family Medicine Residency training
- Board Certified and/or Board Eligible with American Board of Family Medicine
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $237,500, to $384,000. 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 UnitedHealth Group, 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.
Key Responsibilities
Provide outpatient family medicine care, including care for new patients, corporate physicals, annual physicals, and wellness exams. Participate in the Family Medicine call group, answering patient calls approximately once per month.
Requirements
Requires an MD or DO and completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency. Candidates must be licensed or willing to become licensed in Texas and be board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Family Medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Family Medicine- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic- Gulfgate at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,321 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
UnitedHealth Group ranks #3 of 16 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 1,180 active listings.
In Texas, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$269k (17 salary observations; 74 listings), vs ~$256k nationally (437 salary observations; 1,323 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$311k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $320k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$311k midpoint, that is roughly $12k–$22k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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