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Physician Assistant - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Endocrinology - Cypress, TX

Physician AssistantNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$113k-$174k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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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 45 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 1000 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 and Responsibilities

Primary Focus is centered on responsibilities within the hospital & outpatient clinic setting. In addition, other duties assigned may and can include: clinic office evaluations, virtual visit assessments and office call reports.

Qualified candidates must be available Monday – Friday between the hours of 8a-5p; call may be required in special circumstances

Uses critical thinking to manage care of cardiac patients as directed by the physician in both the hospital and clinic settings

  • Performs and documents physical exams and interviews as well as the plan of care as decided by the physician
  • Discusses relevant findings with the physician.
  • Ensures appropriate medications and follow-up are ordered and scheduled.

Educates patients and their family about cardiac and medical issues, outcomes, the role of the caregiver, and medication management.

What Makes an Optum Career Different?

As the largest employer of Advanced Practice Clinicians, we have a best-in-class employee experience and enable you to practice at the top of your license

We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients

We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations

We grow talent from within. No matter where you want to go- geographically or professionally- you can do it here

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

  • Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
  • Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.
  • Minimum 3 years general PA experience

Preferred Qualifications

Previous EPIC experience

Strong Computer Skills

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $113,000 - $173,500. 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will manage cardiac patient care in hospital and clinic settings, performing physical exams and developing treatment plans under physician direction. They are also responsible for educating patients and families on medical issues and medication management.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners and possess at least 3 years of general PA experience. Eligibility for limited prescriptive authority in Texas is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationCare coordinationElectronic health recordsClinical assessmentEndocrinologyHospital careOutpatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Endocrinology - Cypress, TX 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 Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,545 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Endocrinology — Physician Assistant Career Context

UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 1,414 active listings.

Of the 50 active Endocrinology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$143k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $148k 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 ~$143k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,545 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About UnitedHealth Group

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k≈ 2.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.