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Per Diem Physician - Radiation Oncology - Kelsey Seybold Clinic at Main Campus

Oncology Top 5% in OncologyPer Diem

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Per Diem · on-site
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Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

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

As a radiation oncologist at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, you will join an organization led by physicians who value the ability to collaborate and share information as a team on behalf of their patients.

Responsibilities

  • Design and supervise the execution of high-quality radiation treatments for patients with various diseases.
  • Ensure all quality control standards are implemented and constant quality assurance measures are in place.
  • Remain in compliance with best standards of patient care service documentation and all appropriate regulatory agency requirements
  • Visually view, evaluate, and interpret medical records, physical exams, and other relevant data of patients; to include competency in taking history and examining patients.
  • Process all essential clinical and diagnostic findings into sound treatment recommendations in multidisciplinary settings.
  • Must be self-motivated, conscientious, and able to communicate (orally and in writing) and relate well to peers and personnel at the technical and administrative level. Advocate and educate other clinicians within the Center regarding the current developments in radiation oncology and the future treatment options available across disease sites. Identify and solve problems related to job responsibilities using knowledge and experience in multiple settings; must be able to move from one multidisciplinary disease site to another.
  • Active participation in Radiation Oncology peer review and Safety Committee. Tumor Board is held once a month.

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

  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
  • Accredited Residency training
  • Licensed or willing to be licensed in the State of Texas
  • Board Certified in Radiation Oncology from the American Board of Radiology

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

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.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree with accredited residency training and board certification in Radiation Oncology. A valid Texas medical license is required to practice at the clinic.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical Records InterpretationClinical DocumentationMultidisciplinary CollaborationTreatment PlanningPatient EducationRegulatory ComplianceSafety Committee Participation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Physician - Radiation Oncology - Kelsey Seybold Clinic at Main Campus at UnitedHealth Group a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Oncology — ranked against 561 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Oncology — Physician Career Context

UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 1,189 active listings.

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$307k (170 salary observations; 908 listings), vs ~$296k nationally (4,114 salary observations; 17,335 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 36 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 44% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% 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)). 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.

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$515k-580k
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$625k
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$645k-710k

Annual compensation range

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$561k-$652k
#3

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$560k-$625k
#4

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$407k-$572k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.2
Among the top 10% of 561 Oncology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.