Dermatology - Physician - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Springwoods Village
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from $360,000
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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 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 dermatologists see a wide range of patients including adult and pediatric. They diagnose, treat, and manage all types of medical dermatology conditions including (but not limited to) acne, eczema, psoriasis, bullous diseases, and skin cancers.
The Kelsey-Seybold Dermatology team is growing. Our team currently consists of 35 providers seeing patients at 19 Kelsey-Seybold locations in the greater Houston area. Of the 35 providers, two are dermatopathologists, two are Mohs surgeons, two are pediatric dermatologists and six are APC’s.
Kelsey-Seybold dermatologists offer many additional services for patients including phototherapy (nbUVB, excimer), extended patch testing, and select cosmetic services. Kelsey-Seybold dermatologists collaborate extensively with other Kelsey specialists including General Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery, Hematology/Oncology, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, and Radiation Oncology.
Kelsey-Seybold dermatologists are invited to participate in a monthly tumor board as well as journal club that meets quarterly.
What Makes an Optum Career Different?
- Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables 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
Practice medicine autonomously, with the support, not restrictions, of a sustainable and thriving national health care organization
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
- Graduate of an approved training program in the United States.
- Licensed in the State of Texas
- Board Certified and/or Board Eligible.
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $360,000 to $672,500. 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
Dermatologists will diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of medical dermatology conditions for both adult and pediatric patients. They are expected to collaborate with various medical specialists and participate in tumor boards and journal clubs.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an approved training program in the United States and hold a valid license in the State of Texas. Applicants are also required to be Board Certified or Board Eligible.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dermatology - Physician - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Springwoods Village at UnitedHealth Group a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dermatology — ranked against 327 active Dermatology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dermatology — 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 ~$290k (61 salary observations; 294 listings), vs ~$293k nationally (1,554 salary observations; 5,436 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 60% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% 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 ~$516k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $532k 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 ~$516k midpoint, that is roughly $21k–$36k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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