Physician Assistant / APC - Interventional Pain Management - Kelsey Seybold - Main Campus
Listed compensation
$113K - $173K
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
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’s Pain Management Center is actively recruiting a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to assist the clinic with the treatment of patients who suffer with pain. This is a position in a clinical setting, which would require one to be available between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m.
Position Highlights & Primary Responsibilities
- Assisting the pain management physicians in clinic to achieve optimal efficiency in the practice of pain management
- Holding clinic and seeing patients for follow up visits, assisting these patients with the medical management of their disease
- Managing narcotics, narcotic agreements, opiate management administrative work and pre and post-operative procedural care
- Working with primary care practitioners and other specialties with the management of patients who suffer from pain, providing a team approach that facilitates and enhances the quality of care for such patients
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
- Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
- Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
The salary range for this role is $113,000 to $173,500 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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
Assist pain management physicians in achieving clinic efficiency and conduct follow-up visits for patients. Manage narcotic agreements, opiate administration, and coordinate pre- and post-operative procedural care.
Requirements
Requires certification from AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA and current licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners or Texas State Medical Board. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant / APC - Interventional Pain Management - Kelsey Seybold - Main Campus at UnitedHealth Group a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pain Medicine — ranked against 39 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pain Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
UnitedHealth Group ranks #12 of 26 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 1,088 active listings.
Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% 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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