Physician Kelsey Seybold Allergy at Springwoods Village

UnitedHealth Group•Spring, TX

13d

About The Position

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. The Department of Allergy and Immunology for Adults provides consultative services for the diagnosis, evaluation and management of diseases of the respiratory tract, immune system and allergies. The Allergy/Immunology department provides consultation in the diagnosis and management of allergies and immune-deficiency diseases. A multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurses offers patient management, patient/family education and support services. Some of the chronic ailments and illnesses treated are: asthma, food or drug allergies, and insect hypersensitivity. 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 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.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved training program in the United States
Board Certified and/or Board Eligible
Licensed in the state of Texas

Responsibilities

Interviewing patients and families
Performing complete physical examination
Ordering appropriate diagnostic studies, diets, and nursing monitoring and intervention
Recognition of clinical problems and formulation of a logical diagnosis
Evaluation and management of adult/pediatric allergy and immunological conditions which may or may not pose the threat of death, organ or system failure, irreversible organ or system failure, irreversible damage or loss of permanent impairment of a body function
Evaluation and management of allergy and immunological diseases
Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory studies
Allergy testing: percutaneous, antibiotics, biologicals, stinging insects’ antigens, intradermals
Immunizations
Ingestion challenge testing
Inhalation therapy
Application of local and topical anesthesia