Physician - Radiation Oncology Kelsey Seybold Clinic at North Houston

UnitedHealth Group Inc.•Houston, TX

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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. General Role Description: 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. 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.

Requirements

Medical Degree (MD, DO)
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.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

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.