Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Primary Care

salary $130,725 per year |

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clock October 8th, 2025

  • building Optum
  • location Houston, TX
  • salary $130,725 per year
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  • clock October 8th, 2025

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in San Antonio, TX. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, youll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, youll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, youll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

  • Practice with a multi-disciplinary team of heath care providers
  • Our model is designed to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and proven care techniques to treat the whole patient - physically, mentally, and socially - at each visit
  • Quality vs. Quantity Model - Typically see 14 to 16 patients per day
  • Patient panel is predominately geriatrics with Medicare Advantage coverage
  • Bonus incentives are based on quality metrics

What makes an Optum Career different?

  • As the largest employer of Advanced Practice Clinicians, we have a best-in-class employee experience and enable 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
  • We grow talent from within. No matter where you want to go- geographically or professionally- you can do it here

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

  • Base salary, plus annual quality bonus with a target of $15,000
  • 401k with match, Executive Savings Plan, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • LTD and STD insurance at no cost to you
  • Liability coverage that doesnt require tail coverage ever
  • More comprehensive benefits from Optum Partner Services

In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors, specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over 16,000 doctors offices. At WellMed our focus is simple. Were innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together, were making health care work better for everyone.

Youll 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
  • Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
  • 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population
  • Ability to work at any of our clinics across the greater San Antonio area
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A working understanding and support of a managed care environment

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $110,000 - $166,500. 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.

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