Physician, Part-Time, 1099

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct thorough patient intake for adolescents joining the program, encompassing history, risk factors, and eligibility assessment.

• Arrange necessary laboratory tests and analyze results, escalating any findings that fall outside the program's guidelines.

• Collaborate with patients and their families to create personalized care plans.

• Prescribe and oversee GLP-1 therapy when clinically suitable, as part of a comprehensive nutrition and behavioral support strategy.

• Manage continuous care through follow-up visits, dose adjustments, side-effect monitoring, safety management, and support for adherence.

• Coordinate efforts with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and health coaches.

• Adhere to clinical protocols and escalation procedures.

• Bring complex or unclear cases to the attention of the Physician Lead.

• Maintain a panel of Balance families within a pediatric-led adolescent metabolic health initiative.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license in good standing.

• Confidence and credibility in caring for adolescents and their families.

• Interest in adolescent and obesity medicine.

• Willingness to undergo light onboarding training in weight/obesity management and GLP-1 therapy.

• Availability of 20–80 hours per month.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Ability to function effectively within an asynchronous, distributed telehealth care team.

• Board certification in Obesity Medicine (ABOM/DABOM), or a clear pathway to obtaining certification (preferred).

• Previous experience in prescribing or managing GLP-1 therapy (preferred).

• Experience providing care via telehealth (preferred).

• Experience collaborating with registered dietitians, behavioral health clinicians, and health coaches in a multidisciplinary framework (preferred).

• Bilingual in Spanish/English or experience working with linguistically diverse pediatric populations (preferred).

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Must provide a list of states in which licensed to practice.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible, part-time engagement.

• 1099 contractor arrangement.

• Monthly commitment can increase as the patient panel expands.

• Light onboarding training in weight/obesity management and GLP-1 therapy.

• Opportunity to develop expertise in obesity medicine on the job.

• Flexible work arrangement within a distributed telehealth care team.