Perm – Physician – Endocrinology

Job Description:

• ASAP 2024 start! Credentialing turnaround in 2-4 weeks
• Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. No late clinic hours, no 12-hour shifts, no after-hours charting or call
• Good work/life balance. Time built in for admin time.
• Health by Design, a Medici Company is changing the healthcare system by delivering best-in-class preventive and complex condition care that dramatically improves outcomes, provides quick access to care, and significantly reduces medical costs. With an ambitious growth trajectory, we are attracting and cultivating team members who embody Health by Design and Medici core values and are passionate about our mission to rebuild healthcare to what it should be.
• Will travel between four clinic locations (will not typically work at more than one location per day). Clinic locations:
  - Westover Hills (Culebra & Rogers Road)
  - Fair Oaks (IH-10 and Ralph Fair Road)
  - Schertz (IH-35 and Schertz Parkway)
  - Roosevelt (South San Antonio)
• Our beautiful state of the art health and wellness centers offer a variety of services including on-site physical therapy, health and nutrition coaching, mental health care and more!
• Our physicians practice value-based care (NO fee-for-service), in an environment that is well-supported with Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses.
• Provides medical patient care by interviewing, examining, and treating patients in order to meet their medical needs, particularly in regard to endocrine related diagnose
• Advises, orders, and performs tests and interprets the results
• Discusses diagnoses with patients, explains treatment options, and educates them on medications, lifestyle and dietary changes, and other preventative measures
• Carries out follow-up appointments, monitors patient progress, adjusts treatment plans and medications, and updates patient records
• Supports patients with serious or complex endocrine conditions by assisting with caregiver education
• Educates patients on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources to the patients
• Determines which referrals are required based on examination and patient needs
• Determines level of urgency of follow-up or referral
• Documents all services in the patient’s electronic medical record
• Reviews on a regular basis long term cases that require ongoing medical attention
• Consults with Physician Lead, Chief Medical Officer, and other professionals on staff as needed regarding patient care, assessment, and educational issues
• Remains up to date on current practice developments, trends, research, and technology
• Assists as needed in the resolution of complaints, requests, and inquiries from patients
• Assists in the development, production, and presentation of medical education, material, lectures, and mixed media presentations for patient and medical staff
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal guidelines and regulations
• Required Skills:
  - Specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and focuses on patient-centered care
  - Experience in optimization of lifestyle to achieve optimal health for patients with diagnosis of obesity, diabetes, thyroid problems, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or other metabolic and hormonal disorders
  - Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures, and techniques
  - Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment
  - Effective verbal and written communication skills along with proper telephone etiquette
  - Performs in a tactful and professional manner
  - Experience with electronic medical records
• Physical Requirements:
  - While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; talk; and hear.
  - The team member is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  - The team member may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, with occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.
• EMR eclinicalworks and Elation
• Not accepting candidates who have lapsed Board Certification and need to obtain again
• Not accepting visa candidates
  
• Not accepting Locums candidates

Board Certified in Internal Medicine - REQUIRED
TRULY Board Eligible (within 5 years of eligibility) or Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - REQUIRED

Active TX license (or compact) in hand - REQUIRED (NO EXCEPTIONS)ACLS, BLS through AHA (or able to obtain prior to start) - REQUIRED

DEA (or able to obtain prior to start) - REQUIRED

Minimum two (2) years employment experience (not including training) in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (note in "Experience" field) - REQUIRED

Provider's salary expectations (note in "Additional Submission Details" field) - REQUIRED

Provider is available to begin working in 2024 (note in "Availability" field) - REQUIRED

Provider is willing to travel to all 4 clinics listed above (note in "Additional Submission Details" field) - REQUIRED

Clean malpractice - HIGHLY PREFERRED

Does the provider require visa support - J1 or H1B? (note in "Additional Submission Details" field) - REQUIRED