A 330-bed full-service medical center in southern New Hampshire offering full medical-surgical care with more than 25 subspecialties, a 24-hour emergency department, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, and diagnostic imaging is adding a Bariatric/Obesity Medicine Physician

About the Position:

• Assesses, develops, and recommends a treatment plan for patients seeking medical weight loss management. Facilitates and coordinates strategic program planning, development, and education concerning the medial weight loss component of NEWMI.
• Examine patients for comprehensive evaluation to include medical history, medication use, psychosocial factors, and behaviors that influence a patient?s weight history.
• Perform lab and other diagnostic testing as indicated. Evaluate findings and reviews with the patient as appropriate.
• Formulates diagnosis and identifies medical needs based on the evaluation.
• Recommend and design a treatment plan, which may include pharmaceutical, nutritional, behavioral health, and exercise interventions.
• Coordinates plan of care and reviews/collaborates with the referring physician, multidisciplinary treatment team, and specialty services as needed.
• Monitors the effectiveness of the prescribed plan of care and modifies treatment accordingly.
• Develops protocols, treatment plans, and pathways to promote the growth of the program and delivery of innovative patient care.
• Provides education to patients, physicians, and other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding Medical Weight Loss patients.
• Participates in overall strategic program planning and development.

Requirements:

• MD or DO, Completed Residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Practice experience or fellowship training in Obesity Medicine is preferred.

Compensation/Benefits:

• Robust compensation
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Generous PTO/CME
• Comprehensive health & retirement benefits

Community/Location:

• Located less than one hour from Boston, the Atlantic Ocean, and fabulous lakes and mountains, New Hampshire is a four-season recreational paradise
• Whether you like to ski, hike, fish, hike, bike, hunt, or go strawberry and apple picking, we have it all
• This is a very desirable 4 season community that is ranked by top publications like Fortune and Money Magazines as the best place for raising children with comfortable neighborhoods, affordable housing, excellent public schools
• Local Regional Airport
• No State Income/No Sales Tax

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