Advocate Health
10,000+ employees
🏥 Healthcare
📚 Education
Healthcare • Education
Advocate Health is an integrated healthcare system that combines multiple regional health systems and academic medicine to deliver patient care across hospitals, outpatient centers, urgent care and specialty centers. It includes organizations cited in the source (Advocate Health Care, Atrium Health, Aurora Health Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Navicent, Atrium Health Floyd, Harbin Clinic) and emphasizes whole-person care (physical, emotional, spiritual), innovation, health equity, and clinician recruitment through initiatives like "Best Place to Care. " Advocate Health supports numerous hospitals and hundreds of care sites across multiple states and partners with an academic medical school to advance education, research, and clinical training.
Internal Medicine Physician – Weight Management
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Advocate Health
10,000+ employees
🏥 Healthcare
📚 Education
Healthcare • Education
Advocate Health is an integrated healthcare system that combines multiple regional health systems and academic medicine to deliver patient care across hospitals, outpatient centers, urgent care and specialty centers. It includes organizations cited in the source (Advocate Health Care, Atrium Health, Aurora Health Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Navicent, Atrium Health Floyd, Harbin Clinic) and emphasizes whole-person care (physical, emotional, spiritual), innovation, health equity, and clinician recruitment through initiatives like "Best Place to Care. " Advocate Health supports numerous hospitals and hundreds of care sites across multiple states and partners with an academic medical school to advance education, research, and clinical training.
📋 Description
• Join Aurora Health Care as a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician on the Virtual Weight Management team • Performs detailed medical histories, virtual assessments, and clinical evaluations for obesity and metabolic conditions. • Develops individualized weight-management treatment plans using evidence‑based strategies • Provides ongoing virtual longitudinal care, routine follow‑ups, and chronic disease management related to obesity and metabolic health. • Orders and interprets diagnostic tests necessary for obesity care and metabolic monitoring. • Completes all documentation in a timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate manner as per Aurora Health Care policy. • Ensures compliance with Aurora Health Care virtual-care guidelines, clinical protocols, and regulatory standards. • Serves as an advocate and educator for patients, providing supportive counseling and motivation. • Delivers empathetic, culturally sensitive care to a diverse adult population. • Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives, service excellence efforts, and outcomes-driven program development. • Follows access and productivity standards to ensure timely, convenient virtual care availability. • Utilizes standardized evidence-based protocols for obesity care. • Works closely with a multidisciplinary care team including dietitians, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, and care coordinators. • Participates in program meetings, case discussions, and ongoing clinical improvement work. • Models Aurora Health Care’s Core Values and adheres to Medical Group Minimum Work Standards. • Provides compassionate, patient-centered obesity care tailored to adult patients in a virtual environment. • Demonstrates strong understanding of obesity as a chronic disease, including pharmacotherapy, nutritional science, behavioral medicine, and relevant clinical guidelines. • Evaluates patient outcomes and integrates current scientific evidence to continuously improve practice. • Communicates effectively through virtual platforms with patients, families, and care team members. • Demonstrates integrity, responsibility, and ethical practice at all times. • Understands and utilizes health system resources to support high-value, coordinated virtual obesity care.
🎯 Requirements
• A minimum of three to five years of experience • Board certification in family medicine or internal medicine • Board Certification or Board Eligible in Obesity/Weight Management is required • Maintenance of Certification required per applicable board standards • Experience in virtual care is preferred; experience with obesity pharmacotherapy strongly preferred • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care for: Adults 18 years of age and older
🏖️ Benefits
• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources • Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support • Educational assistance and professional development programs • Paid medical liability insurance • Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances • Relocation assistance
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