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Job description
Overview
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH is searching for a BC/BE Obesity Medicine Physician to join the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Weight Center. The Center is the only fully integrated and multidisciplinary academic weight management center in the state of New Hampshire. The adult consultative clinic is a physician-led program providing comprehensive evaluations and management of obesity as a chronic disease with a focus on health and wellness. Our team includes registered dietitians, certified health coaches, psychologists, wellness nurses, and an integrated culinary medicine team. These team members will be joining our new Center for Digestive Health, a collaboration between Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Obesity Medicine, and Digestive Surgery.
Full-time position for a physician qualified in the evaluation and medical management of patients
Opportunity to work with a collegial multidisciplinary team in a team-based, patient-centered practice
The integration with a well-established MBSAQIP-accredited comprehensive bariatric surgery program
Obesity-related research and teaching in a collaborative major academic medical center serving a large patient referral base with an Obesity Medicine Fellowship.
What Dartmouth-Hitchcock has to offer you: Established patient base
Collegial environment and referrals
Ties to the Academic Medical Center
Competitive compensation and benefits packages, including relocation
Dedicated CME time and funds
What New England has to offer you: Four seasons and an outdoor lifestyle
Access to major cities and airports
Proximity to mountains and hiking trails
Driving distance to the seacoast/ocean
The abundance of local lakes for boating and swimming
Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an academic health system serving patients across New England. A national leader in patient-centered health care, D-H is on a path to create a sustainable health system for the region and as a model for the nation. Founded in 1893, the system includes New Hampshire's only Level 1 trauma center and its only air ambulance service, as well as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. As an academic health system, Dartmouth-Hitchcock provides access to nearly 1,500 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine, as well as world-class research with the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Responsibilities Expertise in the field of obesity medicine. This field of medicine requires competency in the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity
Competence with all non-surgical therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy, and in providing peri and post-surgical care of metabolic and bariatric surgery patients
Qualifications American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate with at least 2 years of obesity medicine practice experience, or Fellowship-trained Obesity Medicine Specialist (completion of Obesity Medicine Fellowship recognized by Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council).
Required Licensure/Certifications
- BC/BE in Internal Medicine, and Internal Medicine sub-specialty, or Family Medicine - Eligible for NH medical license and DEA Area of Interest: Physician
FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week
Shift: Day
Job ID: 34584
Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more: Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers
Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact for assistance.
Worksite address
lebanon, NH, 03756, US
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