Job Information
Beth Israel Lahey Health Physician - Lifestyle Health in Burlington, Massachusetts
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Lifestyle Health - Medical Weight Loss Physician
Job Description:
Medical Weight Loss Physician
Lifestyle Health – Weight Loss and Wellness
BI Lahey Hospital Medical Center
Lifestyle Health – Weight Loss and Wellness Center at LHMC is accepting applications for Obesity Medicine physician. Successful candidates should be board-certified or board eligible in IM/FM and Obesity Medicine with added qualifications in weight loss pharmacotherapy and qualified in the evaluation and medical management of patients with obesity and obesity related co-morbidities.
Lahey Hospital Medical Center is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health (https://www.bilh.org/) , a new health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Lifestyle Health – Weight Loss and Wellness Center is an integrated department that supports the spectrum of needs for patients seeking help with obesity and weight management. The Center provides individualized, multidisciplinary consultation and innovative obesity treatment, including state-of-the-art medical and surgical programs. Patients have access to specialists in obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, psychology, and nutrition at our clinic in Burlington, MA and the world via our telemedicine program. Each one of our patients is a unique individual, so we create personalized treatment plans for each one. We combine advanced technology, research and medical education to provide the best care possible.
Successful candidates should be board-certified or board eligible in Obesity Medicine with added qualifications in weight loss pharmacotherapy and a strong interest in teaching and/or clinical/translational research. We offer highly competitive compensation and an exceptional array of benefits
Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.
Work Location :
Lifestyle Health – Weight Loss and Wellness
85 Middlesex Turnpike, Suite 3110
Burlington, MA 01803
Monday – Friday
Schedule:
Full Time
Minimum Qualifications:
BC/BE in Internal Medicine, and Internal Medicine sub-specialty, or Family Medicine.
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 pre and post-surgical care of metabolic and bariatric surgery patients.
Applicants should email CV and cover letter to:
Rich Crosby, Senior Physician Recruiter at richard.crosby@lahey.org
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.
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