Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Obesity Medicine Physician (FT) Lebanon

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

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 dieticians, certified health coaches, 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

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.

Qualifications

  • American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, or exam eligible from either CME pathway (completion of required CME), or Fellowship pathway (completion of Obesity Medicine Fellowship recognized by Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council).

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

Required Licensure/Certifications

  • BC/BE in Internal Medicine, and Internal Medicine sub-specialty, or Family Medicine
  • Eligible for NH medical license and DEA
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Year Founded
Unknown
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