SNGH Obesity Medicine Physician – Kempsville, Norfolk, VA
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Job Location:
Norfolk, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
City/State
Norfolk VAWork Shift
First (Days)Provider Specialty
Obesity MedicineOverview:
Sentara Medical Group is seeking a Board-Certified Obesity Medicine Physician to join our outpatient Comprehensive Weight Loss Solutions team in the Kempsville area of Norfolk Virginia bordering on the city of Virginia Beach. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients lives while working alongside an experienced collaborative and multidisciplinary care team dedicated to long-term weight management success through both surgical and non-surgical approaches. An excellent opportunity to join a nationally recognized physician-led healthcare system with a mission to improve health every day.
Position Highlights:
Full-time outpatient-only Bariatric Medicine position
M-F 8am 5pm some afterhours call may be required - no weekends
Work alongside 2 experienced physicians and 5 experienced APPs
Established patient base with a waiting listrapid panel build
Diverse and highcomplexity case mix including pre and postbariatric surgery patients medical weight management and chronic disease optimization
Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will embrace a leadership-forward role including:
Supervision and clinical mentorship of experienced APPs ensuring high-quality evidence-based obesity care
Vision-setting for the role of obesity medicine across the region/system helping shape program growth care pathways and integration with primary care endocrinology bariatric surgery and other specialties
Participation in program development quality improvement and strategic initiatives
Contribution to regional education including provider training and community engagement related to obesity care
This leadership component elevates the position beyond a traditional clinical role and aligns with candidate expectations seen in high-demand obesity medicine markets.
Patient Panel Description:
This role manages a robust highcomplexity panel of adults with obesity and related metabolic conditions including:
Patients pursuing nonsurgical medical weight management
Optimizing individuals in the preoperative evaluation phase for bariatric surgery
Postoperative longitudinal followup patients (nutrition weightregain prevention comorbidity management)
Patients with multiple obesityrelated comorbidities including diabetes hypertension NASH OSA and cardiovascular risk disorders
Individuals requiring intensive lifestyle intervention antiobesity pharmacotherapy and chronic disease optimization
Benefits:
Base salary plus RVU incentives
Quality Performance Incentives up to 25K
Sign on Bonus 15K
Commencement Bonus 10K
Generous CME allowance of $5500 per year to advance your expertise
Comprehensive benefits package including Health Dental Vision Disability and more
Retirement Package with Matching Contribution
Malpractice and Tail coverage
Fully Integrated EHR (Epic) with systemwide access to Dragon dictation and Dragon Copilot artificial intelligence for note creation
Enjoy 36 days off annually to promote work-life balance plus 1 floating holiday
Education:
Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (DABOM)required
Experience:
Experience preferred
About Sentara Health:
Sentara Health is an award-winning nonprofit healthcare system with over 2000 providers working together to deliver outstanding compassionate care to our communities. As an Obesity Medicine Physician here youll be part of a team that is committed to quality innovation and improving patient outcomes every day.
Community Highlights:
Located in Coastal Virginia Hampton Roads offers an exceptional quality of life for physicians and their families. Whether youre drawn to beachfront living suburban comfort or rural charm the region offers:
Affordable housing and top-rated public/private schools
Outdoor activities year-round: beaches boating hiking and more
Cultural amenities: concerts sports festivals dining
Easy travel to Washington D.C. Richmond and the Research Triangle
Consistently ranked among the best places to live in the U.S.
At Sentara were more than a health system were a community of caregivers dedicated to transforming lives. If youre ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a supportive innovative environment please contact Lisa Satoski Physician Recruiter Specialist at to learn more!
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Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
North Carolina Nevada South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.
