Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
This role involves providing comprehensive medical management for patients with obesity, focusing on weight-related complications and long-term patient relationships. The position supports collaborative work within a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting, emphasizing high-quality obesity management care and work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide comprehensive care for the medical management of patients with obesity
- • Manage weight-related complications
- • Build long-term relationships with patients
- • Support the continued growth and development of comprehensive weight management services
- • Participate in call coverage at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest
Required
- • BE/BC Obesity Medicine Fellowship trained
Benefits & Perks
- • Continuing medical education allowance
- • Paid time off
- • Well-being fund
- • 401k
- • Paid parental leave
- • Malpractice insurance
- • Financial stability and administrative support
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion – practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.
Description
Northwestern Medicine is seeking a compassionate and highly skilled BE/BC Obesity Medicine Fellowship trained Internal Medicine Physician to join our team in Glenview, IL and Gurnee, IL, located in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive, patient-centered environment focused on delivering high-quality obesity management care. As an NM Obesity Medicine Internal Medicine Physician in our practice, you will have the ability to make a meaningful impact on patient care, work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, and enjoy a work-life balance in an outpatient setting. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive care for the medical management of patients with obesity and will be comfortable managing weight-related complications while building long-term relationships with patients and supporting the continued growth and development of comprehensive weight management services.
Highlights
- Join a team of 6 Endocrinology Physicians, 2 Bariatric Surgeons, 3 Advanced Practice Providers, 1 Obesity Medicine Advanced Practice Provider and 5 Dieticians
- Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with flexible schedule and work-life balance
- Participate in call coverage at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest
- Lab services onsite
- Provided support includes Nurses and Medical Assistants
BE/BC Obesity Medicine Fellowship trained
Equal Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Background Check
Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
Benefits
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion – practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.
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