Physician - Obesity

Hattiesburg Clinic is seeking a BC/BE Obesity Medicine physician to join its Weight Management center.  This service is the only one of its kind in South Mississippi dedicated to weight management. The adult consultative clinic is a physician-led program providing comprehensive evaluations and management of obesity.  This facility treats obesity as a chronic disease and addresses nutrition, exercise, environmental and social issues influencing weight, pharmacology and surgery.

Our team includes a board-certified obesity management physician, nurse practitioner, registered dieticians, wellness nurses, bariatric surgeons and a bariatric surgery coordinator.

What we offer:

• Full-time position for a physician qualified in the evaluation and medical management of patients with obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities
• A large patient referral base
• A multi-disciplinary team and close collaboration with Bariatric Surgeons
• Monday - Friday schedule with limited call
• A first-year guaranteed salary with excellent benefits, including relocation assistance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited fellowship in Obesity Medicine or BC/BE in Obesity Medicine by the ABOM
• 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 peri and post-surgical care of metabolic and bariatric surgery patients
• Eligible for a Mississippi medical license