Physician - Family & Preventive Medicine

Join Our Team:

At Esse Health, we believe physicians deserve a workplace where they can practice medicine the way it’s meant to be—patient centered, collaborative, and supported by a culture that values innovation and work life balance.

If you’re looking for a place where your ideas matter and your impact is felt every day, Esse Health is where you can truly thrive.

We are seeking a compassionate, entrepreneurial-minded Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to join our team as a partner, playing a key role in shaping the future, growth, and direction of our organization.

What Sets Us Apart:

• Achieve a healthy work-life balance with greater control over your practice, schedule, staff and more
• An environment free from hospital bureaucracy that allows faster decision-making and autonomy
• Innovative workflow solutions—including AI scribe technology—that support physician wellness, efficiency, and quality of care
• Collegial and supportive partners offering mentorship and collaboration
• Providing 20% lower average cost of care compared to hospitals 
• Infrastructure, training on best practices, transparency, and support that align quality outcomes with financial sustainability

Practice Highlights:

• Join a collaborative team including 3 Family Medicine Physician partners APPs, MAs, an office manager, and support staff
• Opportunity to gradually take over an established physician’s panel, with mentorship and warm patient hand-offs as they transition toward retirement
• Outpatient only practice with flexibility to focus on clinical interests (ADHD, mental health, women’s health, LGBTQ+ care, etc.)
• Opportunity to incorporate subspecialty care and mentor and teach medical students and residents if desired

Schedule & Hours:

• Clinic hours:
  • Monday–Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Schedule: 4.5 days patient care + 0.5 day administrative (greater flexibility as a shareholder)

Call:

• Outpatient phone call only; rotated among partners

Patient Volume & Support:

• Gradual onboarding ramp-up to build confidence with the EMR, patient care, flow, and coding
• Target at least 18 patients/day as comfort and efficiency increase for financial success 
• Care Management and Hospital at Home resources available, extending care outside of the clinic
• Support staff function at the top of their training, assisting with in-basket management, refills, prior auths, and care coordination 

Procedures & Office Details:

• In-office procedures based on physician preference; precepting available for those interested in learning (current physician performs injections and biopsies)
• In-house lab and other services 
• Daily courier service to main Esse lab; results integrated into EMR

Additional:

• Telehealth available
• NextGen EMR with AI scribe technology and Dragon dictation

What We Offer:

• 3-year guaranteed salary
• Your success is in your hands
  • No cap on earning potential: Physicians are earning $350K-$750K on average 
• Shareholder track 
• Profit-sharing and long-term financial growth opportunity
• 4 weeks of paid time off, with even more flexibility as a shareholder
• 9 paid holidays and 5 paid CME days
• Eligible for sign-on, relocation, CME allowance, and retention bonus
• 401k with match
• Available Benefits (within 30 days of starting): Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long/Short Term Disability, Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account, Fraud Protection, Legal, Pet, and other miscellaneous

Requirements:

• MD or DO
• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible with plans to certify (AB or AOA)
• Missouri licensed or eligible to obtain licensure in Missouri

To Learn More or to Apply, Contact:

[email protected]

Schedule a time to meet!