Physician - Surgery
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services · Tucson, AZ · Today
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
Join a comprehensive, multidisciplinary bariatric program that collaborates with the Departments of Surgery and Family Medicine to deliver optimal obesity care. This role offers the opportunity to work within a team providing both surgical and non-surgical weight-management options while contributing to education, clinical research, and program growth.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with departments of Surgery and Family Medicine to deliver optimal obesity care
- Participate in a team offering surgical and non-surgical weight-management options
- Support development and maintenance of Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine services
- Provide ongoing care for patients pre- and post-bariatric surgery
- Manage patients pursuing non-surgical weight therapies
- Engage in education, clinical research, and program growth initiatives
- Increase community awareness and identify opportunities for quality improvement
Qualifications & Skills
- MD or DO degree with a strong desire to work in academic medicine
- Board Certified or Eligible in Obesity Medicine (ABOM); Family Medicine certification preferred
- Arizona medical license or eligibility
- Experience managing obesity or fellowship in Obesity Medicine preferred