Physician (Part-Time, 1099), Blueberry Balance

The role

You will be a frontline clinician managing a panel of families in a pediatric metabolic health program. You will perform patient intake, review labs, design individualized care plans, and manage GLP-1 therapy.

What you will do

• Complete comprehensive patient intake for adolescents
• Order appropriate labs and review results
• Meet with patients and families to design individualized care plans
• Prescribe and manage GLP-1 therapy where clinically appropriate
• Manage ongoing care including monitoring visits, dose management, and safety management
• Coordinate with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and health coaches
• Follow clinical protocols and escalation pathways

Required qualifications

• MD or DO with active, unrestricted medical license in good standing
• Comfort and credibility caring for adolescents and their families
• Interest in adolescent and obesity medicine
• Willingness to complete light onboarding training in weight/obesity management and GLP-1 therapy
• Availability of 20–80 hours per month
• Strong written communication
• Comfort operating in an asynchronous, distributed telehealth care team

Nice to have

• Board certification in Obesity Medicine (ABOM/DABOM), or a clear path to gaining certification
• Prior experience prescribing or managing GLP-1 therapy
• Experience delivering care via telehealth
• Experience working alongside registered dietitians, behavioral health clinicians, and health coaches in a multidisciplinary model
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) or experience serving linguistically diverse pediatric populations

About the company

Blueberry Balance is a virtual, pediatric-led metabolic health program for adolescents, built by Blueberry Pediatrics. The company aims to turn every family's living room into a personal pediatric urgent care.