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Des Moines, Iowa

Adolescent Medicine - Physician - Blank Adolescent Clinic

Adolescent MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a Adolescent Medicine Physician to join our team in Des Moines, IA. Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health.

At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us a spot on the Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare.

Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

Blank Children’s Hospital

Blank Children's Hospital, a service of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, is completely dedicated to meeting the unique health care needs of children. Blank Children's is a 108-bed environment that embraces and encourages families to be a part of their child's healing and recovery. Everything from equipment to decor is designed specifically for children.

The Blank Adolescent Medicine Clinic provides comprehensive, developmentally appropriate care for adolescents and young adults, offering both primary care and subspecialty consultation services. The clinic is staffed by two physicians, one nurse practitioner, and one registered dietitian. Currently, the most common referrals to the clinic are for mental health, young women’s/reproductive health, and eating disorders/obesity concerns.

Responsibilities

Clinical care: Primarily outpatient care with opportunities for inpatient consultation depending on the clinical interests of the candidate.

Participate in the education of Blank Children’s Hospital pediatric residents, and medical students from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and Des Moines University.

Opportunities

  • All teaching faculty receive a clinical appointment through the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
  • Scholarly productivity is not a job requirement, though support for clinicians who desire to pursue quality improvement or research projects is readily available.
  • Wide latitude exists to shape your clinical case load based on your interests and career goals.

Work collaboratively across specialties with experts in psychiatry, psychology, developmental pediatrics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, neurology, orthopedics, surgery, palliative care, pulmonology, and rheumatology.

Participate in key hospital or ACGME leadership positions.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Adolescent Medicine
  • Hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
  • Eligible to work in the United States

We Offer

Signing bonus and a training stipend

Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Community Details

Greater Des Moines (DSM) is a community that invests in itself, that is powered by multi-national corporations and also supports small, locally owned businesses. DSM is a community committed to cultivating an inclusive, equitable environment for people of all background.

Whether you’re looking for vibrant, urban living or a fresh start in the surrounding suburbs, Greater Des Moines (DSM) has many communities to call home. Learn why Des Moines is one of the fastest-growing major metros in the nation and an amazing place to call home.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Obesity managementMedical education

Adolescent Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Adolescent Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 21 employers

5
<$230k
8
$230k-270k
3
$270k-310k
5
$310k-350k
2
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Relocation assistance
35%
Sign-on bonus
20% this job
Loan repayment
15% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,509 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,126/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Signing bonus
Training stipend
Attractive incentive package
Generous time off
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible