Physician (Part-Time, 1099), Blueberry Balance
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Job Description
Blueberry's Mission
Our mission is to turn every family’s living room into their own personal pediatric urgent care. We combine home exam kits, concierge-like access, and AI-enabled Pediatricians to provide affordable and near-instant clinic-level care, 24/7. We believe every child deserves access to top-quality healthcare.
We’ve proven that by drastically improving access and turning healthcare into a consumer-grade experience, we drive better health outcomes for children and families while dramatically reducing medical costs for parents and health plans (up to 50% reduction in ED costs).
We are a mission and values driven company. You can learn more about our values HERE.
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About Blueberry Balance
Blueberry Balance is a virtual, pediatric-led metabolic health program for adolescents, built by Blueberry Pediatrics. We pair board-certified pediatricians with in-house registered dietitians and exercise specialists to deliver comprehensive weight-management care — including GLP-1 therapy where clinically appropriate — to teens and their families at home.
Adolescent metabolic health is one of the most under-served areas in pediatrics. Most GLP-1 telehealth is built adult-first and gates care at 18, leaving families with elevated-BMI teens to navigate months-long waitlists at hospital-based programs or nothing at all. Balance exists to close that gap with real pediatric expertise and a holistic, family-centered model — never medication in isolation.
The Opportunity
The Practicing Physician is a frontline clinician on the Balance care team. You will carry your own panel of Balance families — running intake, reviewing labs, designing care plans with families, prescribing GLP-1 therapy where appropriate, and managing that care over time — all within the protocols and multidisciplinary model the program is built on.
This is a part-time (1099), flexible engagement designed to grow with the program: it starts at a modest monthly commitment and scales up as the panel does.
It's a strong fit for a physician who wants meaningful clinical work in adolescent metabolic health without a leadership mandate, and who is interested in building obesity-medicine expertise on the job.
You don't need to have run a program or hold an obesity-medicine certification to do this role well — you need sound clinical judgment, genuine interest in this population, and the willingness to work inside a coordinated, distributed care team.
What You'll Own
Patient Intake and Evaluation
- Complete comprehensive patient intake for adolescents entering the program, including history, risk factors, and eligibility review
- Order appropriate labs and review results, escalating findings that fall outside program guardrails
Care Planning and Treatment
Meet with patients and their families to design an appropriate, individualized care plan grounded in each teen's goals and clinical picture
Prescribe and manage GLP-1 therapy where clinically appropriate, always within a holistic plan that includes nutrition and behavioral support — and know when medication is not the right answer
Manage ongoing care for patients and families over time: monitoring visits, dose management, side-effect and safety management, and adherence support
Care-team Coordination
Coordinate with other care team members — physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and health coaches — so each family experiences one cohesive care plan rather than a set of disconnected touchpoints
Follow the program's clinical protocols and escalation pathways, and surface complex or ambiguous cases to the Physician Lead
- Experience You'll Need
- 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, and a willingness to complete light onboarding training in weight/obesity management and GLP-1 therapy
- Availability of 20–80 hours per month, starting on the lower end and scaling up as the program grows
- Strong written communication; comfort operating in an asynchronous, distributed telehealth care team
Preferred Experience
- 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, and fluency with the workflow differences it demands
- 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
Time Commitment and Growth Trajectory
This is a part-time role, starting at 20–80 hours per month and scaling with the program's patient panel.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will manage a panel of adolescent patients by conducting intakes, designing individualized metabolic care plans, and prescribing GLP-1 therapy where appropriate. They will also coordinate with a multidisciplinary team of dietitians and health coaches to ensure cohesive, ongoing patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active, unrestricted MD or DO medical license and demonstrate comfort in caring for adolescents. Experience or interest in obesity medicine and telehealth workflows is required, with board certification in Obesity Medicine preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician (Part-Time, 1099), Blueberry Balance at Blueberry Pediatrics a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 752 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Blueberry Pediatrics holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 4 active listings.
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 64% have no call, 46% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in pediatrics | ranked against 752 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 12% remote · 64% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 15% offer loan repayment22,814 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +20.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Blueberry Pediatrics | silver tier, 79/100 | Top Employers work-life index4 active listings |
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