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.

Note: Beware of Scammers. Blueberry will NEVER ask you to download software/apps or request sensitive personal information like bank accounts or social security numbers. If you received an email requesting this information it is likely a scam. We are only accepting candidates through our job board.

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

Adolescent medicineGLP-1 therapy managementMultidisciplinary collaborationLab reviewElectronic health records

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.

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in pediatricsranked against 752 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Work settingremotepeers: 12% remote · 64% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS 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 Pediatricssilver tier, 79/100Top Employers work-life index4 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (752 Pediatrics listings), Top Employers work-life index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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About Blueberry Pediatrics

Hospitals and Health Care
Mountain View, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Remote work
Multidisciplinary team support