Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Metabolic Health Program - Full Time - 8hr Days
Listed compensation
$150K - $240K
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Job Description
At Cedars-Sinai, the work you do every day directly impacts others' lives. Our passionate and dedicated culture has earned us six Magnet designations for nursing excellence. Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report recognizes us as one of America's Best Hospitals!
Dieting and exercising alone may not be enough to help you lose excess weight.
At the Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Health, we offer a range of surgical and nonsurgical options to help you lose weight and keep it off.
About the Obesity Medicine Program
The Obesity Medicine Program is a comprehensive outpatient service providing evidence-based care for medically complex older adult patients with obesity and related metabolic diseases.
Our patients often present with advanced obesity related conditions, including end-organ diseases such as cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease.
We co-manage conditions associated with obesity, including type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD/MASH), hypertension, and mental health conditions.
The program integrates obesity management medications, intensive lifestyle intervention, and collaborative care with procedural and surgical colleagues to provide comprehensive cardiometabolic optimization within a coordinated, multidisciplinary framework.
We also provide preoperative cardiometabolic optimization for patients preparing for surgery at Cedars-Sinai.
Responsibilities
- Support a growing team of obesity medicine physicians in delivering comprehensive, high-quality, and compassionate care to patients with obesity.
- Conduct and provide ongoing follow-up care.
- Develop and manage individualized, evidence-based treatment plans, including pharmacotherapy.
- Monitor metabolic parameters and adjust therapy as necessary.
- Manage patient communications, including portal messages and results follow-up.
- Coordinate prior authorizations and appeals for obesity medications.
- Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team members.
- Contribute to the development of clinical protocols to standardize evidence-based care.
- Document patient encounters in compliance with regulatory and quality standards
Requirements
Requires a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of experience in obesity medicine, endocrinology, hepatology, cardiology, or primary care. Must hold a current California PA license, DEA license, National PA certification, and BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Metabolic Health Program - Full Time - 8hr Days at Cedars-Sinai a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,540 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
Obesity Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Obesity Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$195k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $176k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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