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Physician - Metabolic Geneticist

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Job Description

  • Job Id: Y-MD-3530045
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Metabolic Geneticist
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Service Setting: Inpatient
  • Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  • Coverage Period: Feb 01, 2027 – Jun 28, 2027

Clinical Shift Schedule: 7 consecutive days, 8:30 a. m. – 5:00 p. m.

  • On-Call Shift Schedule: Overnight pager coverage
  • Call Type: Pager
  • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Travel and lodging covered

Patient Information

  • Patient Demographics: Pediatrics, Adults
  • Case Mix: Multidisciplinary genetic and metabolic disorders

Facility Information

Reason for Coverage: Vacancy / Gap Coverage

Privileges & Compliance

Credentialing Timeline: 60-90 days

Job Requirements

  • Licenses: Active DC license preferred; Universal License (IMLC) considered
  • Experience: Inpatient experience required
  • Other Qualifications: MD, MD/PhD, or DO

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide consultative genetic and metabolic disorder services.
  • Round on patients and manage inpatient care.
  • Work collaboratively with fellows.
  • Provide overnight pager coverage for one week per month.
  • Manage multidisciplinary patient cases.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide consultative genetic and metabolic disorder services and manage inpatient care. Responsibilities include rounding on patients and providing overnight pager coverage.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree and possess inpatient experience. An active DC license is preferred, though a Universal License (IMLC) will be considered.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Metabolic geneticsClinical consultationPatient roundingMultidisciplinary case managementPediatric careAdult careOn-call coverage

Genetics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Genetics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

What does the Genetics market look like in District of Columbia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingDistrict of Columbia index 109.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Genetics listings in District of Columbia13 active2,058 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Genetics pay trend+16.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

2.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call
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About Adelphi Staffing

Staffing and Recruiting
Kennesaw, GA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Travel and lodging covered
Malpractice insurance

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$638k
Typical market rent
$2,484/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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