7 Weight Loss jobs in the United States

**Primary City/State:**
Phoenix, Arizona
**Department Name:**
C/P-BGMC Gen Surg-Clinic
**Work Shift:**
Day
**Job Category:**
Clinical Support
Help change health care; help change the world. We want to change the lives of those in our care - and the people who choose to take on this challenge. If you're ready to change lives, we want to hear from you.
Our skilled physicians at Banner Estrella Weight Loss Center evaluate each patient and provide the individualized care that is crucial to effective and long-lasting treatment success. This unique, comprehensive weight-loss program addresses the medical, behavioral and nutritional needs of our clients.
We understand that change can be difficult. That's why we provide lifelong support to our weight loss surgery patients. You are welcome to attend our free support groups both before and after your surgery.
As a **Physician Practice Supervisor** , you will have the opportunity to combine your love of patient care with your ability to rally and motivate a team. You play a critical role in the positive patient experience as you support the daily operations and short and long term strategy.
**Location:** Banner Estrella Weight Loss Center - 9305 W Thomas Rd, Suite 360
**Schedule:** Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
At Banner Medical Group, you'll have the opportunity to perform a critical role in the community where you practice. Banner Medical Group provides both primary and specialty care throughout the communities in which Banner Health operates. We do this in a variety of settings - from smaller group practices like our Banner Health Clinics in Colorado and Wyoming, to large multi-specialty Banner Health Centers in the metropolitan Phoenix area. We currently have more than 1,000 physicians and more than 3,500 total employees in our group and are seeking others to enhance our ability to deliver our nonprofit mission of providing excellent patient care.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position works to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the assigned department, including day-to-day administration of non-physician staff and operations. Uses specialized knowledge, judgment and skills necessary to provide excellent patient care.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Supervises the day to day activities of non physician staff, ensuring a high level of productivity. Continuously monitors the functioning of the medical group and recommends changes to operational procedures as necessary.
2. Selects, trains, coaches, motivates, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow of staff. Schedules non physician staff ensuring that staff is appropriately deployed among offices.
3. Oversee all functions of the medical group including reception and scheduling activities, patient service areas, accounting, medical records, transcription, business information systems, and appropriate clinical areas.
4. Functions as a liaison between non physician staff and physicians to ensure effective service for patients. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with group physicians. Serves as a role model and resource person for providing quality patient care and patient information as needed.
5. Maintains office policies and procedures in accordance with physician requirements, facility and system policies and procedures, standard practices of the profession, and related regulatory requirements.
6. Determines physical maintenance and equipment needs and repairs and coordinates internal or external resources. Resolves problems relating to the facility on a day-to-day basis. Ensures all areas are appropriately stocked and supplies are readily accessible.
7. Covers front and/or back office functions. May also administer medications in accordance with established policies and procedures or as directed, and consistent with demonstrated competencies and state scope of practice.
8. This position has a strong understanding of the daily workflow of the practice and functions autonomously to provide guidance to ensure quality patient experiences and efficient practice operations. This position is required to have working knowledge of referral and authorization processes and must have the ability to navigate a variety of separate computer programs at any given time and handle multiple demands on time. Internal customers include all patients, staff and clinic providers. External customers include the community, vendors and non-clinic providers and facilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Requires a level of literacy, communication and math skills as normally demonstrated at the level of an Associate's Degree.
Certain assignments may require current certification as a Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant or current LPN license.
Requires a level of knowledge and ability normally demonstrated by at least two years experience in a physician's office or medical environment. Requires excellent communication and organizational skills.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire. Employees working at Banner Scottsdale Sports Medicine, second floor must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience in a leadership or coordinator capacity preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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**Job Summary**
The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) provides patient care under the supervision of a medical provider. This role supports clinical and administrative functions, including assisting with medical procedures, maintaining exam rooms, managing patient intake, and ensuring efficient clinic operations while delivering excellent patient service.
**Essential Functions**
+ Assists providers with clinical procedures such as taking vital signs, wound care, suture removal, administering injections, performing urine tests, EKGs, and applying splints or other specialty-specific tasks.
+ Prepares and cleans exam rooms for patient visits and clinical procedures.
+ Performs patient intake duties, including reporting test results, phone triage, and documenting medical information as directed by licensed personnel or providers.
+ Completes daily documentation and review of required logs.
+ Supports administrative tasks such as pre-registering patients, scheduling appointments, coordinating referrals, verifying insurance, and managing clinic communications.
+ Maintains an organized workload while providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to providers, patients, and visitors.
+ Monitors and requisitions clinic supplies and equipment to ensure appropriate inventory levels and functionality.
+ Educates patients on medications, diets, and other health-related topics, addressing questions to ensure understanding.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
+ Complies with all policies and standards.
**Qualifications**
+ 0-1 years of experience in a medical practice setting or completion of externship program required
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
+ Knowledge of medical office procedures and patient care techniques.
+ Proficiency in medical record systems and basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
+ Understanding of medical terminology and infection control practices.
+ Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to provide excellent patient service.
+ Demonstrated time management and organizational abilities in a fast-paced environment.
+ Critical thinking skills for analyzing and resolving clinical and administrative challenges.
+ Ability to perform care according to age-specific competencies.
**Licenses and Certifications**
+ Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)-AAMA required or
+ National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)-NCTT required or
+ Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)-American Medical Technologists required and
+ BCLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) or American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) required
Equal Employment Opportunity
This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.

**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center** : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
**Organization:**
General Surgery Advanced Practice Providers
**Job Summary:**
The Advanced Practice Fellow works in collaboration with and is an integral member of a interdisciplinary health care team. The Advanced Practice Fellow should have a basic foundation in evidence-based practice and demonstrate adequate medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation. The Advanced Practice Fellow may function in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings throughout the fellowship to optimize learning experiences.
Focused learning experiences will be provided that enable the Advanced Practice Fellow to develop and refine essential specialty specific clinical and critical thinking skills promoting top of license practice. Immersion into an environment of collaborative interdisciplinary care will assure cost effective, quality, patient centered care. Additionally, an expanded incorporation of evidenced-based practice into care and utilization of improvement processes will be demonstrated by completion of a specialty-relevant project.
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The Vanderbilt Medical and Surgical Weight Loss Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship is a 12-month postgraduate program focused on the field of obesity medicine and surgery. The APP will be exposed to all areas of obesity medicine, including outpatient services and procedures, inpatient services, and the operating room. Furthermore, there will be exposure to specialty fields related to the care of patients suffering from obesity. There will be special emphasis on the outpatient clinics. The fellow will receive training and mentorship from obesity medicine specialists, bariatric surgeons, and advance practice providers.
Start date: January 1, 2026
Duration: 12 months
- Master's degree in nursing or physician assistant studies required
- National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), or Physician Assistant (PA)
- TN License/Certificate of Fitness to Prescribe, eligible for NPI and DEA
- Interest in working in the field of weight loss, obesity medicine, and bariatric surgery
The Advanced Practice Fellow works in collaboration with and is an integral member of an interdisciplinary health care team. The Advanced Practice Fellow should have a basic foundation in evidence-based practice and demonstrate adequate medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, and timely and compliant documentation. The Advanced Practice Fellow may function in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings throughout the fellowship to optimize learning experiences.
Focused learning experiences will be provided that enable the Advanced Practice Fellow to develop and refine essential specialty-specific clinical and critical thinking skills, promoting top-of-license practice. Immersion in an environment of collaborative, interdisciplinary care will ensure cost-effective, quality, patient-centered care. Additionally, an expanded incorporation of evidence-based practice into care and utilization of improvement processes will be demonstrated by completion of a specialty-relevant project.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assessment of Health Status:
Performs and documents in the medical record a complete history and physical examination.
Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Assesses for risks associated with care including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
Participates in daily huddles or rounds with the interdisciplinary team as applicable and actively collaborates in formulating and evaluating ongoing plan of care across the continuum.
- Diagnosis:
Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making accurate and diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
Diagnoses complications and identifies appropriate interventions.
- Formulates Plan of Care:
Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, formulates and documents a plan of care to address acute and complex, chronic health care needs.
Utilizes evidenced-based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
- Implements and modifies plan of care:
Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical (as needed) to achieve expected outcomes.
Manages further diagnostic tests through ordering, performance and interpretation.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
- Communication and Collaboration:
Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team members.
Facilitates communication with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
- Documentation:
Documents key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary and/or clinic note, where applicable.
Documentation will be timely and must meet compliance standards while accurately capturing patient acuity and/or complexity.
- Professional Practice:
Provides preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students and nursing staff as needed.
Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
Attends Grand Rounds, AP Council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, MM & I presentations and other education opportunities as available.
Maintains continuing education to maintain licensure and certification requirements.
Actively participates in required professional development fellowship curriculum.
**Our Nursing Philosophy:**
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:
+ Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
+ Dental and /or vision plan
+ 403 (b) retirement plan
+ Paid Time off (flex PTO)
+ Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
+ Short-Long term disability
+ Subsidized backup childcare
+ And many more. **Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!**
**Achieve the Remarkable:**
Learn more about VUMC Nursing here ( .
**Core Accountabilities:**
Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.
**Core Capabilities** **:**
Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively :- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
**Position Qualifications:**
**Responsibilities:**
**Certifications:**
**Work Experience:**
Relevant Work Experience
**Experience Level:**
Less than 1 year
**Education:**
Master's
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**Job Description:**
**When you join us, you'll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of "helping people live the healthiest lives possible."**
**About this role:**
**As an APP in Medical Weight Loss & Bariatric Medicine you'll work with a team of 2 Surgeons and 3 other APPS to provide top-notch care and patient experience. Here are some highlights you can expect.**
**You would practice at** **St. Joseph Hospital's Weight Loss & Reflux Clinic** **in Denver, Colorado**
**Your hours will be Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, no call, no weekends**
**This is considered an outpatient position working in the clinic**
**You will see approximately 13-14 patients per day for H&Ps, follow ups, and assisting with new consults, and follow-up management**
**Triage incoming referrals to include pre-charting and discern which provider the patient should see and timing of appointment**
**How we'll support you:**
**We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development.  Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package ( .**
**What you'll bring:**
**We hire people, not words on paper. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:**
**Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program or an accredited School of Nursing**
**Unrestricted NP or PA license in the state of Colorado, required or able to obtain**
**DEA and BLS**
**Minimum of 2 years of recent experience as a NP or a PA in a medical weight loss / bariatric setting**
**Ability to educate patients on weight loss/bariatric options highly preferred**
**About us:**
**Intermountain Health (  is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west. **
**Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain! ( does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?**
**It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.**
**Physical Requirements:**
**Location:**
Saint Joseph Hospital
**Work City:**
Denver
**Work State:**
Colorado
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$54.84 - $84.63
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here ( .
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**Company :**
Allegheny Health Network
**Job Description :**
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
Under the direction of the provider and as a member of the health care team, assists in coordinating the examination, treatment and health care planning for patients. Assists with other office functions to support patient care and office operations. Follows all established protocols, policies, procedures and standardized workflows.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Using the team based approach, assists in the coordination of patient care under supervision of the health care provider.
+ Prepares and rooms patients within the clinical practice setting according to standardized work flows. Accurately obtains patient vital signs, documents patient information, patient history, tobacco, and medication screening. May assist in the administration of depression screening tools. Completes annual wellness visit screenings. Reviews, updates and screens medication list in the EHR. Reviews social history with patient and updates record. If applicable, pends/''cues up'' orders for required age appropriate screenings, patient prescriptions, refills, or other orders based on AHN approved protocols.
+ Performs back office testing following approved AHN protocols and policies.
+ Assists providers with examination and procedures.
+ May serve as a scribe with additional training.
+ Provides follow up with patients at designated intervals via patient's preferred method (telephone, electronic, written) in accordance with provider instructions. Notifies patients of test results under the direction of provider in a timely manner.
+ Prepares exam room for patient visit. Ensures adequate inventory of medical supplies. Ensures all patient treatment areas are at all times stocked with the appropriate supplies using established inventory standards.
+ Cleans and sterilizes instruments per established AHN approved policy and manufacturer's guidelines.
+ Accurately performs lab controls and equipment checks as assigned.
+ Administers and accurately documents medications in accordance with policy and safe practice.
+ Documents accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) according to established standards and work flows.
+ Accurately performs clerical office functions and other duties as assigned.
+ May require floating/travel between physician office locations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum
+ High School / GED
+ Completion of a Medical Assistant Program **OR** 1 year of Medical Assistant **OR** 1 year in a direct patient care role, including vital signs. Candidate experience must align with expected clinical duties (i.e., injections, phlebotomy, EKGs)
+ CPR - American Heart Association
+ Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
+ Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
+ Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Certification Requirements:
+ Employees who have: graduated from a medical assistant program within five years **OR** proof of one year of work experience as a medical assistant in the last three years must complete certification training and/or attempt testing within 30 days of hire and must obtain certification within 120 days of hire.
+ Accepted Medical Assistant Certification (NHA, AAMA, AMT, NCCT, AMCA)
Employees who have not met the above certification criteria may have the opportunity to sit for a company proctored certification exam when qualified.
Preferred
+ Associate's Degree
**_Disclaimer:_** _The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job._
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