Functional Medicine Physician: LA ViE MDLocation: Bay Area, California (Danville, Los Gatos, Livermore, Dublin
Type: Full-time / Part-time / Contract
The role
You'll find and treat the underlying drivers of chronic symptoms, including hormonal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, inflammatory, nutritional and lifestyle factors. You'll build individualized, evidence-informed care plans and keep working with patients over time.
Key responsibilities
- Run comprehensive new-patient consultations (typically 60-90 minutes), covering detailed history, timeline, lifestyle and environmental factors
- Order and interpret conventional and functional labs, such as advanced lipid and metabolic panels, full thyroid panels, sex and adrenal hormones, micronutrient testing and GI/microbiome testing
- Develop personalized treatment plans that may include nutrition, supplementation, prescription therapy, hormone optimization and lifestyle changes
- Prescribe and manage therapies within scope, including bioidentical hormone replacement, weight-management and metabolic medications (e.g., GLP-1s), peptides where appropriate, and IV nutrient therapy
- Provide ongoing follow-up care, track outcomes and adjust protocols
- Coordinate with primary care and specialists, and refer out when it's clinically indicated
- Supervise and collaborate with NPs, PAs, RNs and health coaches as assigned
- Help design wellness membership programs, clinical protocols and patient education content
- Keep accurate, timely EMR documentation and follow HIPAA and Medical Board of California standards
- Take part in occasional community events, educational talks and practice marketing
Qualifications
Required: - MD or DO from an accredited program
- Active, unrestricted California medical license (Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California)
- Active DEA registration
- Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or a related specialty
- At least 2 years of clinical experience after residency
- Strong communication skills and a patient-centered, collaborative approach
Preferred: - IFM Certified Practitioner (IFMCP), A4M/ABAARM or equivalent functional/integrative training
- Experience with hormone therapy, metabolic and weight management, and gut health
- Experience in a cash-pay, concierge or membership-based practice
- Interest in or familiarity with medical aesthetics and longevity medicine
What we offer
- Competitive base salary plus productivity
- Malpractice coverage
- CME allowance
- Health benefits and PTO
- Longer appointment times that allow real root-cause care
- Collaborative, physician-led team culture
- Professional growth within a multi-location practice
