Physician (Part-Time, 1099), Blueberry Balance

Blueberry Medical PA; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 144,000; Part time

Job summary

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.

The Practicing Physician is a frontline clinician on the Balance care team.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

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. We can learn more about our values HERE.

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.