Lead DSP (Direct Support Professional Lead) - Weekends Required

Build Your Practice at Esse Health:

At Esse Health, we believe physicians deserve a workplace where they can practice medicine the way its meant to bepatient centered, collaborative, and supported by a culture that values innovation and work life balance.

If youre looking for a place where your ideas matter and your impact is felt every day, Esse Health is where you can truly thrive.

We are seeking a compassionate, entrepreneurial-minded Primary Care physician to join our team.

What Sets Us Apart:

Physician autonomy that supports a healthy work-life balance, with greater control over your practice, schedule, staff, and more

A collaborative culture where physicians are supported and have access to leadership

Innovative care model with dedicated support services that support physician wellness, efficiency, and quality of care

Career fulfillment and satisfaction, delivering care at a significantly lower cost than hospitals

Robust infrastructure, proven best-practice training, and transparent reporting that connect quality care with financial sustainability

An environment free from hospital bureaucracy that allows faster decision-making

Practice Details:

Join a well-run, value-based, longitudinal care practice with Medicare Advantage panel management, providing high-quality, coordinated care

Working alongside 1 Internal Medicine Physician partner, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Medical Assistants, an Office Manager, and others Support staff function at the top of their training, assisting with in-basket management, refills, prior auths, and care coordination

Care Management resources available, extending care outside of the clinic

Choose either an outpatient-only model or a traditional clinic-plus-inpatient model that utilizes hospitalists

Monday-Friday: No Nights, Weekends, or Holidays

Clinic hours: Monday - Thursday 8:20a to 4:45p

Friday 8:20a to 12:00p

Initial Schedule: 4.5 days patient care with .5 days set aside for administrative work

Call: Phone only, shared with Nurse Practitioners and another Esse Health clinic 1:4 weekends, call is triaged first

1:5 weeknights, low to no calls typically

Volume: Gradual onboarding ramp-up to build confidence with the EMR, patient care, flow, and coding Target at least 18 patients/day as comfort and efficiency increase for financial success

Opportunity to incorporate sub-specialty care and mentor medical students and residents if desired

Flexibility to focus on clinical areas of interest (e.g., ADHD, mental health, womens health, LGBTQ+ care, and more)

Lean Clinical Practice Model: Streamlines patient care, standardizing workflows, optimizing team roles, and using data-driven continuous improvement to reduce wait times, lower costs, and improve quality

NextGen EMR

AI scribe technology and Dragon dictation available

What We Offer:

Shareholder track

3-Year guaranteed salary

Your success is in your hands No cap on earning potential: Physicians are earning $350K-$750K on average

4 weeks paid time off, with even more flexibility as a shareholder

9 paid holidays and 5 paid days for CME

Profit sharing based on total years in practice 7% for 0-9 years, 11% for 10+ years

Eligible for sign-on, relocation, CME allowance, and retention bonus

401k with match

Available benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long/Short Term Disability, Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account, Fraud Protection, Legal, Pet and other miscellaneous

Requirements:

MD or DO

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible with plans to certify (AB or AOA)

Illinois licensed or eligible to obtain licensure in Illinois

To Learn More or to Apply, Contact:

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