Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet . Summary of Job Responsibilities: The physician in the clinical track is responsible for providing direct inpatient and outpatient care to GI patients
at UHealth Locations and Jackson Memorial Hospital . He/she will provide obesity evaluation, medical therapy, endobariatric outpatient clinical and endoscopic services (at least 8 half days a week) , as well as rounding/ teaching on inpatients at UHealth Towers, and Jackson Memorial Hospital . The p hysician must be trained in the assessment of obesity and obesity related complications, the medical management of
obesity , and endoscopic interventions to address weight management and metabolic disease ( ie , endobariatrics ) . Providers should be knowledgeable in regard to measures of obesity and obesity related complications, the role for medical , social, and lifestyle management as well as physical interventions to address weight loss . The provider should have training in the psychologic and nutritional components of
bariatric medicine, and be willing to care for Gastroenterology /Hepato logy patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting s . Physician will do weekly, holiday, and weekend call proportionate to other GI providers . Outline of additional responsibilities include but are not l imited to: Establish and perform comprehensive physiologic assessment of obesity and obesity related disease such as BMI, body scan /
body composition, elastography, and fibroscan . Educate patients on lifestyle changes, nutritional needs, and long ‑ term diet focused weight management strategies . Prescribe , monitor , and manage anti ‑ obesity medication therapy . Evaluate patients for suitability for endoscopic vs. surgical interventions, considering comorbidities, weight history, and psychosocial factors . M anage obesity using endoscopic
bariatric metabolic therapies (EBMTs) such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), transoral outlet reduction, sleeve ‑ in ‑ sleeve revision, and intragastric balloon . Perform and interpret endoscopic procedures with expertise in sedation, airway management, and surgical anatomy relevant to bariatric care . Coordinate multidisciplinary care with obesity medicine physicians, dietitians, psychologists, and surgical
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