Begin with Balance, Advance with Opportunity: Part-time Opening in 2027 to Transition into Full-time in 2029

Join Our Team:

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

If you’re 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 Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to join our team as a partner and help shape the future direction and growth of our organization. This opportunity begins as a part-time role with a planned transition to full-time partnership, offering flexibility to accommodate life changes while contributing to the organization’s long-term vision as a partner.

What Sets Us Apart:

• Achieve a healthy work-life balance with control over your practice, schedule, staff and more
• An environment free from hospital bureaucracy that allows faster decision-making and autonomy
• Collegial and supportive partners offering support, mentorship, and collaboration
• Innovative workflow solutions—including AI scribe technology—that support physician wellness, efficiency, and quality of care
• Resources, training on best practices, and a strong infrastructure to support patient care beyond the clinic
• Onboarding, business, and practice ramp up support provided
• 20% lower average cost of care compared to hospitals 

Practice Details:

• Join 2 Internal Medicine and 1 Family Medicine physician partners, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Assistants, an Office Manager, and additional support staff
• Start working part-time and transition to full-time, taking over a retiring physicians practice in 2029
• Outpatient focused 
• Monday - Friday: No Nights, Weekends, or Holidays
• Clinic hours:
  • Monday - Thursday 8:00a to 5:00p
  • Friday 8:00a to 2:30p
• Schedule: 3 or 3.5 day workweek
• Call: phone only and triaged first
  • 1:4 weekends
• See 18 patients per day on average
• Ability to incorporate sub-specialty care
• Option to mentor medical students and residents if desired
• Provide evidence-based and value-based care
• Medicare Advantage panel management is large focus of practice, with some Fee for Service/Commercial patient care
• 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 and patient outcomes
• NextGen EMR

What We Offer:

• Guaranteed salary 
• Shareholder track 
• No cap on earning potential: Full-time physicians are earning between $350K-$700K
• Profit sharing: % based on years in practice (not solely with Esse Health)
  • 7% for 0-9 years, 11% for 10+ years
• Sign-on, relocation, and CME allowance 
• 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
• 4 weeks paid time off, paid holidays, and 5 paid days for CME, with even more flexibility as a shareholder 
  • Must work minimum of 30 hours per week to qualify for benefits 

Requirements:

• MD or DO
• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible with plans to certify (AB or AOA)
• Missouri licensed or eligible to obtain licensure in Missouri

To Apply or Learn More:

Schedule a time to meet! 

Esse Health is a physician-owned, multi-specialty healthcare organization committed to patient-centered care, prevention, and community health. With more than 100 practicing physician-owners, clinical decisions are guided by medical expertise and patients’ best interests. We emphasize preventive care, lifestyle education, coordinated team-based treatment, and value-driven healthcare.

Serving patients across the St. Louis Metro area at 40 locations, We Lead the Healthcare Community by Placing Patients and Their Physicians at the Center of every Health Decision.