Shape Your Practice, Improve Outcomes, and Be a Game-changer - 2027 Primary Care Opening

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, playing a key role in shaping the future, growth, and direction of our organization.

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 

What We Offer:

• Shareholder Track
• 3-year guaranteed salary
• No cap on earning potential: Physicians are earning between $350K-$750K
• 4 weeks paid time off, paid holidays, and 5 paid days for CME, with even more flexibility as a shareholder
• 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

Practice Details:

Take over a retiring physician's practice in 2027

• Overlap with the retiring physician during the transition to allow for mentorship, collaboration, and a warm handoff of patients, ensuring continuity of care and supporting patient retention
• Monday - Friday: No nights, weekends, or holidays
• Choose outpatient only or a traditional clinic-plus-inpatient model that utilizes hospitalists
• Clinic hours:
• Monday - Wednesday, 8:00a to 6:00p
• Thursday and Friday, 8:00a to 5:00p
• Schedule: 4.5 days patient care and .5 days set aside for administrative work
• Call: phone only
• See 16-18 patients per day on average
• Ability to incorporate sub-specialty care and special interests
• Opportunity to mentor medical students and residents if desired
• Provide evidence-based and value-based care
• Medicare Advantage panel management is large focus of practice
  • Fee for Service/Commercial patient care also provided
• NextGen EMR

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

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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.