30 Years of Fierce Independence: Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Physician Openings- St. Louis

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 greater 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


• Providing 20% lower average cost of care compared to hospitals


• Resources, training on best practices, and a strong infrastructure to support patient care beyond the clinic


• Onboarding, business, and practice ramp up support provided

What We Offer:

• Shareholder track


• 3-year guaranteed salary


• Your success is in your hands
  
  
  
  • No cap on earning potential: Physicians are earning between $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 years in practice, not solely with Esse Health
  
  
  
  • 7% for 0-9 years, 11% for 10+ years
  
  
  
  


• 401k with match


• Sign-on, relocation, CME allowance, and may also be eligible for retention bonus


• 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: 

• Work alongside established Physician partners with Nurse Practitioners, Medical Assistants, an Office Manager, and additional support staff


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


• Select a community environment that fits your lifestyle: St. Louis region opportunities in Missouri and Illinois—including rural, urban, and suburban settings


• Monday - Friday clinic hours


• No nights, weekends, or holidays


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


• Call: phone only, light and typically triaged first


• See 16-20 patients per day on average


• Ability to incorporate sub-specialty care


• Opportunities for professional development and teaching


• Provide evidence-based and value-based care


• Medicare Advantage panel management, providing high-quality, coordinated care to improve outcomes and reduce costs is large focus of practice
  
  
  
  • Fee for Service/Commercial patient care also provided
  
  
  
  


• NextGen EMR


• AI scribe technology and Dragon dictation available 

About Esse Health, a Surround Care Company:

• Physician-owned and managed for over 30 years


• Independent, multi-specialty group: Allergy & Immunology, Child Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Urology


• 150 providers across 40 locations in the St. Louis metro area and surrounding communities, from Shiloh, IL to Washington, MO 


• Disease Management Programs: Diabetes, Heart Failure, COPD, Obesity, Palliative C.A.R.E Program, Wellness Program


• Care Management support team includes In-Practice Health Coaches, Dietitians, Home Health, Transition Care, Memory Care, Behavioral Health Referral process, Facility Case managers, Hospice/ Palliative care, Fit Kits, and much more


• Hospital at Home Services: Home Care, Home Medical Equipment, Pharmacy, Lab, Infusion Pharmacy, Imaging, EMS Transport, Remote Monitoring and more


• Practice Support Services: EMR (NextGen), Care Management, Lab, Corporate Development, IT, Ins/Patient Accts, Clinical Programs, Credentialing, Human Resources, Coding/Compliance, Quality, Practice Operations, Finance/Accounting, Purchasing, In-House Legal, Marketing, and Hospital at Home

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, contact:

Kathy Berry
Physician Recruiter
[email protected]
314-851-1033