Benefis Health System·Great Falls, Montana
Perform detailed medical evaluations and develop individualized care plans using evidence-based functional medicine and precision medicine approaches. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide longitudinal care focused on prevention, health optimization, and healthy longevity.
Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!
Benefis Health System, in Great Falls, Montana, is launching an innovative Institute of Health Improvement and Longevity designed to transform how we approach lifestyle-drive care and cognitive health. We are seeking a second Functional Medicine Physician to serve as a core member of the Institute’s foundational, interdisciplinary team, providing comprehensive, evidence-informed care focused on prevention, optimization of health, and healthy longevity. This position works collaboratively with geriatricians, functional medicine, specialists, psychologists, physical therapists, registered dietitians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, helping patients improve health span, reduce disease risk, preserve cognitive and physical function, and maximize quality of life across adulthood.
Primary Responsibilities
Perform detailed medical evaluations including lifestyle, environmental, nutritional, metabolic, and psychosocial assessments.
Develop individualized care plans using evidence-based functional medicine principles and precision medicine approaches.
Interpret advanced laboratory testing when clinically appropriate and incorporate findings into patient treatment plans.
Provide longitudinal care with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and sustainable lifestyle change.
Collaborate with patients to establish measurable health goals and monitor outcomes over time.
Prescribe medications, nutritional therapies, supplements, and other treatments when medically indicated.
Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.
Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.
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Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org [EricaMartin@benefis.org] or ProviderCareers@benefis.org [ProviderCareers@benefis.org]
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family, Internal, or Preventive Medicine. Preference is given to candidates with formal training in Functional, Integrative, or Lifestyle Medicine and experience treating chronic inflammatory or metabolic disorders.
Market context
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