Established in 1993 and now partnered with the Community Health System joining Community Health Partners this Endocrinology opportunity offers some of the best Endocrine care in the entire state of California. Located in the prestigious North Fresno area, you will be in one of the most coveted areas of the entire Central Valley of California.
The current staff of providers seeing patients consists of a team of 2 Physicians, 4 APPs (3 NPs and 1 PA), an Endocrine Nurse for infusions, and a dedicated dietician.
The primary areas of focus for this Comprehensive clinic are Thyroid, Diabetes, and Bone Density. Sierra Endocrine Associates offers true 1 Stop Shopping for all your Endocrinology needs, which truly helps providers deliver exceptional and fully inclusive Endocrinology care to their patients. This is accomplished through in-house ultrasound, bone density scanning, licensed reference clinical laboratory, infusions, provocative testing, dieticians, glucose sensor use and meter and pump downloads at each visit and more!
The expectation for patient visits per day is approximately 16 – 18, however if you would like you can see 20+ and be able to hit your threshold for production by doing so.
At Sierra Endocrine Associates our board-certified endocrinologists offer comprehensive evaluations for all thyroid conditions. We can consult, evaluate patients, perform diagnostic ultrasounds of the neck, needle biopsies of thyroid nodules and with our reference laboratory we can collect any needed laboratory measures to complete the evaluation process all at the first visit.
Sierra Endocrine Associates strives to individualize Diabetes therapy with state-of-the-art tools including Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Insulin Pumps, Inhales insulins and modern medications which have been identified as reducing cardiovascular disease and renal function decline. Our Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Dietitians work together in a team approach to Diabetes Care. Comprehensive diabetes care would not be complete without attention to prevention of complications including Microvascular (Eye, Kidney & Nerve) and Macrovascular (Heart Failure, Stroke and Heart attack).
Dr. Hawkins brought the first Osteoporosis diagnostic center to the Central San Joaquin Valley when he opened practice in 1993. Sierra Endocrine Associates is the only center in Central California offering comprehensive evaluation of bone health, diagnostic including Bone Densitometry, Vertebral Fracture Assessment, Trabecular Bone Score. We also can perform many essential diagnostic laboratory tests in our State Licensed Reference Laboratory. After consulting with our Physicians and individualized treatment plan can be initiated including administration of intravenous and injectable therapies – all under one roof.
One major area of focus for the team is to find assistance with the special opportunity to develop the Thyroid Nodule and Thyroid Cancer Program. For this role having experience with Thyroid Ultrasound and thyroid biopsy is highly desirable. Another important element of support associated with this opportunity is that there is a Thyroid Surgeon on the Community Health Partners team and you would be able to collaborate with them as needed for your patients.