Location:Longview, TX
Longview, Texas offers a vibrant East Texas experience with a welcoming community, affordable cost of living, and easy access to beautiful piney woods landscapes and recreational lakes. The city provides an excellent blend of Southern charm and modern amenities, making it an attractive destination for healthcare professionals.
Facility:This regional medical center is a well-established acute care facility serving the East Texas community with comprehensive inpatient and specialty services. The facility operates at a Level 3 trauma designation and provides strong support for locum providers, including a streamlined credentialing process of approximately 10 days.
Opportunity:Board Certified - Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Job Details:- Assignment dates: November 24, 7am through December 7, 7am
- Will see inpatient consults, ED consults, and transfers
- Active Texas medical license required - TX license only accepted
- Board certification required
- ACLS certification required
- Perform upper GI endoscopy including with biopsy, foreign body removal, fulguration of bleeder (cautery vs. laser), and injection of varices
- Perform ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) - diagnostic and therapeutic
- Perform upper GI endoscopy with PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)
- Esophageal dilatation/manometry and esophageal manometry interpretation
- Small bowel biopsy
- Lower GI endoscopy including sigmoidoscopy (flexible and rigid)
- Colonoscopy with biopsy and excision of polyp
- Liver biopsy
- Insertion and management of Sengstaken/Blakemore tube
- Nearest airport: Gregg County Airport
Compensation:Competitive hourly rates with weekly pay and malpractice included.
