Expected start date (First day should always be reserved for orientation tasks) 02/01/2027
Provider Type MD/DO or APC MD/DO
Specialty Gastroenterology
FTE needed 1.0
Daily Shift Standard:8 hours
Expected duration of assignment 6 months
Reason for opening Gap in coverage
Schedule /Shift hours 8 hour days, 40 hour weeks for outpatient procedures, inpatient procedures and clinic time. A typical day is 7:30am-4:00pm.
Type of privileges (clinic/hospital/both): Both
Setting: Inpatient + Outpatient If Inpatient, # of beds: 390
We intend to prioritize out locum physicians in the inpatient setting, focusing on the advanced ERCP/EUS procedures that are most critical to meeting our patient's needs Coverage request does NOT include hospitalist responsibilities
Call requirement: None
Rounding, admissions, or none? Both
Patient demographics: Adults
Average patients per day: 15
Required Procedures: General Procedures: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), Capsule Endoscopy - ordering and reading/interpreting results, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Esophageal manometry - ordering and reading/interpreting results.
Therapeutic procedures that are part of the above: Polypectomy, Biopsy, Endoscopic hemostasis, Stricture dilation, Foreign body removal, Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)
Hospital/Advanced Procedures: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) - placement, replacement (outpatient), Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) - sampling, stent placement, stone extraction, dilation, Chol angioscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) - w/ interventions, Bravo pH
Required clinical activity in the last 24 months (case logs) Applicant must provide documentation of provision of gastroenterology services representative of the scope and complexity of the privileges requested during the previous 24 months (applicants who completed training during the previous year must provide a training log).
AND If training to perform double balloon enteroscopy or capsule endoscopy occurred in the previous 2 years applicant must provide a description of supervised training on human subjects along with a letter from the supervising physician attesting to clinical competence as an independent operator. If training occurred greater than 2 years ago the applicant must provide documentation of ongoing clinical practice in each privilege requested.
Will provider work solo? No, there are 2 other physicians in the department.
Licensed Candidate: No
Required certifications (Must be from AHA or American Red Cross as applicable): BLS and advanced GI training
EMR: EPIC
