Gastroenterology Physician Inpatient GI Hospitalist Bridgeton, MO
Provide inpatient gastroenterology coverage in a focused seven-day block with a 24/7 GI pager schedule and dedicated hospital support. This assignment offers a
$4,446 hourly pay rate, weekly direct-deposit pay, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and an opportunity to support adult inpatient and emergency GI care beginning
03/15/2027.
Quick Facts
- Location: Bridgeton, Missouri
- Start Date: 03/15/2027
- End Date/Duration: 06/14/2027; initial seven-day block from 03/15 22/2027, with additional intermittent one-week blocks as needed
- Shift: Day, 7x24-hour coverage; Monday 7:00 AM through the following Monday 7:00 AM
- Hours/Week: Approximately 8 10 hours on-site daily plus continuous 24/7 pager coverage
- Employment Type: Contract
- License/Certs: Active Missouri medical license by start date; DEA and Missouri controlled-substance registration as applicable; life support certification required only for moderate-sedation privileges
- Experience: Recent independent inpatient gastroenterology and call coverage experience
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $4,446 per hour
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 clinicians
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated support team
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What You ll Do
- Provide inpatient gastroenterology hospitalist coverage for adult patients.
- Perform daily inpatient rounds and respond to hospital, emergency department, and transfer-center consultations.
- Provide continuous 24/7 GI pager coverage and return to the hospital for urgent or emergent procedures as clinically indicated.
- Perform inpatient endoscopic procedures, including EGD, colonoscopy, biopsy, polypectomy, dilation, endoscopic hemostasis, variceal banding, and PEG placement.
- Independently manage urgent gastrointestinal bleeding and other acute inpatient GI conditions.
- Coordinate care with hospitalists, emergency department, ICU, anesthesia, endoscopy nursing, and transfer-center teams.
- Document care in Epic.
What You Need
Required - MD or DO degree
- Completed gastroenterology fellowship
- Board certification in Gastroenterology through ABIM/ABMS or an AOA-recognized pathway
- Active Missouri medical license by the start date; eligible IMLC candidates may be considered if licensure timing permits
- DEA registration and Missouri controlled-substance registration as applicable to requested privileges
- Recent independent inpatient gastroenterology and call coverage experience
- Independent proficiency with core inpatient endoscopic procedures
- Ability to complete credentialing, primary-source verification, background screening, professional references, and hospital orientation
Preferred - ERCP experience
- Life support certification for clinicians requesting moderate-sedation privileges
About the Assignment
Join a leading facility in Bridgeton, Missouri, providing inpatient GI consultations, daily rounding, urgent GI management, endoscopic procedures, and transfer coordination for approximately adult patients daily. Hospital endoscopy, anesthesia, nursing, hospitalist, emergency, ICU, and transfer-center support are available.
VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( EEO )/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply .
