Gastroenterologist

JOB OVERVIEW Profession

• Physician
• Specialty:
• Gastroenterology
• Job
• Type:
• Locum
• Tenens
• Location:
• Wisconsin
• Rapids,
• WI
• Service
• Setting:
• Inpatient/Outpatient
• Coverage
• Type:
• Clinical
• Only
• Coverage
• Period: ASAP –
• Ongoing
• Shift
• Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 1 week on/1 week off 1 day clinic, 4 days procedures
• Reason for
• Coverage:
• Supplemental
• Travel,
• Lodging, and
• Malpractice
• Insurance:
• Covered by
• Agency
• PATIENT
• Information
• Average
• Daily
• Volume: 28-30 (IP), 3-4 (ICU/IMCU), 10-14 procedures/day
• Admissions:
• Yes
• Rounding:
• Yes
• Facility
• Information
• EMR
• System:
• Epic
• Specialty
• Backup
• Available: Anesthesia available for conscious sedation on certain days
• Support
• Staff:
• RNs: 1,
• MAs: 1,
• PA/NPs: 1,
• Office
• Staff: 1 Required to suppervise APPs? Yes No. of
• Beds: 3 Endo Suites, 6
• ICU, 8
• IMCU
• Privileges &
• Compliance
• Hospital
• Privileges
• Required:
• Yes
• JOB
• Requirements
• Board:
• Board
• Certified
• Licenses:
• WI license or
• IMLC
• Certifications:
• BLS,
• ACLS
• Fellowship: Required

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide gastroenterology clinic and scheduled procedure coverage in an inpatient/outpatient setting Perform upper and lower GI endoscopies, colonoscopies with biopsy and polypectomy, sigmoidoscopies, and esophageal dilatation/manometry Manage inpatient consults for a census averaging 28-30 patients plus 3-4 ICU/IMCU patients Collaborate with a skilled endoscopy team in three new endo suites, with anesthesia available for conscious sedation on select days Participate in a week-on/week-off rotation; no ERCP or EUS required (not performed at facility)