About this opportunity
ProLocums lists this Gastroenterology Physician opportunity in bellingham, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Here are the questions that I will have for every presentation.
1.Do they take 24-hour General GI call?
2.Will they see patients in the clinic setting?
3.Will they scope patients in an outpatient endoscopy center/ambulatory surgery center?
a.Is nurse sedation/conscious sedation (Fentanyl and Versed) ok with them?
b.Will they only scope if sedation is strictly MAC/anesthesia only?
4.Are they open to scoping patients in our outpatient hospital block that are not suitable for the endoscopy center?
a.We need to fill our 3 outpatient hospital blocks weekly. This is filled by either the General GI who is also on call or by another MD who is not on call.
Schedule Details
Start- As Soon as Cred
8hrs typically varies when on call
8a-5p 8hrs day shift
Weekends/evenings nights when on call
Call Required, yes 24hr call consulting, rounding, inpatient/outpatient GI procedures)
If Advanced Endoscopist:
Do they perform ERCP?
Will they take 24-hour backup ERCP call when they are here?
Example: A different General GI MD is on-call at hospital, but they call this MD if ERCP is needed to come in.
If the backup ERCP call MD is not in the hospital on General GI call, I would have them in the endoscopy center or in the clinic.
Will they take 24-hour General GI/ERCP call?
Do they perform EUS?
MD/DO
Gastro
Req approved through 1/14/27
Why Open- Gap in coverage
Both clinic & Hospital privileges needed
Both inpatient & outpatient setting
# of beds 251
Call Required, yes 24hr call consulting, rounding, inpatient/outpatient GI procedures)
Rounding admissions, procedures required
Demographics adult 18+
Patients per day Clinic 16, Outpatient endoscopy center 14 -16, Hospital Census varies
Support Staff- will work w/ another GI MD that's part of the practice
License- Will accept presents for candidates who don't hold active license or are pending license in respective state, must be WA licensed when they start
BC- other certs required by MSO
EMR- Epic proficient user
Worksite address
bellingham, WA, 98225, US
Who can apply
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