Hospital is looking for a GI specialist with ERCP capabilities for their inpatient facility. There will be no outpatient work only in house and ER consults with procedures generated from those.
Average callback hours 4 hours per week
Schedule / Availability Requirements :
We have 4 providers confirmed and below are the 2025 & 2026 dates they are not available. We need one provider to fill in these gaps.
2025 :
- 11 / 10am-11 / 17am
- 11 / 24am-12 / 1am
- 12 / 8am-12 / 12am
- 12 / 22am-1 / 1am
2026 :
1 / 1am-1 / 5am3 / 9am-3 / 13am4 / 13am-4 / 20am8 / 3am-8 / 7am8 / 31am-9 / 7am9 / 14am-9 / 18am10 / 12am-10 / 16am11 / 9am-11 / 13a12 / 7am-12 / 11amSetting : Inpatient onlyFTE : 1Required Procedures : normal GI procedures like endoscopies and colonoscopies, along with ERCP capabilityEMR : Currently using Paragon with plans to switch to EPIC later in 2026Support Staff : Endoscopy trained GI nursing staff for proceduresReason for Coverage : Perm GI is leavingDeal breakers : Excessive malpractice suits, Medical board disciplinesHow many patients and procedures per day : Number of patients and procedures per day will vary, they expect the load to be up to 10 patients per day to round on and procedures as needed for this.Is there an Anesthesiologist on site or is conscious sedation required? There is Anesthesia backup and they do prefer conscious sedation when possible.Is ERCP or EUS Required? ERCP RequiredIs there rounding involved? YesWho admits the patients? Is it the locum or does hospitalist handle? The hospital will admit the patientsTypes of cases? Abdominal pain, GI bleed, SBO, food bolus, Ulceration, gastritis, perhaps diagnose carcinoma but no treatment.Travel Preferences :
Preferred Lodging : What are you willing to consider?Air Travel : What are you willing to consider?Credentialing Information :
Timeframe : 30-60 days, emergency privs can be granted with clean MP
Requirements :
Emergency credentialing? Emergency credentialing possible for clean files, not really necessary with a Jan start
Submission Requirements
Gastroenterology Board Certification Board Certified HIGHLY PREFERRED or Board Eligible acceptedState License TX REQUIREDGastroenterology Residency Requirements - REQUIREDCertifications Required ACLS REQUIREDMalpractice Clean HIGHLY PREFERREDAvailability at time of name clear Please list how many weeks per month your provider can cover - REQUIRED