Gastroenterology Physician - Now Hiring

Job Quick Facts:

• Specialty: Gastroenterology
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility Location: Yakima, WA
• Service Setting: Outpatient
• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
• Coverage Period: Jan 06, 2025 - Ongoing
• Coverage Type: Clinical only
• Shift Schedule: TBD
• Patient Volume: 14-16
• Support Staff: 1 NP/PA, 5 MAs, 7 Office Staff
- W/ 1 FT provider, a PA-C & occasional shifts by employed GI.
• Duties:
- See more complicated liver & GI cases in addition to new referrals.
- All standard clinic responsibilities including pathology review, referrals & answering questions the PA might have.
• Required Procedures:
- Pill Cam (required to interpret studies), peg tube exchange, Hemoccult test & Lidocaine injections.
- Upper GI endoscopy: with biopsy, with foreign body removal, with fulguration of bleeder (cautery vs. laser), With injection of varices
- Sigmoidoscopy: Flexible & Rigid
- Colonoscopy: w/ biopsy & w/ excision of polyp
• Trauma Level: III
• EMR: Epic
• Other Info:
- If locum would prefer a hybrid schedule to include clinic shifts & procedure shifts (colonoscopy/endoscopy performed under conscious sedation at hospital), this is a possibility.
- Not required to supervise APPs.
• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Temporary Privileges available: Yes
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:
• Active WA License or IMLC
• BC
• BLS, ACLS