John Muir Health General and Hospitalist Gastroenterologists

John Muir Specialty Medical Group is seeking a General GI physician to join our Bay Area team. You will be joining a well-respected group of general and therapeutic gastroenterologists in an organization with a long-standing presence and strong reputation in the community, state and nation.  U.S. News & World Report has ranked John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek as one of the nation’s top hospitals for 17 straight years.

Due to growth, two positions are now available for a general gastroenterologist. One, available immediately, is for a traditional position, mixing outpatient clinic with endoscopy at our ASC, along with periodic hospital coverage with a 1 : 7 week frequency. The other is for a GI hospitalist, working on a 7 day on / 7 day off schedule, covering nights only on the weekend for 24 weeks / year. This position has the option of transitioning to a traditional outpatient practice after 1-2 years if desired.

The compensation structure is base salary plus productivity and quality bonuses as well as opportunity to own shares in an independent ASC. Opportunities exist to focus on IBD, motility, hepatology, cancer prevention and care and other subspecialty areas. The group currently consists of 12 MDs and 3 ARNPs, extensive MA and RN support, 100% anesthesia supported procedures in state-of-the-art facilities, including a brand new advanced endoscopy suite.

John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization in the East Bay region of San Francisco that offers a full range of medical services and has become a regional destination for GI care. We have a network of more than 300 primary care physicians, more than 6,000 employees, medical centers in Concord, Walnut Creek and San Ramon as well as an outpatient GI presence at multiple sites in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. John Muir has partnerships with UCSF Health and Stanford Children’s Health.

Highlights of this full-time position include :

• Fully consultative
• GI ARNP support
• Full-time, therapeutic endoscopy coverage and back up support
• Competitive salary with bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and sign-on bonus, vacation and continuing education as well as malpractice insurance
• State of the art endoscopy suites with exceptional nursing staff
• Well-respected colleagues in a dynamic and growing Digestive Health Center
• Group is independently run and governed;  not private equity owned
• Predictable hours and shifts
• Live in San Francisco or desirable East Bay suburbs (that are less expensive than Marin County or the Peninsula)

Qualifications :

Walnut Creek is a dynamic yet family orientated community in San Francisco’s East Bay with ideal weather and abundant outdoor spaces. It is adjacent to Berkeley, home of the University of California with an impressive variety of cultural and sports events along with world renowned restaurants and music venues, and Oakland which boasts a new and thriving tech sector, night life and entertainment destinations?. It is 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco by car or BART train line. On the East side of the metro area, it is also a quick drive to Napa Wine country and the extensive mountain and wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite Valley.

EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity.

At DDW, please contact Drew Schembre, MD 206-612-2391 or Susan Vu-James, MD 216-212-6277 for more information or to arrange an initial interview