Gastroenterologist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Richmond, Virginia

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference Id : ORD-205307-MD-VA
• Title : MD
• Dates Needed : 12 / 24 at 12 : 00p - 12 / 29 7a 12 / 31 12 : 00p - 01 / 05 7a
• Shift Type : 24-Hour Call
• Assignment Type : Inpatient; Clinic
• Call Required : Yes
• Board Certification Required : Yes
• Job Duration : Locums

About the Facility

A 300-bed, trauma-level III, hospital near Petersburg, VA is seeking a gastroenterologist for locum tenens coverage.

About the Facility Location

Between street murals, galleries, and the Institute for Contemporary Art, you’ll feel the Richmond, VA, creative culture everywhere. Sample your way through the Richmond Beer Trail and you’ll quickly understand why we’ve earned acclaim as an international destination for craft beer.

About the Clinician's Workday

The required procedures and duties include esophageal dilatation and manometry, interpretation of esophageal manometry, small bowel biopsy, lower GI endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, liver biopsy, and insertion / management of Sengstaken / Blakemore tubes. Providers will also perform endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and upper GI endoscopy with a variety of interventions, including biopsy, foreign body removal, cautery or laser for bleeders, variceal injection and banding, ERCP (diagnostic and therapeutic), and PEG placement. On average, providers perform eight procedures per weekend across GSI, Hepatology, RGA, Surgery, Colon, EGD, and ERCP cases. Estimated credentialing timeframe is approximately 90 days.

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