Job Quick Facts:
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Gastroenterology
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility Location: Des Moines, Iowa
• Service Setting: Inpatient and Outpatient
• Coverage Period: Potential for a long -term contract
• Coverage Type: Clinical
• Clinical Schedule: Mon -Fri, 8am -4pm
• Call Schedule: TBC (No mention of call in the solicitation)
• Call Type: TBC
• Call Ratio: TBC
• Call Response Time: TBC
• Callback %: TBC
• Patient Demographics: TBC
• Patient Volume: TBC
• Phone Consults: Yes
• Admissions: TBC
• Rounding included: TBC
• % of Practice: 99% Direct Patient Care, 1% Administrative Duties
• Physician in Practice: TBC
• Support Staff: TBC
• Specialty Backup: TBC
• Procedures: Comprehensive clinical gastroenterology services including the full range of colonoscopy and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedures.
Colonoscopy:
-Colonoscopy via colostomy
-Colonoscopy w/biopsy(ies)
-Colonoscopy w/ablation of tumor/polyp/lesion
-Colonoscopy w/removal of tumor/polyp/lesion by snare technique
-Colonoscopy w/out biopsy
-Colonoscopy w/ submucosal
-Colonoscopy control of bleeding
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD):
-EGD diagnostic
-EGD w/biopsy(ies)
-EGD w/removal of tumor/polyp/lesion by hot forceps
-EGD w/removal of tumor/polyp/lesion by snare technique
-EGD w/variceal banding
-EGD control of bleeding
• Office Equipment: TBC
• Beds in the Dept: TBC
• Trauma Level: TBC
• EMR: CPRS
• Hospital Privileges required: Yes
• Temporary Privileges available: Yes
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
• Active unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine with a Subspecialty in Gastroenterology
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• DEA Certificate
• NPI
• Minimum of 2 years of GI experience.
Please note: Physicians who have ever had a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.