Gastroenterologist - Private Practice

Private Practice in Forest Hills, NY, is looking for a Gastroenterologist to join their team full-time. 

Compensation: $350k-$400k salary PLUS production bonus.

Schedule: 4.5 days per week (half-day on Sunday). Typical day is 9-5 when doing consults and 7-4 when doing procedures (half day procedures and half day consults); Sundays are always half days (7-1 if doing procedures, 9-1 when doing consults). There is a 1 hour lunch break from 1-2 everyday during which no patients are scheduled.

On-Call Requirements: There is no hospital call. The only call is for the practice to answer phone calls after hours, which are few and far between.

Patient Volume:  About 8-12 consults/follow-ups per day and up to 10 procedures per scoping session.

Practice Setting: Outpatient. Adult-only.

EMR: MD Land for patient consults and follow-ups; MDReports for procedures.

Support Staff: Front desk secretaries, MAs, NPs, PAs, prior-authorization support for procedures/medications/imaging studies.

Equipment: Office-based endoscopy with anesthesia and laboratory services on premises. Olympus 190 scopes and equipment.

Benefits: Malpractice insurance, payment for licensing and DEA, professional society dues, health insurance, retirement plan after a vestment period. 1 week CME. 3 weeks vacation. Consistent professional and financial growth opportunities.

Scope of Practice: Consults, see follow ups and do procedures.

Types of Procedures: EGD, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy. Hemorrhoidal banding per Doctor's choice.

About Practice: Community-based general GI practice that strongly believes in providing support to its colleagues. To this end, the doctor joining the practice will never be left to his/her own devices and will always be able to come to colleagues for help and support with patients and procedures. In the beginning, there will be close help, support and even supervision if the doctor so chooses. The senior doctors will always be there for help and backup. There is an open door policy for all physicians and NPs to each other in the practice.
Practice's Future Plans: Practice is stable, and looking to expand within current location. Practice is aiming to add at least 1 more doctor this year and another one next year due to tremendous demand for appointments and procedures. They will remain a general GI practice and will add a pathology lab to the services offered.

This position is only open for US citizens or Green Card holders.