Gastroenterology Physician

Locum Tenens Gastroenterology Opportunity

Join our team for a locum tenens gastroenterology opportunity in Ephrata, PA. This position is within the Internal Medicine Gastroenterology department and offers supplemental coverage.

Job Description

• Coverage start: ASAP
• Coverage end: December 31, 2025
• Invoice rules effective: November 27, 2024
• Holiday coverage includes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Provider title: Physician
• Employment type: Locum Tenens
• Shift details:
  • Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Inpatient and outpatient coverage
  • OR, consults, rounding
  • No clinic time
  • Call begins and ends outside of daily rate hours
  • Coverage for 7 days (Friday PM to Friday PM)
  • Bids must include a daily rate and an on-call rate
• Setting:
  • Inpatient: Yes
  • Outpatient: Yes
  • Telehealth: Yes
• Call requirements:
  • No clinic time associated with call
  • Call only OR scheduled hours + call, based on needs
• EMR: Epic
• Patient volume: patients per day

Procedures Preferred (Not Required Unless Stated)

• Upper GI Endoscopy:
  • With biopsy
  • With foreign body removal
  • With fulguration of bleeder (cautery vs. laser)
  • With injection of varices
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography):
  • Diagnostic
  • Therapeutic
• PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Placement
• Esophageal Procedures:
  • Esophageal dilatation
  • Esophageal manometry
  • Esophageal manometry interpretation
• Small Bowel Biopsy
• Lower GI Endoscopy:
  • Sigmoidoscopy (Flexible and Rigid)
  • Colonoscopy:
    • With biopsy
    • With excision of polyp
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
• Liver Biopsy
• Insertion/Management of Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube

Additional Notes

• Preference for providers comfortable performing a broad range of GI procedures, but these skills are preferred and not required.
• Assignment is assigned but currently listed as unassigned for Monday to Friday clinical needs.