Gastroenterology Physician

Job Quick Facts:


• Specialty: Gastroenterology

• Job Type: Locum Tenens

• Facility Location: Yakima, WA

• Service Setting: Outpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: Jan 06, 2025 - Ongoing

• Coverage Type: Clinical only

• Shift Schedule: TBD

• Patient Volume: 14-16

• Support Staff: 1 NP/PA, 5 MAs, 7 Office Staff
- W/ 1 FT provider, a PA-C & occasional shifts by employed GI.

• Duties:
- See more complicated liver & GI cases in addition to new referrals.
- All standard clinic responsibilities including pathology review, referrals & answering questions the PA might have.

• Required Procedures:
- Pill Cam (required to interpret studies), peg tube exchange, Hemoccult test & Lidocaine injections.
- Upper GI endoscopy: with biopsy, with foreign body removal, with fulguration of bleeder (cautery vs. laser), With injection of varices
- Sigmoidoscopy: Flexible & Rigid
- Colonoscopy: w/ biopsy & w/ excision of polyp

• Trauma Level: III

• EMR: Epic

• Other Info:
- If locum would prefer a hybrid schedule to include clinic shifts & procedure shifts (colonoscopy/endoscopy performed under conscious sedation at hospital), this is a possibility.
- Not required to supervise APPs.

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

• Temporary Privileges available: Yes

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active WA License or IMLC

• BC

• BLS, ACLS