Mercy Medical Center is seeking a Gastroenterology Physician!
Practice Setting: Inpatient --Call Structure at MMC approx 1:4 //Fri 4pm-Fri 4pm//Floor/ED/ICU/emergent consults and endoscopies (when needed) --Carry Beeper overnight--Outpatient-TBD and will know more early next week. 1 week per month, ongoing.
Reason for Coverage: Retirement
Dates of Coverage: Start mid Dec 2025 until we find perm placement physician
Clinical Areas: Adult, Hospital, Gastro, endoscopy
Onsite Lab? Yes
Onsite X-Ray? Yes
Will Outpatient Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine be Required? No
Average Number of Office/Clinic Patients Per Locum Per Day: unknown at this time if outpt coverage is required-will amend as soon as i know
Average Number of Hospital Based Patients Per Locum Per Day: 4-12 per day
How Many Physicians in Your Group? 4
Average Number of Patients Per Day: 4-12 per day
Documentation System/EMR: EPIC
Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: Start in mid to late December
EUS/ERCP - NOT REQUIRED
Required Procedures:
- Esophageal Dilatation/Manometry
- Esophageal Manometry Interpretation
- Small Bowel Biopsy
- Lower GI Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Liver Biopsy
Required Types of Upper GI Endoscopy:
- with Biopsy
- with Foreign Body Removal
- with Fulguration of Bleeder (Cautery vs. Laser)
- with Injection of Varices
- with Banding of Varices
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic
- with PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Bill rates to be submitted:
- Malpractice rate (to be included in rates)
- Orientation
- Night call (with minimum of 2 hours gratis)
- Holiday night call
- 24 hours on call (with minimum of 4 hours gratis)
- Holiday 24 hours on call
- Call back
- Holiday Call back
- Conversion Fee - $25k
Requirement description : - Board Certified/Board Eligible - [REQUIRED] BC preferred
- ACTIVE MA LICSENSE - [REQUIRED]
- No outpatient expectations
- BLS - [REQUIRED]
- ERCP certification is a nice to have but not a must - [NICE TO HAVE]
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