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.
