Assignment Details: - Specialty: Gastroenterology
- Position Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: New Mexico
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: Ongoing
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Beeper Call
- EMR: Epic
Schedule: - 7-day coverage blocks: Monday 7:00 AM Monday 7:00 AM
- Daily rounding: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM, Monday Sunday
- 8 hours onsite followed by beeper call
- Full-week assignments required (7 14 day stretches preferred)
Current Open Coverage: - July 6 12
- August 3 10
- August 31 September 7
- September 28 October 5
- October 26 November 2
- November
Practice Highlights: - Inpatient Gastroenterology service
- Average 15 patients per day
- 5 10 admissions during call coverage
- Daily inpatient rounding
- Supervision of Advanced Practice Providers
- Support from 3 RNs and 3 PA/NPs
Required Procedural Skills: Candidates must be experienced with:
- ERCP (Diagnostic & Therapeutic)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy with biopsy and polypectomy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- PEG placement
- Esophageal dilation and manometry interpretation
- Small bowel biopsy
- Liver biopsy
- Foreign body removal
- Hemostasis/bleeding control
- Variceal injection
Call Responsibilities: - Beeper call coverage
- Approximately 15+ patient encounters
- Around 30% callback rate
- Inpatient call coverage
Qualifications: - MD/DO
- Board Certified in Gastroenterology
- Fellowship training preferred
- Active New Mexico Medical License
- Active New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Registration
- DEA eligible for New Mexico
- Current ACLS & BLS
- Clean background required for temporary privileges
Additional Information: - Stroke-Certified Hospital
- Level IV Trauma Center
- Temporary privileges available
- Estimated credentialing timeframe: 90 days
- Malpractice insurance provided
