Assignment Details:
- Specialty: Gastroenterology
- Position Type: Locum Tenens
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: Ongoing
- Practice Setting: Outpatient
- Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours Only
- Schedule: Monday Friday
- Shift: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (1-hour unpaid lunch)
- EMR: Epic
- No Call
- No Admissions
- No Inpatient Coverage
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Outpatient GI consultations and procedures
- Upper endoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Biopsies and polypectomies
- PEG placement
- Esophageal dilation/manometry
- ERCP (diagnostic & therapeutic)
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Liver biopsy
- Most procedures performed using moderate sedation
- Typical procedure times:
- EGD: 30 minutes
- Colonoscopy: 30 minutes
- Combined EGD/Colonoscopy: 60 minutes
Requirements:
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology
- Gastroenterology Fellowship Required
- Active DC and/or Maryland License (or IMLC eligible)
- ACLS & BLS Certifications Required
- Hospital privileges required (temporary privileges are not available)
- Credentialing timeframe: days
Travel & Coverage:
- Travel and malpractice coverage provided.
- Convenient access via DCA, IAD, and BWI airports.
