Gastroenterology Opening in Conway, SC
Summit Recruiting Group
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Gastroenterology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Conway, South Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship No
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Job Description

Last Update: 2/21/25

Gastroenterologist opportunity in Conway, SC

  • Located 10 miles from Myrtle Beach
  • 325,000 person population
Position Details: Digestive Health Immediate need Reason for search: department growth Full-time, permanent position Recruiting another GI due to patient need and expansion. They currently have 4 GIs and 2 NPs. The goal is to have 4 full time providers in the group. They have expanded their endoscopy area at the hospital and have 3 fully updated rooms. 4 weeks wait time for new patients Candidate Parameters: Fellowship trained and board certified/eligible in gastroenterology. 2022 and 2023 candidates accepted as well as those currently practicing. Can have advanced endoscopy fellowship (EUS/ERCP) but doesnt have to. Typical Schedule: Full time position - Monday thru Friday 36 Patient Contact Hours - 4 Admin Hours/week 1:4 Call - Consult Only Service - No Admissions Consults and rounding a done by the physician on call. Scope of Practice: 50/50 split on clinic lab/endoscopy 11 - 12 Patients per day for procedures; 20-25 per physician seen in the clinic Each physician has their own designated RN for support 5000 cases per year in the endoscopy area - 500 inpatient/4500 outpatient 75 ERCP and 180 EUS in 2021 Cancer Center is affiliated with Duke Health Network, which allows for cancer cases to stay in network and local to the area versus referring. Candidates can do a general GI practice, but there is also demand for ERCP and EUS procedures/advanced endoscopy Endoscopy Area: Renovating the area in 2022 Currently 4 procedure rooms and 8 holding rooms (pre and post operative area) Scopes - Olympus 180 and 190 series (HD scopes) C-Arm is available in the department Colonoscopies are done with Propofol and anesthesia support All procedures are done with propofol in our unit, but if the doctor travels to ICU to do a procedure where anesthesia is not there, then they would do that procedure with conscious sedation. Medical Center (established 1928): Independent non-profit, 501c3 hospital (1 of 3 left in the state of South Carolina) Wonderful physician/administration relationship and listed as a #1 strength of the opportunity by the providers I talked to on the profile. Administration has a long tenure and proven track record. Board Chair has 20 years in leadership and is well respected in the community. CEO has a seat on the board to vote. Community Focused - 1st hospital in SC to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, because it was the right thing to do for the area. Financially Stable Hospital - 450+ days cash on hand for operating pre-COVID. During COVID it only dipped to 420 days. 210 acute care bed facility (operating at 155 average census) 200+ physicians on medical staff (30 specialties) 12 ORs Surgical robot available CRNA and MDA staffing Extremely low infection rate - 0% for the last 3 months (March 2021) Level III Trauma Center Open ICU Stable ED (40-year contract) and Hospitalist (Team Health) staffing contracts in place EMR - Cerner (Both in the hospital and Clinics) w/ Dragon Dictation New retail pharmacy on the hospital campus Duke Affiliation with the Cancer and Cardiology Programs Malpractice Carrier: PHLIP w/ Tail Coverage New hospital is planned in 2025 - 50 bed facility that will be closer to the beach *Patient Panel Breakdown:* 82.7% Caucasian 13.1% African American 6.1% Hispanic *Payor Mix:* 40-45% Medicare 20% BCBS 15% Medicaid 8-10% Self Pay *New Family Medicine Residency began in July 2020 w/ Campbell University:* 8 residents 3 rd and 4 th years medical students
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