Job Summary
Job Description
GASTROENTEROLOGIST OPPORTUNITY
We are looking to add a physician to our Gastroenterologist physician team at our Huntington VA Medical Center. We are seeking a highly motivated BE/BC Gastroenterologist physician, with an unrestricted MD / DO medical license, who shares our commitment to providing excellent care to our US Veterans.
The Hershel “Woody” Williams Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Huntington, W. Va. is a fully accredited 80-bed acute medical and surgical care facility that provides primary care and specialty health services, including gastroenterology, radiology, mental health services, women’s health care, prosthetics, bariatric surgery, pain management, palliative care, sleep medicine and more.
The Huntington VA Medical Center is also the premiere VA Medical Center to work in. Based on the 2022 All Employee Survey (AES) of all U.S. VA’s, the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center was ranked as:
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- #1 Best place to work in the VA System
- #1 Highest employee satisfaction in the VA System
- #1 Most highly recommended organization in the VA System
The Department of Veterans Affairs has recently updated base physician compensation for the GI specialty. If you are looking for a place to call home that provides a good salary, great benefits and an excellent work culture, the Huntington VA Medical Center is the place for you.
Job Responsibilities
* Outpatient clinical care for patients with GI diseases
* Inpatient consultation services (patients are admitted to the Hospitalists/Medical Teams)
* GI procedures include EGD with its associated procedures, PEG placement, colonoscopy with its
associated procedures, paracentesis, ERCP, pH monitoring, pill cam activities and liver biopsy are
encouraged, but not required for this position.
* Utilization of conscious sedation in appropriate cases
* Management of patients with Hepatitis C
* Participate in appropriate hospital committees
* Supervision of GI fellows and residents is expected as part of this position (with a clinical faculty
appointment to be included).
Qualifications
Working Hours
weekends
* Very Limited on-call coverage