Locum Gastroenterologist needed in Durango CO

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Job Description

Last updated: 5/01/25
Facility in Durango CO seeking coverage for up to 14 shifts p/month.

Job Responsibilities

• Setting: Call, Scoping, Emergency Room, Inpatient, Outpatient Trauma Level III
• FTE: 1.0
Required Procedures: Scoping, EGD, colonoscopy, manometry, flex sigs and 24 hour PH probe.
• Required job duties: Providers must signs all orders and notes. Locum is responsible to complete all orders that the physicians requests, including pathology orders (results may come in while provider is not on assignment and still must be completed in a timely manner.)
• EMR: EPIC
Support Staff: MA, NP/PA, RN
• Can you please advise the average patients per day? 12-16 when scoping.
• Is there an Anesthesiologist on site or is conscious sedation required? Yes, there is an anesthesiologist on site
• Is there rounding involved? Yes
• Who admits the patients? Is it the locum or does hospitalist handle? I believe the hospitalists handle this.
• Can we get a list of procedures the locum is expected to do? Is it solely scopes or are EUS, or ERCP required? We do scoping and bread and butter GI. ERCP is not performed at the facility.

Qualifications

• Board Certified Gastroenterology – Required
• Active CO license – Highly Preferred, Must be willing to apply for the license at acceptance.
• Gastro Fellowship - Required
• Active DEA - Required for credentialing (site will consider a transferred DEA, however, must keep this DEA for the duration of the assignment, not just for shifts worked.)
• Site would prefer if candidate can treat IBD (Inflammatory Bowl Disease) patients. - Highly preferred to note.
• Must acknowledge that candidate is aware that if the provider scopes they will perform 12-16 scopes per day - Required to note at submission.
• Clean Malpractice/Background - Required

Working Hours

• Approximately 14 shifts per month - As the calendar fills with providers this will be limited.
• Mon-Friday - 7:30a-5p - Onsite scoping with Emergency Room coverage - Hourly
• Mon-Friday - 5p-7:30a - Night call
• Sat-Sun - 7:30a-7:30a - 24 hour call.
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