Locum Tenens Opportunity in Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology near Tornillo, TX

Specialties:

• Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

Department:
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: Ongoing
Allowed Holidays: New Year's Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Other: Not Specified
Providers Requested: 1
Provider Title: Physician
Provider Type: Locum Tenens
Request Type: Call Only
Coverage Type: Call Only
Decision Date:
EMR System: Cerner
Will Facility Accept Multiple Providers? No
Practice Setting: Inpatient
Is Both Inpatient and Outpatient Required? No
Does Provider require hospital/surgery center privileges? No
Admissions Required? No
Are temporary privileges available? No
Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes
Patients Per Shift: TBD
Bed In Department: TBD
Rounding: N/A

Practice Details:

• Does your Facility require physicians to be board certified? Yes


• Minimum Board Certification: Eligible


• What is the license requirement to bid? Licensed in TX only


• ABLS: No


• ACLS: No


• Will you reimburse Vendor for costs associated with licensing Provider? No


• ATLS: No


• BLS: No


• Estimated Credentialing Timeframe (Days): ASAP


• PALS: No


• Other: No

EMR System: Cerner
Coverage Type: Call Only
Practice Setting: Inpatient

Description

• Inpatient Consultations along with ER Call Coverage


• We are Trauma Level 3 and actively seeking Trauma Level 2 Certification


• Board Certified in Gastroenterology


• Call is for both assigned and unassigned patients


• Able to do complex procedures, i.e. ERCPs


• We do not provide a beeper and/or cell phone. Our practice has been that we utilize physician’s cell phone #

Requirements:

• Physician must be board certified and/or board eligible.


• Ability to do advanced procedures, i.e., ERCP procedures


• Will require the ability to administer moderate sedation, as at times we do not have anesthesia readily available
  
  
  
  • ACLS life safety certification
  
  
  
  

Scope of Service

• Emergency Room Call


• Inpatient Consultations


• Coverage for community physician’s in-house patients during scheduled coverage days as needed


• Hand-off communication to ER physician on-call and/or community physician when scheduled coverage days are completed

Any prospective candidates MUST hold a current Texas License and DEA.

Job ID: j-202655