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