Locums - Gastroenterology - Richlands, VA

**Locums - Gastroenterology - Richlands, VA**

**Why This Role?**
- Long-term locum coverage for both inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology
- Balanced weekly schedule with mix of procedures and clinic visits
- Full support staff including RN, MA, NP/PA, and admin support
- Night call with low volume and 30-minute response time
- Temporary privileges available for quicker start

**Duration**: ASAP - Ongoing
**Coverage Type**: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Call
**Schedule/Coverage Need**:
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Endoscopy Suite (procedures)
- Tuesday - Outpatient clinic
- Thursday - Half day clinic, half day Endoscopy
- Night call with 1:1 ratio

**Opportunity Highlights**:
- Setting: Outpatient, Inpatient, ER consults
- Patients per shift: 25
- Beds in department: 10
- Call: Beeper, 1-2 patients seen, 1-2 phone consults
- Call response time: 30 minutes
- Call back %: 5%
- EMR: Athena (clinic), Meditech (hospital)
- Will facility accept multiple providers: Yes
- Admissions required: Yes
- Temporary privileges available: Yes

**Requirements**:
- Board certification/eligibility: Yes (Board Eligible accepted)
- Active state license: Yes (VA only)
- Clean history

**Skills Needed**:
- Upper GI endoscopy
- With biopsy, foreign body removal, fulguration, and variceal injection
- With PEG placement
- Diagnostic and therapeutic esophageal procedures
- Small bowel biopsy
- Lower GI endoscopy
- Flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopy with biopsy and polyp excision
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Supervision of advanced practice providers