Gastroenterologist

This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program. The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide the services outlined below. Physicians care shall cover the range of Gastroenterology services as would be provided in a stateoftheart civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality meeting or exceeding currently recognized TJC VA and national standards.

Qualifications :

• Current full and unrestricted license in one or more state commonwealth territory or DC.
• Applicants who have ever had a license restricted suspended revoked voluntarily revoked voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application are not eligible.
• Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM.org) Specialist in Gastroenterology
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalent
• DEA License
• A minimum of 1 year of direct patient care. Preferably in GI specialty.
• Previous VA or Military experience strongly preferred but not required.
• US Citizen (Permanent residents can be discussed on a case by case basis)
• Must be local or relocate to project site for the duration of the contract.
• Pass/possess VA Public Trust Clearance and pass VHA credentialing process
• Able to provide references
• Doctor of Medicine degree or equivalent required. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges: Liaison Committee on Medical Education or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Key Responsibilities

• Physician is responsible for providing comprehensive gastroenterology care including but not limited to
• In and Out Patient clinical and surgical care.
• Clinic Operative and Surgical Care: Provide comprehensive clinical Gastroenterology services including the diagnosis and treatment of Gastroenterology disease and surgical procedures. Typical procedures include EGD Colonoscopy Endoscopic Ultrasound & ERCPs
• Intraoperative Followup: Be present in the endoscopy suite for all Gastroenterology procedures.
• Consultative Services at patients bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic.
• Medication management as per all facility policies and procedures
• Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Gastroenterology clinical or surgical patients.

Administrative work relevant to care provided job performance or facility organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/clinic work environment.
• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• May require bending stooping and lifting to 25 lbs.

Additional Information :

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. 

Compensation Min: X Max: X

Pay range is based on several factors and may vary in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicants background experience skills internal equity and alignment with geographical market data.

International SOS Government Medical Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime