Advanced GI With Strong Support + Temp Privs – Central Ohio

Position Details

Setting: Inpatient Advanced GI coverage at a large acute-care hospital
Start Date: January 2026 (temp privs available)
Duration: Ongoing need; 1–2 weeks per month
Shifts:

• Weekdays: 7a–3p + night beeper call

• Weekends: 24-hour beeper call

• Block Schedule: Monday 7a → Monday 7a (minimum 7 consecutive days/month)

Coverage Needs:

• Consistent monthly coverage required

• Will consider physicians able to work as few as 7 consecutive days per month

• No clinic; inpatient GI + procedures

Patient Population: Adult
Department: Advanced GI service for a high-acuity, 400+ bed Level I facility
EMR: EPIC
Orientation: All hours billable
COVID/Flu Requirements: Per facility guidelines

Work & Clinical Details

Scope of Practice:
Advanced GI with full procedural mix, including:

• ERCP – minimum 150 in past 2 years (required)

• EUS – required

• Esophageal/Duodenal/Luminal stent placements (20+ in past 2 years)

• Argon plasma coagulation

• Upper & lower endoscopy

• Colonoscopy (100 in past 2 years at initial appointment; 150 at reappointment)

• Diagnostic & therapeutic EGD

• Hemostasis

• Dilation: balloon, bougie, Savary

• Enteral feeding access, PEG

• Flexible sigmoidoscopy

• 24-hour pH monitoring & motility studies

• H&P performance and general inpatient GI responsibilities

Hospital Environment:

• Large regional medical center

• Level 1 trauma designation

• Robust weekday APP support

• All adult patients

• No outpatient clinic obligations

Call Requirements:

• Night beeper call during weekdays

• 24-hour beeper call on weekends

• Frequency aligned with block schedule

Travel & Lodging: Covered
Malpractice: Provided
Credentialing: Temp privs available; standard packet includes moderate sedation module and post-test

Certifications & Requirements

• Board Certified or truly Board Eligible in Gastroenterology

• ERCP + EUS proficiency required

• Ohio license or IMLC (facility open to licensing candidates)

• DEA required

• ACLS required

• Moderate Sedation requirement: Must review facility training packet and complete post-test with ≥80% accuracy

• Minimum Experience: 1 year post-training

• Teaching/Trauma experience: Not specified or required in JD

Summary

This Advanced GI opportunity in Central Ohio offers consistent block scheduling, high-acuity therapeutic GI practice, strong APP support, and an efficient onboarding pathway with temp privileges. The role is ideal for gastroenterologists comfortable with a full therapeutic scope — particularly ERCP and EUS — who prefer structured weekly blocks and inpatient-only work in a large, well-resourced hospital environment.