ERCP Gastro Locums - Kentucky - Earn Up to $4500 Daily
Updated 9/04/26
$4,000
– $4,500
daily
Kentucky, Kentucky, United States
Physician
Gastroenterology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Moonlighting
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
- Start Date: October 5, 2026
- Assignment Length: 12 months
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Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM + shared call, Full Time Need
- Call: Shared with another GI provider; offsite call
- Call Frequency: Provider called in approximately 1–2 times per week
- Response Time: 30 minutes for emergency consultation / 12 hours for routine consultation
- Procedures: General GI, EGD, colonoscopy, and ERCP required
- Procedure Volume: 12–14 procedures per day
- EMR: Meditech
- Support: APP support provided
The client is open to two providers alternating weeks but strongly prefers one consistent provider for continuity of care. The selected physician will provide general GI services, including EGD and colonoscopy, with ERCP required. Average procedural volume is approximately 12–14 procedures per day.
APP support is available, and the call burden is relatively limited, with providers typically called in 1–2 times per week, most commonly for active GI bleeds.
Full Details:
Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Positions: 1
Start Date: October 5, 2026
Assignment Duration: 12 months
Coverage Type: Clinic + Overnight Call
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Full Time Need
EMR: Meditech
Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Positions: 1
Start Date: October 5, 2026
Assignment Duration: 12 months
Coverage Type: Clinic + Overnight Call
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Full Time Need
EMR: Meditech
- Shared call with another GI provider
- Offsite call
- 30-minute response time for emergency consultations
- 12-hour response time for routine consultations
- Provider is typically called in 1–2 times per week
- Most common reason for after-hours call: active GI bleed
- 24-hour rate includes 8 hours onsite
Position Requirements:
- Willing to license: Yes
- Credentialing/enrollment estimated at approximately 3 months
- Medicare and Medicaid enrollment included
Procedures Required:
General GI:
- Upper endoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy
Advanced Procedures:
- ERCP – Required (mid-level/moderate complexity)
- EUS – Not required
Additional Procedures Performed:
- Esophageal, duodenal, or luminal stent placement
- Argon plasma coagulation
- Esophageal, gastric, small bowel, and colon biopsies
- Colonoscopy with or without polypectomy
- Diagnostic and therapeutic EGD
- Enteral alimentation
- Esophageal dilation, including balloon, bougie, or Savary with guidewire
- Foreign body removal via EGD
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- GI motility studies and 24-hour pH monitoring
- Non-variceal hemostasis, upper and lower GI
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
Patient Volume:
- Approximately 12–14 procedures per day
- Patient population described as medically complex and frequently non-compliant
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Patients often bring family members to appointments
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Trauma Level IV
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192 Beds
Support Staff:
- APP support provided
- Shared call structure with another GI provider
Credentialing:
- Estimated credentialing timeline: ~3 months
- Medicare and Medicaid enrollment included
Additional Details:
- Virtual interviews conducted with service line leadership and OR leadership
- Interview provides an opportunity to discuss procedural scope, call expectations, and workflow
- Client is open to two physicians alternating weeks
- Strong preference for one consistent provider
- Facility culture is described as pleasant and kind
- Providers with strong relationship-building and communication skills are highly preferred
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