Gastroenterology Locum Job in Bellingham, WA
Updated 9/09/26
Bellingham, Washington, United States
Physician
Gastroenterology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
- Here are the questions that I will have for every presentation.
- [Register to View] they take 24-hour General GI call?
- 2.Will they see patients in the clinic setting?
- 3.Will they scope patients in an outpatient endoscopy center/ambulatory surgery center?
- [Register to View] nurse sedation/conscious sedation (Fentanyl and Versed) ok with them?
- b.Will they only scope if sedation is strictly MAC/anesthesia only?
- 4.Are they open to scoping patients in our outpatient hospital block that are not suitable for the endoscopy center?
- a.We need to fill our 3 outpatient hospital blocks weekly. This is filled by either the General GI who is also on call or by another MD who is not on call.
Schedule Details
- Start- As Soon as Cred
- 8hrs typically varies when on call
- 8a-5p 8hrs day shift
- Weekends/evenings nights when on call
- Call Required, yes 24hr call consulting, rounding, inpatient/outpatient GI procedures)
If Advanced Endoscopist:
- Do they perform ERCP?
- Will they take 24-hour backup ERCP call when they are here?
- Example: A different General GI MD is on-call at hospital, but they call this MD if ERCP is needed to come in.
- If the backup ERCP call MD is not in the hospital on General GI call, I would have them in the endoscopy center or in the clinic.
- Will they take 24-hour General GI/ERCP call?
- Do they perform EUS?
- MD/DO
- Gastro
- Req approved through 1/14/27
- Why Open- Gap in coverage
- Both clinic & Hospital privileges needed
- Both inpatient & outpatient setting
- # of beds 251
- Call Required, yes 24hr call consulting, rounding, inpatient/outpatient GI procedures)
- Rounding admissions, procedures required
- Demographics adult 18+
- Patients per day Clinic – 16, Outpatient endoscopy center – 14 -16, Hospital Census – varies
- Support Staff- will work w/ another GI MD that's part of the practice
- License- Will accept presents for candidates who don't hold active license or are pending license in respective state, must be WA licensed when they start
- BC- other certs required by MSO
- EMR- Epic proficient user
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