Locum - Gastroenterologist - Bellingham, WA - Flexible Call - Willing to License & IMLC Accepted

Schedule:

• Endoscopy Center (ASC): Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM
• GI Clinic: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Clinical Responsibilities:

• General gastroenterology services in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Clinic visits and consultations
• Inpatient rounding and consultations
• Outpatient endoscopy procedures
• Hospital-based outpatient procedures (3 outpatient hospital blocks weekly for cases not suitable for ASC)
• General GI procedures, including:

• Average clinic volume: approximately 16 patients/day
• Outpatient endoscopy volume: approximately 14–16 patients/day
• Hospital census: average daily census 4 (hospital total beds 251)

Call:

• 24-hour General GI call is not mandatory, but strongly preferred
• Call responsibilities include consultations, rounding, and inpatient/outpatient GI procedures
• Backup ERCP call options available for Advanced Endoscopists
• Provider's willingness to take call must be clearly confirmed during submission

Requirements:

• MD or DO
• Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Minimum 1 year of experience
• Washington medical license, IMLC eligibility, OR willing to license (license assistance available)
• Epic experience required
• BLS and ACLS required (must be AHA or American Red Cross certified)

Practice Environment:

• Work alongside other gastroenterologists as part of an established practice
• Both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities
• Hospital and outpatient endoscopy settings

Advanced Endoscopy:

• ERCP experience should be clearly documented
• EUS experience should be clearly documented
• Advanced endoscopy training and experience details should be provided
• Recent ERCP volume, case documentation, annual case count, and cannulation rates will be requested
• Open to providers willing to take 24-hour backup ERCP call or combined GI/ERCP call