Physician - Gastroenterology

Posterity Group LLC•Boise, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Posterity Group LLC is seeking Gastroenterologists to staff The Boise VAMC. The Gastroenterologist will provide primary, secondary, and tertiary care in both hospitalized and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include identifying patients' health problems, designing diagnostic and therapeutic plans, coordinating health service personnel, resolving patient care issues, and educating patients and families about their care and illness management. A significant portion of the physician's time will be dedicated to patient care, with administrative duties also assigned as needed. The role involves performing various diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures.

Requirements

Board Certified/Eligible in Gastroenterology
Fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine (Residency)
Three to five years of Gastroenterologist experience
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Responsibilities

Provide primary, secondary, and tertiary care in hospitalized and outpatient settings.
Identify patients' health problems and design diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
Coordinate activities of other health service personnel.
Resolve problems affecting patient care.
Provide education for patients/family members regarding patient's care, illness, and management.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.
Perform Liver Biopsy.
Perform Small Bowel Biopsy.
Perform Dilation of the esophagus (bouginage).
Perform Esophageal motility.
Perform Upper Gl endoscopy.
Perform Colonoscopy & Flex Sigmoid.
Perform Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Perform Polypectomy.
Perform Laparoscopy (Peritoneosopy).
Perform Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy.
Perform Laser: Photocoagulation of vessels.
Perform Laser: Tumor Ablation.
Perform Gastric lavage & cytology.
Perform Sclerotherapy of esophageal varices.
Perform Esophageal ligation or banding of varices.
Perform Endoscopic ultrasonography with or without fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Perform Placement of esophageal stent.