Description

• Provides treatment for the liver, stomach, intestines, colon and any other organs in the body running in the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus.
• The gastroenterologist team treats appendicitis, fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids, liver diseases and pancreatic diseases.

• Boards: BE/BC
• Fellowship: Gastroenterology (required)
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in: FM, IM or Geriatric Medicine
• Open to Residents and Fellows
• Open to Visa Candidates
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
• Active unencumbered physician Mississippi state license
• Graduate from a fully accredited MD or DO program
• One year of work experience as a Gastroenterologist
• One year of EMR experience
• Board Certified

• Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
• Participates in relevant continuing education programs.
• Knowledge of and dedication to the highest patient care and provide the utmost service excellence to all patients.
• Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
• A can-do, team oriented attitude is essential, as the ability to work independently and to interact easily with physicians, other managers and staff throughout the department and hospital.
• Effective interpersonal/communication, organizational, and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks.

• Start date: ASAP
• Shifts: Monday - Friday / 8am - 5pm for clinic --- Friday - Thursday / 8am - 5pm for hospital
• Call: Yes (Varies)
• Patients per day: Average 24 patients per day in clinic --- Average 6 consults, 8 subsequent visits in hospital --- Average 16 Endo cases in outpatient
• EMR: Cerner
• Support Staff: Nurse and Certified Medical Assistant (outpatient) --- RN in hospital setting that performs pre-rounding
• Practice setting: Inpatient and Outpatient
• Reason For Need: Patient volume, call schedule gaps, physician retirement in near future, FT physician reducing schedule to PT as retirement approaches