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Gastroenterology Physician

ProLocums, Marquette, MI, United States

Duration: Full Time


Specialty : Gastroenterology

Start Date : Mar

End date : Ongoing

Coverage type : Call + Clinic

Coverage

Gastroenterology

Job Opportunity: Gastroenterology (ERCP Required)


Assignment Overview
  • Specialty: Gastroenterology
  • Location: Michigan (MI)
  • Dates: June 11 (Orientation); June 12 (7 AM) June 15 (7 AM)
  • December 11 (7 AM) December 14 (7 AM)
  • Requirement: Complete block coverage only; no partial availability will be considered.

Schedule & Call Logistics
  • Weekday: Monday Friday, 9-hour shifts (8 hours billable + 1-hour unpaid lunch).
  • Weeknight Call: 15-hour overnight shifts.
  • Weekend Call: 24-hour shifts.
  • Call Details: Coverage includes hospital rounding, procedures, and call.

Clinical Scope & Procedures
The locum provider will work within a well-established, high-volume Endo Unit.
  • Essential Procedures: EGD, Colonoscopy, pH studies, Manometry, Sigmoidoscopy, PEG/PEG-J tube placement, and ERCP (Required).
  • Preferred: EUS.
  • Equipment/Testing: 4 Procedure rooms (Olympus), Hydrogen breath testing, Capsule endoscopy.
  • Anesthesia: Propofol.
  • Patient Volume: Average 12 patients per day.

Requirements & Administrative
  • License: Active Michigan (MI) License.
  • Provider Responsibility: Must handle all charting and work completion independently (no scribe/assistant). Responsibilities include reviewing pathology and communicating follow-up/results letters via the nursing staff.
  • Credentialing: Requires an immediate turnaround on credentialing and billing enrollment packets.
  • EMR Systems: Cerner, gGastro, and Athena.
Certification: BC, ABLS, ACLS, ATLS, BLS

License: MI

Credentialing : 60 Days