Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Gastroenterologist to provide comprehensive consultative and procedural gastroenterology services in a collaborative, multidisciplinary healthcare environment. The physician will diagnose and treat disorders of the digestive system while delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
The ideal candidate is committed to evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, and providing compassionate care to a diverse adult patient population.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic gastrointestinal, pancreatic, liver, and biliary diseases.
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy procedures.
- Diagnose and manage gastrointestinal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, GERD, liver disease, colorectal disorders, and gastrointestinal malignancies.
- Interpret laboratory findings, pathology reports, imaging studies, and endoscopic results.
- Develop individualized treatment plans utilizing evidence-based clinical guidelines.
- Provide inpatient consultations and outpatient specialty care.
- Collaborate with primary care physicians, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and other specialists to coordinate patient care.
- Perform pre-procedure evaluations, obtain informed consent, and provide post-procedure follow-up.
- Accurately document patient encounters and procedures within the electronic medical record.
- Participate in quality assurance, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Supervise and collaborate with nursing staff, advanced practice providers, and ancillary personnel.
- Maintain compliance with applicable clinical, ethical, and regulatory standards.
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school.
- Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine Residency.
- Completion of an accredited Gastroenterology Fellowship.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology.
- Current, unrestricted medical license or eligibility for licensure in California.
- Current DEA registration.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three or more years of clinical Gastroenterology experience.
- Experience performing high-volume diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
- Experience with management of complex liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease.
- ERCP and/or Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) experience is preferred but not required.
- Strong commitment to patient-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases and current treatment guidelines.
- Expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
- Strong clinical judgment and medical decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and patient education abilities.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a busy procedural and clinic schedule.
- Proficiency with electronic health record (EHR) systems.
- Commitment to continuous professional development, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
Benefits
- Competitive federal salary
- Annual performance incentive eligibility
- Recruitment and relocation incentive (if authorized)
- Generous paid time off and paid federal holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with government matching contributions
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and paid CME leave
- Malpractice coverage
- Flexible scheduling and excellent work-life balance
- Student loan repayment opportunities for qualified candidates (if applicable)