Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated Gastroenterologist Physician to join our client's team in Virginia for a 120-day assignment starting Sep 1, 2026. This role involves a schedule of 7:30a to 5p with an hour lunch, focusing on outpatient gastroenterology evaluations, consultations, and follow-up visits. The successful candidate will diagnose and manage various GI conditions, including performing essential endoscopic procedures like EGD, colonoscopy, biopsy, and polypectomy.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Perform outpatient gastroenterology evaluations, consultations, and follow-up visits
- Diagnose and manage a broad range of GI conditions including GERD, IBS, IBD, liver disease, and GI bleeding
- Perform endoscopic procedures including EGD, colonoscopy, biopsy, and polypectomy
- Develop individualized treatment plans and coordinate ongoing patient care
- Interpret diagnostic studies and procedural findings
- Collaborate with primary care providers and specialty teams on patient management
- Maintain timely and accurate EMR documentation
- Educate patients on GI conditions, treatment options, and preventative care
- Participate in outpatient procedural scheduling and clinic coverage as applicable
Additional Information
- Board Certification: Gastroenterology
- EMR System: Epic
- Cases involve outpatient gastroenterology consultations and procedures, including endoscopic evaluations and interventions.
- Preferred procedures and skill set include: Upper GI endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy, foreign body removal, fulguration/control of bleeding, and injection/banding of varices.
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
- PEG tube placement and management.
- Esophageal dilation and manometry, including interpretation.
- Small bowel biopsy.
- Lower GI endoscopy: flexible sigmoidoscopy, rigid sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy with biopsy, and colonoscopy with polypectomy/excision of polyps.
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and liver biopsy.
- Insertion/management of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube.
- Advanced therapeutic GI procedures outside standard ERCP/EUS scope, fellowship training in transplant hepatology or advanced interventional GI, and highly specialized tertiary-care academic procedural experience are not required.
Benefits
- Strong compensation
- Travel-related expenses covered
- A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided
- Dedicated recruiter for future travel opportunities
What are Locum Tenens Jobs?
Locum tenens jobs, sometimes referred to as travel assignments, are contract positions that help meet patient care needs at various healthcare facilities and hospitals for a defined period. These roles can vary in length from a single week to over a year, often with options for extension.
Medical professionals who undertake locum or travel work possess the same qualifications as permanent staff and frequently opt for these roles due to benefits such as competitive remuneration and greater scheduling flexibility.
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