Gastroenterologists San Antonio, TX

Gastroenterologist VA Medical Center San Antonio TX

Wander Staffing is hiring four (4) Gastroenterologists for our exclusive contract supporting the VA in San Antonio TX.

Locums pay. Full-time stability.

LOCATION: Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital (VAMC) 7400 Merton Minter Street San Antonio TX 78229

START DATE / DURATION:

• Hiring now (There is leeway for notice to your current employer if applicable).

• 5-year contract with options to extend (The duration of the contract is between the government and us. Like any other job if you must leave we request a 60-day notice).

COMPENSATION:

• Enjoy Locums pay with full-time stability!
• $425/hr. regular on-site hours
• $45/hr. on-call
• $450/hr. call-back (Call back is rare historically only 4 call-back events/month or about 15 hours/month across the entire department)
• Example Annual Compensation: $840000/year. Assumes 1760 regular hours (8 weeks off) one week plus one weekend of on-call per month and 3 callback hours per on-call week.
• 1099 all-inclusive

SCHEDULE:

• Clinic hours: M-F 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
• Weekday call: 4:30 PM 8:00 AM
• Weekend call: Friday 4:00 PM Monday 7:30 AM.
• Call is from home; respond by phone within 15 minutes and if called back arrive onsite within 60 minutes

QUALIFICATIONS:

• ABIM Board Certified/Board Eligible in Gastroenterology.
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in any State.
• BLS ACLS.
• DEA.
• Credentialing & Security: Must complete credentialing privileging and background/security vetting prior to start; process typically takes 23 weeks.

ROLE / CLINICAL SCOPE:

• Provide comprehensive Gastroenterology care to Veterans; approximately 90% direct patient care.
• See patients independently in outpatient Gastroenterology clinics and manage Gastroenterological and hepatobiliary disorders.
• Provide inpatient GI consults rounding and procedures.
• Perform endoscopic procedures including the full range of colonoscopy and EGD procedures within granted privileges.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

• Join three full-time VA Gastroenterologists.
• Procedures include: EGD diagnostic EGD with biopsies EGD with banding (EVL) EGD with removal of foreign body EGD with PEG placement EGD with treatment of bleeding sources EGD with dilation flexible sigmoidoscopies colonoscopy diagnostic colonoscopy with treatment of bleeding sources colonoscopy with polypectomy colonoscopy with colonic decompression. No ERCP or EUS
• Typical number of patients per day: Outpatient 10 procedures. Inpatient 5-10 consults and 1-10 procedures.
• Ratio is approximately 60:40 anesthesia-to-moderate sedation.

IF INTERESTED:

• Please send your CV to Rachel McGee VP Operations and Growth

ABOUT THE FACILITY & AREA:

Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital is a quaternary-care teaching hospital located in the South Texas Medical Center and affiliated with UT Health San Antonio. The hospital provides a broad range of medical and surgical specialty care and is part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System which serves more than 161000 Veterans across the region.

San Antonio is a large established Texas city with excellent restaurants diverse neighborhoods year-round outdoor activities and easy access to the Texas Hill Country. The city is also home to the River Walk major professional and collegiate sports and a large military and healthcare community. Texas has no individual state income tax.

WHY WORK WITH US:

• Federal healthcare staffing specialists since 2018.
• Transparent rates and contract terms.
• Your information is never submitted without your authorization.
• No non-compete.
• Founded in 2018 by a retired Army Officer.
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