Pediatric Gastroenterologist

About the role

The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. Clinical activities are based at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana and include outpatient and inpatient care for pediatric gastroenterology patients, performance of endoscopic procedures and biopsies, and outreach to regional locations in Central Montana, Eastern Montana, and Northern Wyoming (with chartered air travel for distances over 150 miles). The physician will share on‑call responsibilities. St. Vincent's Hospital is a 286‑bed facility with 19 pediatric inpatient beds, 5 pediatric ICU beds, 20 beds in a level III newborn ICU, pediatric endoscopic services with pediatric anesthesia, and pediatric sub‑specialty services including cardiology, pediatric surgery, neurology, endocrinology, neonatology, rheumatology, nephrology, and intensive care medicine. It is part of the Intermountain Health network, which also operates Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City and the new Lehi‑Miller Campus in Lehi, Utah. A new St. Vincent's hospital is expected to break ground within a year. The division currently comprises 15 physicians, four advanced practice nurse clinicians, six registered nurses, and three Pediatric GI fellows, and provides the full spectrum of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition services except small bowel transplantation. Notable programs include a liver transplant program (>300 transplants), a pediatric ERCP/advanced endoscopy program, fully equipped endoscopy suites, a gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Center, a multidisciplinary IBD program, close collaboration with the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Disorders Clinic, Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center, Feeding and Swallowing Center, comprehensive nutrition center, Aerodigestive Clinic, Home Enteral Feeding Transitions program (post‑NICU), and a multidisciplinary Colorectal Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient care for pediatric gastroenterology patients.
• Perform endoscopic procedures and biopsies.
• Conduct outreach to regional locations in Central Montana, Eastern Montana, and Northern Wyoming, with chartered air travel for distances over 150 miles.
• Share on‑call responsibilities.

Requirements

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatrics.
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Qualifications

Eligible for a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics on the Clinical track at an academic level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Unmatched benefits program including non‑contributory retirement contributions of 20.2% of annual salary that vest immediately.
• Faculty development and mentoring program to support translational or basic research, quality improvement engagement, and excellence as educators.