Physician - Gastroenterology

Responsibilities

• Functions as a physician performing the duties of a gastroenterologist.
• Provides comprehensive evidence based care to a designated patient population, providing gastroenterology services to patients in the medical office setting as well as to hospital patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
• Participates in the gastroenterology call schedule for Thompson Peak and Shea campuses.
• Collaborates with the TPK Administration and other medical staff leadership to develop a GI outpatient clinic and laboratory and identify new opportunities to expand GI services.
• Develops treatment protocols, clinical pathways, quality standards and best practices in the overall clinical practice of inpatient and outpatient GI medicine.
• Works with the respective departmental leadership establishing standards for accepting patients into GI service.
• Becomes actively engaged in the TPK peer review process.
• Participation in regularly scheduled Medicine and other staff committees that require collaboration with the Services.
• Meets with consulting and referring community physicians to determine the most effective communication processes to achieve the highest level of continuity of care.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director to provide fiscal accountability for the service.
• Collaborates with Case Management and the Clinical Documentation Specialists.
• Utilizes Medical Director when necessary in difficult situations.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director to identify new opportunities to expand the Gastroenterology services in collaboration with administration and community physicians.
• Completes understanding of and adherence to EMTALA regulations.
• Compliant with all HonorHealth Medical Staff bylaws, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Complies with documentation standards for all medical care rendered.
• Participates and complies with all patient safety indicators.
• Participates in the recruitment and retention of physicians.
• Facilitates and supports the mentoring of other physicians, nurses, pharmacist and other healthcare professionals.
• Creates a climate for professional practice with other disciplines.
• Supports the vision and values of the organization.
• Attends and participates in Departmental Committee meetings.
• Plans, coordinates, facilitates and participates in educational programs dealing with gastroenterology care.
• With direction of the Medical Director, may participate with CME planning for the Hospital.
• Participates with the Director of Medical Education and Medical Director of Academic Affairs to assure appropriate teaching opportunities for residents and medical students.
• Participates in the education of nurses and other ancillary professionals.
• Participates in research activities within the gastroenterology program for the purpose of improving the quality of care in the Program.
• Collaborates with the Vice President for Research and the Medical Director to identify research opportunities associated with gastroenterology.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Internal Medicine and fellowship training in gastroenterology.
• Experience: Recent direct acute care clinical experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified Physician - Certification or Board Eligible physician in Internal Medicine and gastroenterology. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Certification Required.