Gastroenterologist

The role would primarily focus on meeting the needs in the outpatient setting with a strong referral base, large employer-health clinic and very little GI competition. Inpatient load would be minimized by highly-skilled and engaged 24/7 hospitalists who manage all the admissions and discharges.

• Join an established team
• Call structure: Cap on call at 1:6
• Practice setting: Inpatient/Outpatient/ mix
• Universal admission service by 24/7/365 in-house BC/BE hospitalists
• Large outpatient referral base
• Employed position within a nonprofit health system
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology
• Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration
• Provide medical services to patients in an assigned area.
• Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinate
  discharge planning with case management.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients
• Opportunities for leadership available
• We are open to recent graduates as well as veteran physicians,
• Candidate must be Board Eligible or Board Certified

About the Facility

• 117 bed hospital
• Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo operates an Emergency Department that provides 24/7 emergency care
• Serving a population of approximately 82,000
• Integrated referral network
• Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

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