Physician - Gastroenterologist

• Area of Interest: Physicians and Medical Residents

• Job ID: 145945

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic and St. Luke’s Cedar Rapids is actively recruiting for a Gastroenterologist to join our team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care. The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions, and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions. The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids serves a seven-county area surrounding Cedar Rapids. St. Luke’s Hospital is the only hospital in Cedar Rapids designated as a Top 50 Heart Hospital six times, has been named a top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health eight times and also has been honored six times as Becker’s Hospital Review ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’. St. Luke’s is also a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

Our group specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the liver and digestive tract, including the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, biliary tract, pancreas, small intestine and colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system

Procedures that our team performs:

• Colonoscopy (

• EGD (Upper Endoscopy) (

• Sigmoidoscopy (

• Breath Testing

• Capsule Endoscopy (

• Esophageal pH Study (

• Esophageal Manometry (

This position offers:

• Established Gastroenterology practice with 3 Physicians and 3 Advanced Practice Providers

• Provide coverage exclusively at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital and the Surgery Center Cedar Rapids, IA.

• Future of a new large Endo suite

• Part of a large multi-specialty group, including primary care, providing a built-in referral base.

• Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, who know the patients and the community

• Full-time position, including dedicated administrative time, with flexible scheduling to ensure sufficient patient access

• Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Full time position with a combination of inpatient, clinic, and procedures

• Shared call amongst Physicians: Quarterly: 1/4

Qualifications

• MD or DO

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Gastroenterology

• Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa

• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice

• Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

• J-1 waiver sponsorship available

We offer

• Initial 2-year salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation program

• Attractive incentive package

• A competitive Total Rewards ( program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.

• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more

• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

• Support and development opportunities ( that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

• A culture ( guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Community Details

Cedar Rapids

Vibrant, unique and industrious, Cedar Rapids is one of Iowa’s centers of excellence for arts and culture and an economic hub of the state’s Eastern region. As the second-largest city in the state, “The City of Five Seasons” offers its residents a wide variety of amenities, attractions and career opportunities on par with its nearby, out-of-state counterparts (Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis) without the high cost of living, hustle and bustle . Learn more ( about Cedar Rapids and why it offers one of the best places to live, work and play in the Midwest.

Please contact Andrea Sims, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io