Gastroenterology Hospitalist Opportunity in St. Petersburg, FL (Orlando Health Bayfront)

The Digestive Health Institute is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible GI Hospitalist to join our team at Orlando Health Bayfront in St. Petersburg, FL. This position is ideal for candidates who want a dedicated inpatient practice setting and thrive in a hospital-based environment with comprehensive, multidisciplinary support. This is an excellent opportunity to practice in a modern facility with state-of-the-art equipment, a strong referral network, and the ability to help shape a growing GI service line within one of Florida’s most respected health systems.

As one of the nation’s most highly regarded digestive disease programs, the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute offers comprehensive and coordinated care to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of digestive diseases. The institute’s team of globally respected physicians are leaders in clinical research and postgraduate medical education.

Role Requirements:

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Gastroenterology.
• Completed an ACGME Fellowship program in Gastroenterology.
• FL Medical License or ability to obtain FL Medical License. 

Practice Highlights:

• Thriving physician-led, professionally managed healthcare system. 
• Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute for their care. 
• Integrated multidisciplinary and subspecialized practice environment. 
• Robust operational support and resources in a collaborative work environment. 
• Dynamic administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision making and patient outcomes. 
• Opportunity for growth and leadership development. 
• Opportunity to expand an active research and innovation program. 

Financial Package:

• Excellent compensation package, opportunity to make more based on productivity.
• Benefits package includes time away for vacations and conferences, health/vision/dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.
• Generous sign-on bonus with eligibility for an annual bonus.

Community Information:

• There is no state income tax. 
• Greater Orlando offers direct access to Florida’s world-famous theme parks and attractions.
• Our lifestyle options have something for everyone, from the downtown districts for those enjoying a trendy urban flair, to family-oriented communities with top rated public and private schools.
• Ample outdoor activities including large public parks for kids and pets, hiking and biking trails, abundant lake access for kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding, with Florida’s beautiful beaches only an hour away. 

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital St. Petersburg is a comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute-care facility, serving the residents of the region for more than 110 years. Bayfront Hospital has been part of the Orlando Health organization since October 2020.

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed tertiary care center and the only Level II Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County. With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties, including cardiovascular, neuroscience, obstetrics, digestive health, orthopedics, surgery, emergency and trauma, and acute rehabilitation, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care. The hospital holds DHV-GL certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Joint Commission certification in hip and knee joint replacement. A 38-bed neurosciences unit has a dedicated neurology team with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has been accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 adult epilepsy center. This accreditation is reserved for centers providing the most complex forms of intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring, as well as more extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, Baby Place offers full obstetrical care and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is a state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center (RPICC) — one of only 13 in Florida.

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is committed to staying at the forefront of medical research and technology and, as a teaching hospital, provides an exceptional training and learning environment with residency programs in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and pharmacy; a fellowship program in sports medicine; and home to the NAACLS-accredited Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital School of Medical Technology.

Recognized with many patient-care quality and safety ratings over the years, recent awards include: 

• High-performing rankings in diabetes and stroke – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024 

• Tampa Bay Best of the Best 2023 – Tampa Bay Times 

• Best Place to Have a Baby 

• Best Emergency Room 

• Best Cardiology 

• Get with the Guidelines®: Gold Plus Achievement - Stroke – American Heart Association, 2023 

• Gold Plus Achievement - 10-Year Recognition 

• Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll

• Target: Type 2™ Diabetes Honor Roll

• Heart Failure Accreditation – American College of Cardiology

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a national and international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex cases. Led by renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options available only at the most advanced centers, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system. The institute’s scope of specialties and services include:

• Advanced Endoscopy
• General Gastroenterology
• Hepatology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Motility
• Pancreatology
• Research and Physician Education

A few examples of what sets us apart include:

• A commitment to innovation, leading-edge research and global educational initiatives
• Among select facilities offering peroral endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and NaviCam technology
• One of very few programs in the world to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with endoscopic ultrasound procedures to improve performance
• Development of technology, together with industry partners, that integrates AI with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to reduce radiation exposure to patients and providers
• Collaboration with professional and industry partners to integrate AI in endoscopic technology to detect early cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• A team that includes authors of more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the best-selling endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the world, Endosonography

Future plans for the institute include:

• Developing an evidence-based protocol for the management of colon polyps utilizing leading-edge techniques and technologies
• Establishing a liver transplant program
• Becoming home to the most comprehensive motility unit in the southern United States
• Creating subspecialty fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy fellowships
• Hosting the largest institution-sponsored endoscopy/EUS congress in the United States