Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Gastroenterology - $465 per hour in Richlands, VA

Doctor of Medicine | Gastroenterology
Location: Richlands, VA
Employer: HPA Healthcare
Pay: $465 per hour
Contract Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Gastroenterologist – Locum Tenens $465 per hour

Richlands, Virginia | ASAP Start | Ongoing Opportunity

HPA Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Gastroenterologist for ongoing locum tenens coverage in southwestern Virginia.

The assignment combines outpatient clinic, endoscopy procedures, inpatient consultations and rounding, and nightly beeper call.

Assignment Highlights

• Pay Ranking: Premium – Upper Market

• Start Date: ASAP, subject to credentialing

• Duration: Ongoing

• Schedule: Monday–Friday plus nightly call

• Overtime: After 40 hours per workweek, not daily

• Practice Setting: Inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology

• Patient Volume: Approximately 20–25 per shift

• Endoscopy: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and half of Thursday

• Clinic: Tuesday and half of Thursday

• Night Call: Required

• Call Response: 30 minutes

• Phone Consultations: Approximately 1–2 per 24 hours

• 24-Hour Call: If scheduled, includes two gratis callback hours

• ERCP/EUS: Not required

• Admissions: None

• EMR: Athena and Meditech

• Virginia License: Active license required

• Board Eligible: Accepted

• Credentialing: Approximately 30 days

• Temporary Privileges: Available

• Travel and Lodging: Covered within client guidelines

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology services.

• Perform EGD, colonoscopy, biopsies, polypectomies and other general GI procedures.

• Conduct inpatient GI consultations and rounding.

• Provide outpatient clinic coverage.

• Take nightly GI beeper call.

• Respond to urgent consultations and procedural needs.

• Coordinate care with hospitalists and other healthcare professionals.

• Maintain accurate documentation in Athena and Meditech.

Qualifications

• MD or DO.

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology.

• Active Virginia medical license.

• General gastroenterology procedural experience.

• Experience in inpatient and outpatient settings.

• Ability to provide nightly call coverage.

• Ability to meet a 30-minute call response requirement.

• Comfortable managing approximately 20–25 patients per shift.

• Ability to complete credentialing promptly.

Advanced procedures such as ERCP and EUS are not required.

Assignment Benefits

• Premium-market compensation available upon discussion.

• Ongoing coverage opportunity.

• Combination of clinic and procedural responsibilities.

• Established clinical support team.

• No hospital admission responsibilities.

• Temporary privileges available.

• Travel and lodging assistance.

• Scenic southwestern Virginia location.