Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Gastroenterology in Bellingham, WA

Doctor of Medicine | Gastroenterology
Location: Bellingham, WA
Employer: Alumni Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 26 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Specialty  



State WA



Location 2901 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham, WA, 98225-1851



Requirements ***Client has 8hrs of Non-Billable hours for orientation hours *** At time of Offer please have provider's DOB SSN ready to submit*** as this is required to present to client within 24hrs of an offer. *** Include 4hrs of gratis for all call Expected duration of assignment: 6 months Reason for opening: Gap in coverage Type of privileges clinic/hospital/both: Both Setting: Inpatient Outpatient or Both? Both If Inpatient # of beds: 253 Call requirement: Yes - 24-hour call/hospitalist shifts for weekday and weekend Rounding consults inpatient/outpatient GI procedures Rounding admissions or none? Both Patient demographics: Adult 18 Average patients per day: Clinic - 16 Outpatient Endoscopy Center 14-16 Hospital Census - varies Required Procedures: Gastroenterology procedures ERCP required Required clinical activity in the last 24 months case logs: Applicant must provide documentation of provision of gastroenterology services representative of the scope and complexity of the privileges requested during the previous 24 months waived for applicants who completed training during the previous year. AND If training to perform double balloon enteroscopy or capsule endoscopy occurred in the previous 2 years applicant must provide a description of supervised training on human subjects along with a letter from the supervising physician attesting to clinical competence as an independent operator. If training occurred greater than 2 years ago the applicant must provide documentation of ongoing clinical practice in each privilege requested. ERCP: Applicant must provide documentation of provision of clinical services representative of the scope and complexity of the privileges requested during the previous 24 months waived for applicants who completed training during the previous year. Maintenance for ERCP: At least 50 successful ERCP procedures in the past 2 years. If maintenance criteria is not met physician must be proctored for remaining cases by a physician currently holding this privilege. Will provider work solo? If not other providers specialties working with them: No other GI MD are part of the practice Licensed Candidate: Our preference is for Washington licensed candidates but we can accept IMLC Required certifications Must be from American Heart Association or American Red Cross as applicable: Board certified GI ACLS EMR: EPIC EMR experience preferred Provation GI software preferred ****PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND ADDED TO YOUR TEMPLATE WHEN PRESENTING*** Here are the questions that I will have for every presentation. 1. Do they take 24-hour General GI call? 2. Will they see patients in the clinic setting? 3. Will they scope patients in an outpatient endoscopy center/ambulatory surgery center? a. Is nurse sedation/conscious sedation Fentanyl and Versed ok with them? b. Will they only scope if sedation is strictly MAC/anesthesia only? 4. Are they open to scoping patients in our outpatient hospital block that are not suitable for the endoscopy center? a. We need to fill our 3 outpatient hospital blocks weekly. This is filled by either the General GI who is also on call or by another MD who is not on call. If Advanced Endoscopist: 1. Do they perform ERCP? a. Will they take 24-hour backup ERCP call when they are here? i. Example: A different General GI MD is on-call at hospital but they call this MD if ERCP is needed to come in. ii. If the backup ERCP call MD is not in the hospital on General GI call I would have them in the endoscopy center or in the clinic. b. Will they take 24-hour General GI/ERCP call? 2. Do they perform EUS? ERCP questions continued: 1. Did they do an additional training in advanced endoscopy? a. Or was it in General GI fellowship? i. When was this? ii. How many cases in General GI fellowship? iii. How many cases average per year since then and specifically in the last two years. b. Or on the job training i. Who trained them? Preceptor from group going to a course etc. ii. How many cases average per year since then and specifically in the last two years. 2. Do they know their cannulation rates? 3. Average length of time per case? I have talked with most ERCP MD now and I forgot to ask them how many ERCP they normally do. I remember asking one locum I called last year and the answer was 12. That's not enough but yes they do ERCP. ***For GI MD who do ERCP the threshold should be a minimum of 50 cases within the last 2 years with case logs. Cannulation rate is also appreciated. PeaceHealth's credentialing maintenance criteria is at least 50 within the previous 2 years and we would need this same standard with MD onboarding with us. Shift Info: Day 5x8-Hour 07:00 - 15:00



Schedule Day 5x8-Hour (07:00 - 15:00)



Dates Needed 2027-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 - 2027-07-05T00:00:00+00:00



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