Urologist

Job Description
Job Quick Facts
• Specialty: Gastroenterology
• Job Type: Locum Tenens / Locum to Perm Opportunity
• Facility Location: Prestonsburg, Kentucky
• Service Setting: Inpatient / Outpatient
• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental / Ongoing Need
• Coverage Period: 12 months (Start Date: 05/04/2026)
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
• Shifts Needed to be Filled: Monday - Friday
• Shift Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (8-hour day shifts)
• Call Schedule: Shared with other provider
• Call Type: Offsite Call
• Call Ratio: Shared Rotation
• Call Response Time: 30 minutes for emergency consults / 12 hours for routine
• Callback %: 1-2 call-ins per week
• Patient Demographics: Adult GI patients; non-compliant, high-acuity population, family often attends appointments
• Patient Volume: 12-14 procedures per day
• Phone Consults: Yes
• Admissions: Yes
• Rounding Included: Yes
•% of Practice: Mix of clinic, procedures, and call
• Physicians in Practice: Shared with one other provider
• Support Staff: APP support provided
• Specialty Backup: Service line leadership / OR support
• Case Mix: General GI and Advanced GI
• Procedures:

• Colonoscopy with/without polypectomy
• Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
• ERCP (mid-level/moderate complexity)
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• PEG placement
• Foreign body removal
• Esophageal dilation
• APC coagulation
• GI motility studies
• Hemostasis procedures
• Biopsies

• Office Equipment: Standard GI procedural equipment
• Beds in the Dept: Not specified
• No. of Exam Rooms: Not specified
• Trauma Level: Acute Care Hospital
• EMR: Meditech
• Other Info: Pleasant and kind culture. Strong relationship-building and communication skills highly preferred. Client open to two providers alternating weeks but strongly prefers one consistent provider.
• Hospital Privileges Available: Yes
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
• Credentialing Timeline: Approximately 3 months
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Requirements:
•Active: NY License License Preferred
•BE/BC
•DEA
•BLS