Gastroenterology Physician

Job Description

Gastroenterology Physician - Inpatient GI Hospitalist | Bridgeton, MO
Provide inpatient gastroenterology coverage in a focused seven-day block with a 24/7 GI pager schedule and dedicated hospital support. This assignment offers a $4,446 hourly pay rate , weekly direct-deposit pay, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and an opportunity to support adult inpatient and emergency GI care beginning 03/15/2027 .
Quick Facts

• Location: Bridgeton, Missouri
• Start Date: 03/15/2027
• End Date/Duration: 06/14/2027; initial seven-day block from 03/15/2027-03/22/2027, with additional intermittent one-week blocks as needed
• Shift: Day, 7x24-hour coverage; Monday 7:00 AM through the following Monday 7:00 AM
• Hours/Week: Approximately 8-10 hours on-site daily plus continuous 24/7 pager coverage
• Employment Type: Contract
• License/Certs: Active Missouri medical license by start date; DEA and Missouri controlled-substance registration as applicable; life support certification required only for moderate-sedation privileges
• Experience: Recent independent inpatient gastroenterology and call coverage experience

Pay & Benefits

• Hourly Pay Rate: $4,446 per hour
• Competitive pay packages
• Weekly pay via direct deposit
• Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 clinicians
• Robust referral bonus program
• 24/7 dedicated support team
• Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
• Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable

What You'll Do

• Provide inpatient gastroenterology hospitalist coverage for adult patients.
• Perform daily inpatient rounds and respond to hospital, emergency department, and transfer-center consultations.
• Provide continuous 24/7 GI pager coverage and return to the hospital for urgent or emergent procedures as clinically indicated.
• Perform inpatient endoscopic procedures, including EGD, colonoscopy, biopsy, polypectomy, dilation, endoscopic hemostasis, variceal banding, and PEG placement.
• Independently manage urgent gastrointestinal bleeding and other acute inpatient GI conditions.
• Coordinate care with hospitalists, emergency department, ICU, anesthesia, endoscopy nursing, and transfer-center teams.
• Document care in Epic.

What You Need
Required

• MD or DO degree
• Completed gastroenterology fellowship
• Board certification in Gastroenterology through ABIM/ABMS or an AOA-recognized pathway
• Active Missouri medical license by the start date; eligible IMLC candidates may be considered if licensure timing permits
• DEA registration and Missouri controlled-substance registration as applicable to requested privileges
• Recent independent inpatient gastroenterology and call coverage experience
• Independent proficiency with core inpatient endoscopic procedures
• Ability to complete credentialing, primary-source verification, background screening, professional references, and hospital orientation

Preferred

• ERCP experience
• Life support certification for clinicians requesting moderate-sedation privileges

About the Assignment
Join a leading facility in Bridgeton, Missouri, providing inpatient GI consultations, daily rounding, urgent GI management, endoscopic procedures, and transfer coordination for approximately 18-25 adult patients daily. Hospital endoscopy, anesthesia, nursing, hospitalist, emergency, ICU, and transfer-center support are available.


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