Physician Gastroenterology - Competitive Salary

Job Description Gastroenterologist opening in Conway, South Carolina Located 10 miles from Myrtle BeachERCP RequiredJ1 and H1B sponsorship offered Position Details: FT, permanent position Immediate need Reason for search: department growth 75/25 split on clinic vs. endoscopy 11 - 12 Patients per day for procedures; 20-25 per physician seen in the clinic Each physician has their own designated RN for support 5000 cases per year in the endoscopy area – 500 inpatient/4500 outpatient 150 ERCP and 200 EUS annually and volume continues to grow 8 day call 1 & 4 Consultation Services only for IP No tech specifics are required 5 MDs & 3 NP in the clinic now, 1 NP ½ day each day Inpatient NP signed starting in February 2026 3 weeks wait time *Endoscopy Area:* 4 procedure rooms and 8 holding rooms (pre and post operative area) Scopes – Olympus 180 and 190 series (HD scopes) Brand new C-Arm (2025 purchase) is available in the department Colonoscopies are done with Propofol and anesthesia support * All of our procedures are done with propofol in our unit, but if the doctor travels to ICU to do a procedure where anesthesia is not there, then they would do that procedure with conscious sedation * 5K cases: 500 IP / 4500 OP Medical Center (established 1928): Independent non-profit, 501c3 hospital (1 of 3 left in the state of South Carolina) Wonderful physician/administration relationship and listed as a 1 strength of the opportunity by the providers I talked to on the profile. Administration has a long tenure and proven track record. Board Chair has 20 years in leadership and is well respected in the community. CEO has a seat on the board to vote. Community Focused - 1st hospital in SC to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, because it was the right thing to do for the area. Financially Stable Hospital - 450 days cash on hand for operating pre-COVID. During COVID it only dipped to 420 days. 210 acute care bed facility (operating at 155 average census) 200 physicians on medical staff (30 specialties) 12 ORs Surgical robot available CRNA and MDA staffing Extremely low infection rate - 0% for the last 3 months (March 2021) Level III Trauma Center Open ICU Stable ED (40-year contract) and Hospitalist (Team Health) staffing contracts in place EMR - Cerner (Both in the hospital and Clinics) w/ Dragon Dictation New retail pharmacy on the hospital campus Duke Affiliation with the Cancer and Cardiology Programs Malpractice Carrier: PHLIP w/ Tail Coverage New hospital is planned in 2025 - 50 bed facility that will be closer to the beach