Physician; Gastroenterologist

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Michael

E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital that provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. The medical center is on a 119-acre campus that features 350 acute care beds. We provide health care services at 12 locations in southeast Texas.

Work Schedule: To be discussed with the hiring official during the interview process

Estimated salary: $300,000 to - $400,000 per year, commensurate with experience

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for a highly qualified applicant

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)-Assistance with payment of outstanding medical school loans up to $200K over 5 years max

Preferred candidate experience/expertise in:

• Clinic services include patient examinations, patient education for procedure preparation, contacting patients with procedure results, and consulting triaging;
• Diagnose, treat, and manage patients according to standard and acceptable methods and techniques;
• Provide services such as outpatient examinations, consultation services related to Gastroenterology and management of patients with current treatment regiments;
• Examination of patient and establish medical diagnoses based on patient history, physical examination, and other criteria;
• Perform inpatient and outpatient GI consultations;
• Perform upper endoscopy & related procedures (dilatation, sclerotherapy, injection or thermal hemostasis, foreign body removal, mucosal biopsy, polypectomy, percutaneous gastrostomy/jejunostomy);
• Colonoscopies and related procedures (dilatation, sclerotherapy, injection or thermal hemostasis, foreign body removal, mucosal biopsy, polypectomy, colonic decompression);
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy & proctoscopy with mucosal biopsy (certification in colonoscopy indicates certification in this category, separate reporting not necessary);
• Esophageal stent insertion;
• Participate in committees and review processes;
• Involved in direct patient care, patient and family teaching, staff education and multidisciplinary consultations and collaborations.