Gastroenterologist

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a dedicated Gastroenterologist to join its team in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, you will evaluate, diagnose, and treat adult patients with gastrointestinal disorders while ensuring high standards of care and compliance with accrediting bodies. The position also involves collaborating with other services, completing specialty-related projects, and supervising medical students, trainees, and residents.

Practice Info

• Adult patient population
• Medical and surgical departments
• Setting includes supervision, teaching, and involvement of medical students, trainees, and residents

Shift & Schedule

• Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality and timeliness of services provided, customer satisfaction, and compliance with standards of accrediting bodies
• Maintain state-of-the-art standards of care in Specialty Service and ensure appropriate use of available resources
• Complete projects related to specialty, expertise, and interests relevant to VA directives and policies
• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to adult patients with diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
• Order and provide interpretation of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic modalities
• Perform routine internal medicine procedures including paracentesis and anoscopy
• Provide relevant patient education regarding diagnosis and medication management
• Supervise, teach, and involve medical students, trainees, and residents

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) authorized
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) EDRP Authorized

Benefits

• 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• Physician, board certified in Gastroenterology
• Completed an appropriate residency or fellowship
• Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification required
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• J-1 visa sponsorship available