The VA St. Louis Health Care System is seeking a full-time Gastroenterologist to join the Specialty Care Service at the John Cochran Division. In this role, the physician will provide surgical and procedural care to veterans by diagnosing, treating, and managing gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases. Clinicians will find a rewarding environment that supports academics, research, and work-life balance while offering robust career benefits.
Practice Info
- Located within Specialty Care Service at the John Cochran Division
- Part of the St. Louis VA Health Care System
- Provides cutting-edge surgical and procedural care to veterans
Shift & Schedule
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Diagnose, treat, and manage patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques
- Provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services related to GI and liver disease
- Oversee the administration of conscious sedation
- Perform GI procedures including but not limited to EGD (gastroscopy), complex stricture dilation, EGD with percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement, colonoscopies, and push enteroscopy
Compensation
- Competitive pay
- Salary range: $310,000 - $370,000
Benefits
- Liability protection
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave with carry over up to 86 days into a new year
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 10 Federal holidays per year with pay
- 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses, subject to budget availability
- Health insurance plans with premiums partially paid by VA
- Vision and dental plans with premiums partially paid by VA
- Option to use Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, dental, and vision care expenses
- Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options with costs shared by the Federal Government
- Long-term care insurance available as an option
- Covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) three-tiered retirement plan
- VA pension contribution of 8.3% of the employee's salary each pay period
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) 401K-type plan allowing tax-deferred contributions
- Federal Government automatic basic contribution of 1% of salary and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions
- Health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
- Vested in a federal pension after only 5 years of service
Qualifications
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience is preferable, but not required
- Open to visa sponsorship
Gastroenterologist in Saint Louis at Veterans Health Administration
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