Jackson and Coker is seeking a GI Hospitalist for locum tenens coverage in Southwest Florida, near Tampa, starting mid-August. This full-time inpatient role involves managing a high volume of patients and procedures daily within a 475+ bed hospital. The position offers an opportunity to work alongside Advanced GIs, focusing exclusively on inpatient care.
Practice Info
- 100% inpatient GI hospitalist coverage need (no outpatient)
- Anticipate seeing an average of 20-25 patients per day
- Anticipate 5-6 procedures/day
- Will be covering the ED and doing 100% inpatient work
- Will work alongside of Advanced GIs that cover all ERCP, EUS & Stents
- Facility is a 475+ bed full service hospital but the hospital is a transfer facility (May receive cases from other smaller facilities within same health system)
Responsibilities
- Daily patient rounding
- Emergent procedures
- New consults
Benefits
- Top-rated malpractice insurance
- Full-service in-house travel agency and credentialing coordinators
- 24/7 recruiter availability
Shift & Schedule
- Starting in mid August & ongoing
- Current focus to fill 1-2 more weeks between August 17 & September 14
- Possibility of adding 1-2 more weeks through the end of the year in 2026 & up to a week per month in 2027
- Monday at 7AM - Monday at 7AM coverage
- 24-hour call coverage (in addition to working a minimum of 8-hours each day in the hospital) is being discussed and determined soon
Requirements
- Active Florida + DEA license required
- Active Board Certification
- Easy to credential backgrounds
- Local candidates prioritized to reduce travel costs
- Will need to attend a full Epic EMR training if not confident in testing out