Physician - Gastroenterology

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for completing patient encounters, inpatient consults, notes, and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines
• Clinical duties will include diagnosing, treating and managing patients referred for management of GI disorders including liver disease, Hepatitis C, and liver transplants based on standard and customary methods and techniques in the outpatient setting
• Managing care for Hepatology patients
• Providing comprehensive care to include diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and education of patients with Gastroenterology conditions in the outpatient, inpatient and community living center settings
• Performing surgical procedures, with required expertise in in all areas of Gastroenterology including:
  • Proctoscopy and/or flexible sigmoidoscopy - diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Esophageal dilation - colonoscopy, including biopsy and polypectomy
  • Therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
• Administration of Moderate Sedation - supervision/teaching of surgical residents
• Providing consultation in an outpatient clinic setting and on inpatient wards
• Conducting telemedicine visits for patients in outlying clinics
• Share call duties with other providers
• Assume role in teaching GI Fellows and Internal Medicine Residents