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Gastroenterologist
- directions_car 23708-2111 Portsmouth
- work Full-time
About the position
Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Inpatient and Outpatient departments (NMCP) with Gastroenterologists.
The Gastroenterologist is expected to do the following:
The Gastroenterologist is to be a physician, board certified in Gastroenterology, having completed an appropriate residency or fellowship. Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification is required.
The Gastroenterologist will be responsible for the following tasks:
Gastroenterology physicians evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to adult patients with diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, gallbladder/biliary system, as well as liver. Ordering and providing interpretation of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Evaluating, diagnosing, and developing management plans for new patients. Performing routine internal medicine procedures including paracentesis and anoscopy. Providing relevant patient education regarding diagnosis and medication management. Privileges also include supervision, teaching, and involvement of medical students, trainees, and residents, in the same setting.
Core gastroenterology procedures include, but are not limited to:
- Moderate Sedation (providers must maintain active ACLS certification)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopy with and without biopsy or polypectomy, dilation without fluoroscopy, control of bleeding
- EGD, with and without biopsy or polypectomy, dilation without fluoroscopy, control of bleeding
- Capsule endoscopy
Work Schedule:
The Gastroenterology Department regular duty hours of operations are 0700 to 1630 Monday through Friday. However, Inpatient Gastroenterology operates 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
- Shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property.
- Shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible Internal Medicine with a Subspecialty in Gastroenterology Physician Services by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency
Place of work
620 John Paul Jones Cir
23708-2111 Portsmouth
United States of America
About the company
Posterity Group is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides all manner of medical staff to the Federal, State, and commercial customers.
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Job ID: 9883551
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