Location: Medical Office Building North
Dept: Columbus Regional Health Gastroenterology
Category: Physician/APP
PRN, Other
Posted 9/6/2024
Requisition # 60322029
Proposed Start Date: September 30th, 2024
Duration of Contract: Initially 3 months at 1 week/month Ideally 3rd week of the month
(Possibility to extend for an additional 3 months at 2 weeks/month)
Columbus Regional Gastroenterology has an opportunity for a BC/BE Gastroenterology Locum Tenens Physician.
Established practice serving Columbus, IN for over 30 years. The physicians and APPs are independent, but the practice staff is employed through CRH GI under Columbus Regional Health Physicians (CRHP) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbus Regional Health. The office is on the hospital campus, a short walk to the Endoscopy Center.
Practice Website: https://www.crh.org/physician-practices/columbus-regional-health-gastroenterology
- PRN Physician will perform scopes for full days each weekday (14-16 scopes/per day). Scopes are performed in the Endoscopy Center with anesthesia support.
- PRN Physician will be responsible for covering inpatient/ED overnight calls (6 pm-7 am) every night of the week that they are on shift. The daytime call is covered by the APP.
- No outpatient/clinic coverage
The Opportunity
- EPIC as EMR
- 2 Full-Time physicians and 3 PRN physicians
- 3 FNP providers and 1 PA-C provider
- 3 Endoscopy suites
Routine GI procedures. EUS and ERCP are available but not necessary.
Endoscopy Center Description (located inside of Columbus Regional Hospital):
Endoscopy Center Website: https://www.crh.org/service-centers/endoscopy-center
4 procedure rooms (1 Pulmonary and 3 GI), 15 pre/post rooms
Columbus Regional Hospital is a 225-bed not-for-profit hospital and regional referral center.
Columbus, Indiana is a diverse, family-friendly community located within an hour’s drive to Indianapolis, IN, Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati, OH. All three major cities offer international airports and city life. The public schools are excellent, the food scene diverse, and with multiple large engineering firms in town, there is a thriving professional community. This is the best-paying job in the best family-friendly community you can find.