Gastroenterologist

Job Quick Facts • **Specialty:** Pediatric Gastroenterology • **Job Type:** Locum Tenens • **Facility Location:** Columbia • **Service Setting:** Inpatient l • **Reason For Coverage:** Supplemental • **Coverage Period:** October 15, 2026 – Ongoing (48 weeks) • **Coverage Type:** 24-Hour Weekend Call • **Shifts Needed to be Filled:** Every Friday–Sunday (weekly) • **Shift Schedule:** Friday 3:00 PM – Monday 7:00 AM (times negotiable) • **Call Schedule:** Continuous weekend call • **Call Type:** 24-Hour Beeper Call with onsite callback as needed • **Call Ratio:** Friday–Sunday weekly • **Call Response Time:** As required by hospital • **Callback %:** Low; urgent cases only • **Patient Demographics:** Newborns, Pediatrics & Adolescents (approximately one-third each) • **Patient Volume:** 8–12 patients/day (Average Daily Census: 10) • **Phone Consults:** Included • **Admissions:** Consult service only • **Rounding Included:** Yes • **% of Practice:** 100% Pediatric Gastroenterology • **Support Staff:** TBD • **Specialty Backup:** Available through hospital services • **Case Mix:** - Pediatric GI consults, - GI bleeding, - urgent inpatient management • **Procedures:** - Urgent endoscopy/scopes (provider discretion) - X-ray interpretation required • **Office Equipment:** Standard inpatient GI equipment • **Beds in the Department:** 50 • **Trauma Level:** Adult Level I–IV Hospital • **EMR:** Epic • **Hospital Privileges Available:** Yes • **Temporary Privileges Available:** No • **Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered** ## Requirements • **Board Certification:** BC in Pediatric Gastroenterology or Gastroenterology • **Active SC License or Willing to Obtain** • **BLS & ACLS** • **DEA** • **South Carolina CSR** • **Minimum Experience:** 2 years • **EMR Experience:** Epic required