Gastroenterologist Hospitalist Physician

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Requisition ‑404367

Employment Type

Full Time
Hours/Pay Period 80
Provider Physician
Provider Type MD/DO
Speciality Gastroenterology
Bonuses Offered Productivity, Quality, Relocation, Sign‑on
Loan Repayment None
Visa Sponsorship Not Applicable
Remote No
Category Physician
Recruiter Name Darcy Leaman
Recruiter Email darcy.leaman
Travel No
Shift Day

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a GI Hospitalist for the beautiful Puget Sound Region of Washington State.

Franciscan Digestive Care Associates, part of The Center for Digestive Health at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, is recruiting a BC/BE gastroenterologist hospitalist to practice in Lakewood, WA. This is an excellent opportunity to practice in a collegial, multidisciplinary care environment with superb support staff. We pride ourselves in practicing high quality, evidence based, and patient centered medicine. Our ideal candidate will be an exceptional clinician with excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to patient‑centered care and teamwork.

Work includes one week on and one week off. Hours are 7a‑5p on weekdays with one night call per month. Weekdays include covering 2 hospitals and weekend coverage is 1‑2 hospitals. Weekends include Friday 5p‑Monday 7a. Generally, there are 23 weekday blocks and 23 weekend blocks. APP support on the weekdays.

The Center for Digestive Health in the great Puget Sound region is a destination program for the care of patients with digestive health concerns. Over 80 clinicians in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery provide over 76,000 clinic visits, 55,000 endoscopic procedures and 9,000 surgeries annually across Virginia Mason Franciscan Health locations. The center is founded on providing the best possible clinical outcomes to the patients it serves with additional focus on innovation through research as well as training the next generation of experts and leaders in the field.

Infrastructure includes a clinical research and analytics team, in addition to academic support. Several clinical and research fellowships are housed within the center and clinicians are engaged as faculty in training medical and surgical residents.

About Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award‑winning health systems in Washington State - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you'll find expert, compassionate medical care at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites of care throughout the greater Puget Sound region.

Our integrated health system has nearly 1,500 hospital beds including Bailey‑Boushay House, the first skilled‑nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the United States designed specifically to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS;
Benaroya Research Institute, internationally recognized for autoimmune disease research; and Virginia Mason Institute, a teaching organization which coaches health care professionals and others around the world in the Virginia Mason Production System, an innovative management method for improving quality and safety.

Competitive compensation model and comprehensive benefits…