GI Hospitalist - Baptist Health - Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky

• Opportunity is entirely consultative GI inpatient opportunity with excellent Hospitalists, ICU, and Surgery teams.
• Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking BC/BE fellowship trained hospital based Gastroenterology physicians in Paducah, Kentucky. ERCP and EUS training are preferred.
• Dedicated, experienced GI support staff in Endoscopy suite.
• Gastroenterology group consists of 4 Physicians, 5 APRNs and support staff.
• Routine and Advanced diagnostic/therapeutic endoscopic and surgical procedures.

Baptist Health Paducah is a 373-bed regional medical and referral center, serving about 200,000 patients a year from four states. The hospital provides a full range of services, including cardiac and cancer care, diagnostic imaging, women’s and children’s services, surgery, emergency treatment, rehabilitation, transitional care, weight management and wound care. The main campus covers eight square blocks, plus off-site outpatient rehab, occupational medicine, primary care, school clinics, imaging and lab.

Overall, Baptist Hospital Paducah offers 20 points of care to make healthcare more convenient for area residents.

Baptist Health Paducah has about 2,000 employees, making it one of the region’s largest employers; and about 260 physicians representing more than 40 medical specialties. The Baptist Health Foundation Paducah supports needed services, facilities and other areas of growth. The hospital opened in 1953 as Western Baptist Hospital and changed its name in early 2013, along with other facilities in Baptist Health, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Kentucky.

The hospital has earned Pathway to Excellence designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.

• Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE fellowship trained GI Hospitalist, to join our professional team located in Louisville, KY.
• Practice has 7 MDs, 3 APRNs, and dedicated staff.
• Expanding GI Hospitalist program; 1.5 FTE APC support provided.
• Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (every other week), 2-3 weekday calls per month and weekend call (1:8) or 7 on/7 off.
• Census 35-50 patients; approximately 6-10 GI consults daily.
• Significant opportunity to perform procedures on a daily basis - approximately 4-6 inpatient procedures per day.
• Anesthesia available days, nights and weekends.
• Consultative model (no admitting or discharging patients).
• ERCP/EUS not required.

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Baptist Health Louisville is a 519-bed tertiary-care hospital located in the heart of St. Matthews. The all-private room hospital provides virtually all inpatient services with the exception of transplantation and burn care.

The hospital’s emergency services include special teams for heart attack and stroke care. Cancer services include two freestanding radiation centers and the Charles and Mimi Osborn Cancer Center, which also offers a cancer resource center and a multidisciplinary lung care clinic. Special services include women’s health, labor and delivery, digital mammography, ultrasound and bone-density scanning for osteoporosis. Other areas of expertise include orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular services, wound care, behavioral health, occupational health, acute rehabilitation, and in-home care provided by Baptist Health Home Care.

Baptist Health Louisville has twice achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package - Up to $200,000 in recruiting incentives including starting bonus, student loan repayment, residency/fellowship stipend, relocation/moving allowance, CME allowance and malpractice insurance/tail coverage provided.
• Two-year income guarantee with opportunity for additional productivity and quality bonuses.
• Generous time off…