Job ID: 2466
Type: Physicians
State: TX
Area: South Texas
Specialty: GASTROENTEROLOGY
Description: Medical center is seeking a BC/BE Gastroenterologist to help establish a full-scope GI practice within a growing health system
- Clinic schedule: Monday–Thursday 8am–5pm; Friday 8am–12pm
- Hospital-employed role with full administrative and operational support; 1099 PSA option available if preferred
- Inpatient and outpatient mix; proportions shaped by candidate preference and demand
- No existing dedicated GI provider on site — high community need with substantial referral volume ready from day one
- 20–25 patients per clinic session
- Colonoscopies and EGDs currently performed by surgical team; ERCP preferred but not required
- Strong opportunity to expand GI procedural offerings and volumes
- Approximately 10 GI ER call days per month; general surgeons continue to share GI call
- Two NPs available for GI support with plans to add additional NP as volumes grow
- Opportunity to teach Family Medicine residents who rotate through specialty departments
- Dedicated office space in a modern practice environment
- Opportunity to participate in clinical research and trials
- Competitive MGMA-aligned compensation
- Student loan repayment assistance and relocation assistance
- CME funds and licensure support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
Community/Facility info: Healthcare System is a 308-bed, acute care system that includes two hospitals. Healthcare System offers an array of medical services provided by a patient-centered team of physicians, nurses, employees and volunteers. A comprehensive cardiac program, an accredited Chest Pain Center, the area’s only Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation, a Level III Trauma Center and a Level IV Trauma Center, a Center of Excellence-designated bariatric surgery program, and a Joint Commission-accredited Primary Stroke Center are among the distinctive services offered. The caring professionals at Healthcare System strive to exceed patient expectations, while delivering compassionate, quality care.
Contact: For more information please contact Ben Ferro at [email protected] or call 716-689-6000.