GI Hospitalist | $780K+ Base | 7 On / 7 Off | 2 Hours to St. Louis, MO

Society of Critical Care Medicine; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 702,000 - 858,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation

Loan repayment

Fellowship stipend

J-1 waiver sponsorship

Immigration support

Job summary

The Society of Critical Care Medicine is partnering with a regional health system in Missouri to recruit a Gastroenterology Hospitalist. You will help shape a growing GI hospitalist program from Day 1, focusing on inpatient care while dedicated outpatient GIs handle the clinic.

The role offers a 7 on/7 off block schedule (longer blocks possible), a base salary of $780K+ plus wRVU bonuses, sign-on, relocation, loan repayment & a fellowship stipend.

Responsibilities

• Help shape a growing GI hospitalist program from Day 1.
• Provide inpatient GI coverage within a regional health system with dedicated outpatient GI handling clinics.
• Work a 7 on/7 off block schedule, with longer blocks up to 14 on/14 off considered.
• Participate in ERCP/EUS; calls are mostly by phone and feedback is provided next day.
• Negotiate contract terms physician-to-physician; collaborate with GI hospitalist APPs for rounds and follow-up.

Job description

Love the variety of inpatient GI and the freedom of a block schedule? This regional health system has separated inpatient & outpatient GI, so you can focus on hospital care while dedicated outpatient GIs handle the clinic. The demand is already here, and you'll help shape a growing GI hospitalist program from Day 1.

• $780K+ base salary + additional wRVU bonus potential
• Up to $20K annual quality bonus + APP supervision stipends
• Sign-on bonus, relocation, loan repayment & $2,500/month fellowship stipend
• 7 on/7 off block schedule - longer blocks (up to 14 on/14 off) also considered
• Practice within a regional health system anchored by a Level II Trauma Center - great acuity & case variety
• Dedicated GI Hospitalist APPs help start consults, round & handle follow-up
• Most overnight issues can wait until morning - calls are mostly by phone
• ERCP/EUS welcomed, not required
• Quick, organized hiring process - contract terms negotiated physician-to-physician
• Experienced GIs and 2027/2028 fellows encouraged to apply
• J-1 waiver sponsorship available through the Delta Regional Authority (no cap on waivers, unlike Conrad 30) and in-house immigration legal support
• This lively Midwest college town is the region's hub for shopping, dining & entertainment, just 2 hours from St. Louis:
• Mild 4-season climate: golf, wineries, hiking, equestrian activities, lakes & outdoor running/biking trails all year round
• Live on a lakefront property or build your dream home in a wide-open meadow - endless hunting, fishing & boating
• Cost of living 20% below the national average, with strong public & private schools
• Easy drives to St. Louis, Nashville & Memphis, plus Amtrak service to Chicago

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Employment Type: Full Time