Physician - Gastroenterology Inpatient Hospitalist - minimal afterhours, ERCP required

Oregon GUT Club; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation bonus

Annual CME/license/dues

Paid malpractice + tail

Retirement match

Job summary

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana, is seeking an inpatient Gastroenterologist to join an established GI hospitalist practice as a full-time or part-time position. The role supports 80,000 local residents and 275,000 across the region, with ERCP required and a dedicated endoscopy unit.

The hospital emphasizes a supportive staff, modern facilities, and a comprehensive benefits package including sign-on/relocation bonuses, CME/licensing support, and strong retirement contributions.

Qualifications

• Board eligible/certified in gastroenterology
• ERCP is required
• Inpatient GI hospitalist role in a hospital setting

Responsibilities

• Hospital employed GI hospitalist providing inpatient care.
• Average of 6 cases per day with 6-7 ERCPs per stretch.
• Dedicated M-F block for urgent procedures with Sunday 7:00-12:00 block.
• GI hospitalist team handles call; limited after-hours emergencies

Skills

ERCP procedures

Board certification/eligibility

Hospitalist experience

Education

Board eligible/certified in Gastroenterology

Job description

Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Gastroenterology Inpatient Hospitalist

Benefis Health System is looking to add an inpatient gastroenterologist to an established GI hospitalist practice in Great Falls, Montana in a full time or part time role. The practice serves 80,000 Great Falls residents as well as 275,000 residents across north central Montana.

Currently, we employ 7 gastroenterologists (FTE and per diem), 1 inpatient PA-C, and 3 outpatient advanced practice providers. Applicants must be board eligible/certified. ERCP is required.

Endoscopy

• Brand new beautiful 22,000 SF Endoscopy space in the hospital with Olympus equipment. 8 huge endoscopy suites and 24 pre op/post op bays designed as an ambulatory surgical center. All patients are managed within the unit with occasional procedures in the OR (based on BMI)
• Experienced and helpful staff of RNs and techs, dedicated anesthesia services and dedicated GI Hospitalist suite
• Procedures include but are not limited to: ERCP, Barryx, Spyglass, colonoscopies, EGDs, flexible sigmoidoscopies, PEG tube placements and EUS

Position Information

• Average of 6 cases per day (range of about 2-9) and an average of 6-7 ERCP cases per stretch
• Experienced PA-C to help with consults and rounding
• Dedicated M-F block to complete urgent/emergent procedures with assigned anesthesia and dedicated Sunday block from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm, working with endoscopy staff to complete weekend cases
• Hospital employed, full time = 146 shifts annually or part time = 73 shifts annually (7-14 shifts each stretch based on preference) flexible scheduling to accommodate lifestyle desire
• Gastroenterology call is covered by GI Hospitalists, allowing our traditional practicing physicians the ability to have high volume general practices. The GI hospitalist is typically in house from approximately 7 am - 3 pm on weekdays, does rounds on Saturday and procedures on Sunday in a dedicated block from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm with endoscopy staff and anesthesia to reduce the use of main OR over the weekend. While this position does take 24 hour call, they are not typically called after hours and rarely come in late night or overnight for emergencies
• Additional opportunity for outpatient lab time during off stretch is available but not required

How we support you

• Nationally competitive shift based compensation and performance bonuses with additional compensation options based on desires with generous sign-on / relocation bonus
• 219 days off per year for full time FTE
• Annual $6,000 CME/license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council

Community Information

Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.