Gastroenterology Opportunity at Private Practice in Houston, TX

Job Description

Opportunity Criteria

Specialty:Gastroenterology

Candidate Type:MD, DO

Visas Accepted:No J1 or H1

Loan Repayment:Not Specified

Steward Health Care is seeking a BC/BE Gastroenterologist for a busy private practice in downtown Houston. The new physician will be joining 1 other Gastroenterologist, a solo practitioner who has been practicing for 34 years, and will see patients on both an Inpatient and Outpatient basis. Expected work hours are 8am 5pm, Monday Friday with call scheduled every other weekend. All procedures will be done at St Joseph Medical Center, however the practice is conveniently located in the MOB right next door.

Ideal candidates must be proficient in therapeutic ERCP's and EUS, routine core GI procedures, be hardworking and have good bedside manners.

Willing to consider both MD and DO candidates who are fellowship trained
Must be licensed or in the process of being licensed in the state of Texas
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required
Employed position

Medical Center Overview

St. Joseph's Medical Center, located in downtown Houston, is a general acute care, Level III trauma hospital with over 400 beds. It has 17 main operating rooms, 3 endoscopy suites, 5 women's operating rooms and a 12 bed labor and delivery floor. The hospital offers a full scope of services including: vascular, plastics, bariatric, neurosurgery, orthopedics and pediatrics.

For 125 years St. Joseph Medical Center has provided an ever-increasing range of services to residents in the Greater Houston area. SJMC is a physician-owned hospital that brings world-class medical expertise and compassion to the care of every patient. As the first and only downtown hospital in the nations fourth largest city, St. Joseph was the first to become a teaching facility and provide maternity care, emergency medicine, x-ray technology and more.

Specialty services provided by the medical center include an advanced wound care center, behavioral medicine, blood conservation and management services, occupational medicine, sports medicine and rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient diagnostic imaging, and Corporate Healthcare Connection, a partnership with Houstons corporate businesses that provides expedited care to their employees.

St. Joseph Medical Center is proud to work with over 800 board certified physicians; the center employs over 1,500 medical professionals and staff. The hospital facility covers eight city blocks and is conveniently located on the edge of Houstons downtown near the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Interstate 45.

Community Overview

Why Houston?

Houston. The very name instantly brings to mind the rich history of the Wild West and the futuristic tone of the Space Race. As one of the largest cities in the nation in both area (9th) and population (4th), Houston offers an unparalleled blend of history, art, modern and future technology, sunshine, beach life, champion professional sports teams and excellent educational institutions.

Home to more than 2.3 million people stretched across 655 square miles, Houston is also home to Bush International Airport, providing access to destinations around the nation and globe. With one of the lower costs of living for such a highly populated city, Houston combines affordable living and high quality of life with world-class amenities.

Houston Culture and Museums

The fine city of Houston has the rare distinction of having four residential professional companies in the arts of ballet, opera, symphony and theater. Additionally, Houston is home to six unique cultural districts, including one of the nations largest museum districts. In fact, there are 20 museums within walking distance of each other!

The Childrens Museum in Houston has been named as one of the best in the nation. The city also has a stellar zoo. Another treasure of Houston is found in the Menil Collection, home to the private collection of John and Dominique de Menil

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