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Benefis Health System is looking to add a full time Gastroenterologist to an established practice in Great Falls, Montana. The practice serves 80,000 Great Falls residents as well as 275,000 residents across north central Montana.
Currently, we employ 2 traditional GI Physicians, 2 full time GI Hospitalists to cover all call, various per diem GI Hospitalists, 1 Inpatient PA-C, and 2 outpatient Advanced Practice Providers. Applicants must be board eligible/certified.
Procedures:
Colonoscopies
EGDs
Flexible sigmoidoscopies
PEG tube placements
ERCP and EUS skills are optional
Schedule:
Hospital employed, full time, flexible schedule - NO CALL
Current Gastroenterologists are spending the majority of their time in endoscopy doing 12-16 cases/day based on preference and complexity and there is opportunity for additional volume if desired (endoscopy is staffed M-F 7:00 am-5:00 pm)
Clinic is located within a 5 minute walk from the endoscopy suite and is staffed full time with an NP and a PA. Our current physicians spend 1/2 - 1 day per week in clinic based on preference
Dedicated GI Hospitalist and PA-C take all consults and call, to do all urgent/emergent cases, consults and inpatient rounding
If desired, this position can be 50% outpatient and 50% inpatient (which is 24 weeks outpatient and 10.4 wks of inpatient call shifts - ERCP is required for this model)
Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues (prorated if part time)
5-7% retirement match + 457b program
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
Current Endoscopy Information:
Five endoscopy suites and one bronchoscopy suite located directly outside the ER and across from the main OR
10 bed recovery unit
Olympus equipment
Experienced and helpful staff of RNs and tech
Anesthesia services provided and GI Hospitalist had a dedicated suite
Designed as an ambulatory surgical center and all patients are managed within the unit with occasional procedures in the OR (based on BMI)
Future Endoscopy Information:
In the process of building a separate space within the hospital, completed August 2024, expanding from 9,000 SF to 22,000 SF
Eight endoscopy suites
10 pre op and 14 post op
Olympus equipment
Experienced and helpful staff of RNs and techs
Anesthesia services provided and GI Hospitalist had a dedicated suite
Designed as an ambulatory surgical center and all patients are managed within the unit with occasional procedures in the OR (based on BMI)
Work Hours and Call Coverage:
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 - 4 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, our ER and ICU overnight teams typically understand urgent/emergent GI cases can wait until morning and do not typically call during late night/overnight hours.
Community Information
Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 60,000, 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, two accredited colleges, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana, opening Summer 2023 (with plans for future IM Residency). 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, hiking, 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.
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" 6 years in a row. Benefis covers 1/4 of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including 4 neurosurgeons, a cardiothoracic and vascular program, a regional cancer institute and a brand-new emergency department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.
Contact us today to learn more! Erica Martin, Physician Recruiter, ericamartin@benefis.org 406-731-8882
As a not-for-profit community health system, Benefis is driven to provide the highest level of care. We serve nearly 230,000 residents across a 15-county region that is bigger than Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Benefis is the largest non-governmental employer in the Great Falls area, with more than 3,000 employees. Benefis has 530 licensed beds (that includes 146 beds in long-term care, 71 in assisted living and 20 beds at Peace Hospice of Montana) and partners with over 250 area physicians.
Our hospital has been recognized for its exceptional work in quality care by providing a wide range of programs and services to help you live the best life possible. We’re here to help you “Live well.”
Benefis Health System came about when two Christian-based hospitals became one. Our founders believed in providing good care to all in need, and trusted that this would be accomplished. The Benefis name was derived using Latin root words: "Bene-" meaning good, and "fis-" for faith and trust. It’s these same root words that make up such terms as ‘beneficial’ a...nd ‘confidence'. Benefis has been a trusted provider of care for more than 125 years. And our name speaks to our commitment: good care one can put faith in.
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