Job Details: Gastroenterologist

Description: Gastroenterologist w/ Academic Affiliation Memphis, TN
Gastroenterologist w/ Academic Affiliation Memphis, TN

Hospital employed Gastroenterologist is needed for a 250 bed tertiary care (Clinical Referral Level I Facility), teaching facility located in Memphis, TN.

This person who will join a team of dedicated Gastroenterologists who serve a complex, diverse patient population. This department is expanding its endoscopy suite and has state of the art equipment to accommodate a wide spectrum of GI disorders.

Ideal candidate will be interested in expanding and/or directing their cancer screening program. Candidates must be Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Board Certified/Board Eligible in GI and have competency in endoscopy procedures (diagnostic and therapeutic).

This department prides itself on practicing cutting edge medicine with benchmark results. They are looking for team players who are can appreciate the fact that what they do makes a difference.

This hospital has a relationship with the University of TN Memphis's GI Residency program. In addition to patient care, supervision of fellows, residents and medical students will also be required. Research opportunities available if interested.

The medical center's primary affiliation is with the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Allied Health, with additional affiliations for associated health professions with colleges and universities throughout the country. It supports hundreds of active research projects with a total funding averaging $12 million annually.

The compensation package includes an excellent starting salary as well as 26 days vacation, 10 paid holidays, CME, up to $60,000.00 in student loan repayment, house hunting trips and paid relocation. Additional benefits include: variety of health plans, life insurance, long term care insurance, retirement (pension), thrift savings plan (401k), flexible spending accounts, child care accounts.

Memphis is the largest city in Tennessee with over 600,000 residents and the second largest in the southeast region. It has a robust thriving economy and is home to several fortune 500 companies. It is rich in culture and history and it is a city as diverse as its inhabitants. You can party on the river in May, frolic at its Fair in Sept, or cruise the Mississippi as Samuel Clemmons did before he morphed into Mark Twain. It is a city of prestigious academic wealth; the University of Memphis Medical and the Rhodes College are two of its 137 halls of higher learning. It also boasts the site of the birth of the Blues. Among its varied gems is the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the only Soul Museum in the world. Memphis supports a classical Ballet Co. and is home to an Opera Co. and a Symphony Orchestra.

The city recently added a Children's Theater and enhanced the area with a Botanical Garden. Downtown Memphis is currently remaking its cultural and business areas into the 'Mecca of the South." Memphis real estate has an enviable median price range of $200,000. It also offers an International Airport, three newspapers, and three Sports Teams.

For the athletic inclined participant there is the Lichterman Nature Center and Bike Route Tours. Memphis is also home to the Sun's Studio, the unique birthplace of Rock and Roll, Graceland the home of King Elvis and the shinning jewel - St. Judes Children's Hospital.

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Please call Lisa Freda 1-888-581-0927 or email Lisa@CPRrecruiting.com for more information.

Posting Date: Apr 21 08