The hospital requires 24/7 coverage. Please review all requirements listed in the bid.

• Patient Encounters Per Shift: 10+ per day
• Nearest Airport: Asheville, NC (AVL)
• Department Beds: 86-bed hospital
• Board Certification Required: Yes, minimum board certification eligible
• IMLC: Not accepted
• Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days, temporary privileges available if qualified

Required Certifications:
– BLS: Yes

Facility Details:
– Trauma Level: 0
– Pediatrics Level: 0

Specialty Skills in Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology:
– Upper GI Endoscopy
– With Biopsy
– With Foreign Body Removal
– With Fulguration of Bleeder (Cautery vs. Laser)
– With Injection of Varices
– ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
– Diagnostic
– Therapeutic
– With PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
– Esophageal Dilatation/Manometry
– Esophageal Manometry Interpretation
– Small Bowel Biopsy
– Lower GI Endoscopy
– Sigmoidoscopy
– Flexible
– Rigid
– Colonoscopy
– With Biopsy
– With Excision of Polyp
– Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
– Liver Biopsy
– Insertion/Management of Sengstaken/Blakemore Tube

This position is ongoing.