Gastroenterologist opening in Conway, South CarolinaLocated 10 miles from Myrtle BeachERCP RequiredJ1 and H1B sponsorship offeredPosition Details:
- FT, permanent position
- Immediate need
- Reason for search: department growth
- 75/25 split on clinic vs. endoscopy
- 11 - 12 Patients per day for procedures; 20-25 per physician seen in the clinic
- Each physician has their own designated RN for support
- 5000+ cases per year in the endoscopy area Äì 500 inpatient/4500 outpatient
- 150+ ERCP and 200+ EUS annually and volume continues to grow
- 8 day call 1 & 4
- Consultation Services only for IP
- No tech specifics are required
- 5 MDs & 3 NP in the clinic now, 1 NP Ω day each day
- Inpatient NP signed starting in February 2026
- 3+ weeks wait time
Endoscopy Area: - 4 procedure rooms and 8 holding rooms (pre and post operative area)
- Scopes Äì Olympus 180 and 190 series (HD scopes)
- Brand new C-Arm (2025 purchase) is available in the department
- Colonoscopies are done with Propofol and anesthesia support
All of our procedures are done with propofol in our unit, but if the doctor travels to ICU to do a procedure where anesthesia is not there, then they would do that procedure with conscious sedation 5K cases: 500 IP / 4500 OPMedical Center (established 1928):- Independent non-profit, 501c3 hospital (1 of 3 left in the state of South Carolina)
- Wonderful physician/administration relationship and listed as a strength of the opportunity by the providers I talked to on the profile.
- Administration has a long tenure and proven track record.
- Board Chair has 20 years in leadership and is well respected in the community.
- CEO has a seat on the board to vote.
- Community Focused - 1st hospital in SC to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, because it was the right thing to do for the area.
- Financially Stable Hospital - 450+ days cash on hand for operating pre-COVID. During COVID it only dipped to 420 days.
- 210 acute care bed facility (operating at 155 average census)
- 200+ physicians on medical staff (30 specialties)
- 12 ORs
- Surgical robot available
- CRNA and MDA staffing
- Extremely low infection rate - 0% for the last 3 months (March 2021)
- Level III Trauma Center
- Open ICU
- Stable ED (40-year contract) and Hospitalist (Team Health) staffing contracts in place
- EMR - Cerner (Both in the hospital and Clinics) w/ Dragon Dictation
- New retail pharmacy on the hospital campus
- Duke Affiliation with the Cancer and Cardiology Programs
- Malpractice Carrier: PHLIP w/ Tail Coverage
- New hospital is planned in 2025 - 50 bed facility that will be closer to the beach
