Community Health Systems

GI Opportunity Joining Established Practice | Visa Sponsorship Available | Flowood, MS

Flowood, MS

full-time
Inpatient and outpatient

Join Mississippi's Largest GI Group – Flowood, MS

Merit Health River Oaks is recruiting a Board Certified/Board Eligible Gastroenterologist to join GI Associates, Mississippi's largest GI group, serving the Jackson metro for over 40 years.

Step into a thriving, physician-led practice alongside 18 gastroenterologists and 14 APPs in a state-of-the-art center designed for efficiency and high-quality care. The facility integrates clinic, endoscopy, imaging, and infusion services under one roof. Our endoscopy unit is recognized as a Center of Excellence and fully AAAHC accredited.

This role offers a high retention of patients, ensuring continuity of care and a stable, built-in referral base.

What Makes This Opportunity Exceptional:

  • Partnership track with long-term earning potential
  • Collaborative, team-driven culture
  • Strong referral network and high patient retention
  • Weeknight and weekend call evenly distributed across the group
  • Only ~4 weekend call shifts per year; additional weekend call compensated
  • New graduates welcome
  • Visa sponsorship available

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Competitive experience-based salary
  • CME allowance
  • Relocation assistance
  • Student loan repayment
  • Sign-on/commencement bonus

About Merit Health River Oaks:

Merit Health River Oaks is a 155-bed, full-service acute care hospital serving the Jackson metro area. The hospital offers advanced imaging, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery, cardiovascular care, and rehabilitation services. With supportive staff and strong administrative leadership, Merit Health River Oaks fosters a collaborative environment focused on quality outcomes, patient safety, and physician satisfaction.

Why Flowood, MS:

Flowood is a fast-growing, family-friendly suburb just minutes from downtown Jackson. The area offers top-rated schools, safe neighborhoods, and a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy shopping, dining, parks, trails, and nearby Ross Barnett Reservoir for boating and fishing. With a low cost of living and easy access to an international airport, Flowood offers an exceptional balance of career opportunity and lifestyle.

About Community Health Systems

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 36 distinct markets across 13 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 60+ acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

From Alaska to Florida, our affiliated hospitals are the cornerstones of their communities. These local hospitals and healthcare systems play a vital role by providing close to home care and peace of mind for millions of people each year.

Our affiliated hospitals have the flexibility to meet individual needs and the ability to offer competitive recruitment packages and start-up incentives. Hundreds of physicians choose CHS affiliated hospitals each year for quality of care and quality of life.

Posted March 23, 2026