Physician - Gastroenterologist - Ochsner Rush

Ochsner Rush is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Gastroenterologist. We are comprised of a 215-bed hospital and a 49-bed LTAC; along with an expansive network of 25 clinics and 5 critical access hospitals. The GI Lab is the region’s first and most comprehensive center for GI health.

Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South.

Details Include:

• Current team of 2 GI providers and 2 NPs
• ASGE Certified
• Ability to step into an already existing high-volume practice with established physicians and patient referral base of 350,000.
• GI Lab and offices are conveniently located in the hospital.
• GI Lab provides wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for digestive disorders, including ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis).
• GI Lab has been dedicated to the performance of endoscopic and other gastrointestinal procedures for more than 30 years
• Treatments and services: BARRX, esophageal dilation and Full line infusion service available in same location.
• The GI lab has Three fully equipped procedure rooms, eight exam rooms and fourteen modern recovery bays
• Well established Adult Hospitalist program that covers GI admissions.
• Call would be 1 week plus weekend a month. Extra income can be earned for call over 1 week.

Meridian, MS: A mid-sized town of about 45 to 50,000. Located on two interstates, it is centrally located and is close to several major cities including New Orleans, LA (3 hours); Jackson, MS (1.5 hours); Birmingham, AL (2.5 hours); Atlanta, GA (4 hours); and the beaches of Gulf Shores, AL (3.5 hours. It is a very family Oriented community with conservative values, a low cost of Living, low crime rate and excellent school options.