Job Description
Orlando Health Medical Group is seeking Board Eligible/Board Certified Gastroenterologist
Hospitalist to join our Digestive Health Institute.
As one of the nation’s most highly regarded
digestive disease programs, the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute offers comprehensive and
coordinated care to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of digestive diseases. Subspecialty
services offered include advanced endoscopy, medical pancreatology, hepatology,
neurogastroenterology and motility and inflammatory bowel diseases. The institute’s team of globally
respected physicians are leaders in clinical research and postgraduate medical education. The
institute boasts a very vibrant clinical research program that conducts cutting-edge trials in
endoscopic tumor resection, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, IBD and hemostasis. The institute has
recently secured ACGME approval for starting a gastroenterology fellowship and hosts several
international symposiums throughout the year.
The GI hospitalist will provide coverage at Health
Central Hospital and Horizon West Hospital in Ocoee, Florida.
Role Requirements:
Fellowship
Trained in Gastroenterology. Residency in Internal Medicine
FL Medical License or ability to
obtain FL Medical License.
Practice Highlights:
Thriving physician-led, professionally managed
healthcare system.
Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health’s
Digestive Health Institute for their care.
Integrated multidisciplinary and subspecialized practice
environment.
Great pay-or mix with patients from top Orlando employers and Orlando Health team
members.
Robust operational support and resources in a collaborative work environment.
Dynamic
administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision making and patient
outcomes.
Opportunity for growth and leadership development.
Opportunity to expand an active
research and innovation program.
Financial Package:
Excellent compensation package, opportunity
to make more based-on productivity.
Benefits package includes time away for vacations and
conferences, health/vision/dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability
coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.
Generous sign-on bonus with
eligibility for an annual bonus.
Community Information:
There is no state income tax.
Greater
Orlando offers direct access to Florida’s world-famous theme parks and attractions.
Our lifestyle
options have something for everyone, from the downtown districts for those enjoying a trendy urban
flair, to family-oriented communities with top rated public and private schools.
Ample outdoor
activities including large public parks for kids and pets, hiking and biking trails, abundant lake
access for kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding, with Florida’s beautiful beaches only an hour
away.
Conveniently located in Ocoee, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is a 252-bed
comprehensive medical and surgical acute-care facility serving the residents of west Orange County
for more than 70 years.
Orlando Health – Health Central provides advanced technology and expertise
in numerous areas of specialty, including diagnostic imaging, emergency services, heart and vascular
care, neurosciences and stroke care, orthopedics, rehabilitation and minimally invasive robotic
surgery. The hospital is home to Joint Commission-certified programs for hip and knee replacement,
spine surgery and stroke and is accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®).
Orlando Health – Health
Central has earned numerous quality and safety recognitions over the years, including:
High
Performing Hospitals – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024
Recognized in three areas: diabetes,
heart attack, heart failure
Top General Hospital – The Leapfrog Group, 2023
“A” Safety Grade – The
Leapfrog Group, Fall 2023
Get With the Guidelines®: Gold Plus Achievement - Stroke – American Heart
Association, 2023
Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
Get With the
Guidelines®: Silver Achievement - Heart Failure – American Heart Association, 2023
Target: Type 2
Diabetes™ Honor Roll
Beacon Awards for Excellence – American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses
Critical Care Unit – Gold
Intermediate Critical Care Unit – Gold
Gold Seal of
Approval/Accreditation, The Joint Commission:
Joint Replacement (Hip/Knee)
Spine
Surgery
Stroke
Bariatric Center of Excellence accreditation – American Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery
Additional Information:
- Specialty: Gastroenterology
- Location: Ocoee, Florida
- Contact: Melissa Hardy (Physician Recruiter)
About the Company:
The Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a national and international destination for care,
offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of
conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex
cases. Led by renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has distinguished itself
worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options available only at the most advanced
centers, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and
outcomes. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new
state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently
located within the Orlando Health system. The institute’s scope of specialties and services
include:
· Advanced Endoscopy
· General Gastroenterology
·
Hepatology
· Inflammatory Bowel Disease
· Motility
· Pancreatology
·
Research and Physician Education
What sets us apart:
· A commitment to innovation,
leading-edge research and global educational initiatives
· Among select facilities offering
peroral endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and NaviCam
technology
· One of very few programs in the world to integrate artificial intelligence (AI)
with endoscopic ultrasound procedures to improve performance
· Development of technology,
together with industry partners, that integrates AI with endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to reduce radiation exposure to patients and providers
·
Collaboration with professional and industry partners to integrate AI in endoscopic technology to
detect early cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
· A team that includes
authors of more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the best-selling endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the world, Endosonography
Future planning:
· Developing an
evidence-based protocol for the management of colon polyps utilizing leading-edge techniques and
technologies
· Establishing a liver transplant program
· Becoming home to the most
comprehensive motility unit in the southern United States
· Creating subspecialty
fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy
fellowships
· Hosting the largest institution-sponsored endoscopy/EUS congress in the United
States