Clinical Component

Gastroenterologist Opportunity: Join Health First Medical Group in Cocoa Beach, FL

Gastroenterologist, General Practice – Employed by Health First Medical Group. This will be a traditional GI position with a combination of outpatient and inpatient coverage. You’ll be joining a team of 11 GI’s in the system with 2 GI’s based in Cocoa Bech, FL.

Clinic Schedule and Volume : Sees approx. 13-15 patients per day

  • Monday & Wednesday:  1PM – 3:30PM
  • Tuesday & Thursday:  8AM – 11:15AM
  • Friday:  8AM – 10:30PM 

Procedure Schedule (CCH Block Time): 45-60 cases per week

  • Monday & Wednesday:  7:30AM – 11:30AM
  • Tuesday & Thursday:  12:00PM – 4PM
  • Friday:  11:30AM – 3PM 

Additional practice details:

  • Pill cam: 2 per week scheduled (provider interprets and reports on the study)
  • Call for the hospital would be 1:4 with other GI providers and Advanced GI hospitalist taking the remainder of the call. Covering one hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital.
  • ERCP preferred but not required. No EUS but you can do the if you want.   
  • Support staff: Complete support staff available Monday – Friday. Dedicated MA, front desk, LPN. 
  • Physicians are required to Supervise mid-levels but all mid-levels are autonomous and the supervision is minimal. 
  • All scopes are Olympus brand.   
  • EMR Brand – SCM (Sunrise) Dragon for dictation. Provation for procedures. Both would feed images and reports into the EMR.
  • Surgicalist of staff that work 7 on 7 off 
  • Hospital details: 

Cape Canaveral Hospital: 

Located just off SR 520 on the Banana River in Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral Hospital features 150 beds and over 200 highly skilled physicians.

The hospital offers beautiful water views from its Birthing Care Center. The Women's Diagnostic Center features state-of-the-art, personalized services including digital mammography, ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsy, and MRI breast imaging, and is accredited by the American College of Radiology and the US Food and Drug Administration.

Additionally, Cape Canaveral Hospital boasts a 21-bed Level II Emergency Department and an adjoining six-story Medical Plaza that includes physician offices, a conference center, pre-operative testing, outpatient diagnostic imaging, and same-day surgery.

*Hospital New facility – moving to Merritt Island about 3 miles away. May be a bit bigger. L&D will be relocated to Viere 

Interview Process 

  • Candidates will be submitted to the EMC team.   
  • A phone/virtual interview will be scheduled with the EMC Team. 
  • If the call goes well, an onsite interview will be scheduled.  

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