Gastroenterologist

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients.

In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. 

At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Outpatient Gastroenterologist, you will join a mission-driven team at CommonSpirit, dedicated to providing whole-person care across at one of the following campuses: St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO; St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO and Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, CO. You will be an integral part of a thriving, interconnected healthcare system that prioritizes clinical excellence and patient-centered outcomes. Whether you are focused on clinic-based patient management or advanced diagnostics, you will collaborate with a robust multidisciplinary team—including interventional radiologists, GI surgeons, and infusion specialists—to deliver comprehensive digestive health services in a supportive, high-acuity environment.

Every day you will provide high-quality care that spans the full spectrum of gastroenterology. Your daily clinical practice will be varied and impactful, encompassing patient clinic visits with APP support, IBD management, pill cam studies, manometry, and pH probe testing. With a manageable call schedule of only 7 shifts per month, you will maintain a healthy work-life balance while ensuring continuity of care for our hospital-based and outpatient populations.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a commitment to clinical excellence and a passion for collaborative medicine. We are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Gastroenterologist who thrives in a team-based setting and is dedicated to the CommonSpirit mission of whole-person care. 

• Provides highest quality patient care.
• Provides ambulatory care in the Clinic as designated.
• Services provided by the physician include seeing patients, preparing medical records, professional and administrative duties.
• Updates and maintains medical records for all examinations, services, and other services in accordance with policy.
• Physician participates and complies with the requirements of sponsoring entities ethical and religious directives (ERD), Medicare,
• Medicaid, or other federal and state reimbursement plans.
• Physician will participate and lead in various activities and initiatives that will promote clinical and quality improvement for services provided.
• Complies at all times with Hospital's policies and procedures; financial reviews, utilization review/quality management, compliance and integrity program; compliance and citizenship policies and the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations.
• Keeps abreast of the latest developments in field, both academically and through applied skill.
• Development of personal and professional knowledge and competence through continuing medical education including maintaining applicable board certification.

We offer a highly competitive compensation package featuring a $700,000 base salary, significant RVU incentives, a $56,048 sign-on bonus, $15,000 in relocation assistance, a $10,000 quality incentive bonus, comprehensive CME funds, and flexible time away to ensure you can maintain a fulfilling personal and professional life.

Job Requirements

Required

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine (MD or DO)
• Current and unrestricted Physician License to practice in Colorado.
• Must have successfully completed a residency and / or fellowship in Gastroenterology
• Obtain and maintain an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
• Be board certified or eligible in the appropriate specialty, by a board acceptable to hospital
• Obtain medical staff privileges within the health system, at sponsoring institution
• Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly