Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!
Gastroenterology Inpatient Hospitalist
Benefis Health System is looking to add an inpatient gastroenterologist to an established GI hospitalist practice in Great Falls, Montana in a full time or part time role. The practice serves 80,000 Great Falls residents as well as 275,000 residents across north central Montana.
Currently, we employ 7 gastroenterologists (FTE and per diem), 1 inpatient PA-C, and 3 outpatient advanced practice providers. Applicants must be board eligible/certified. ERCP is required.
Endoscopy:
Brand new beautiful 22,000 SF Endoscopy space in the hospital with Olympus equipment. 8 huge endoscopy suites and 24 pre op/post op bays designed as an ambulatory surgical center. All patients are managed within the unit with occasional procedures in the OR (based on BMI)
Experienced and helpful staff of RNs and techs, dedicated anesthesia services and dedicated GI Hospitalist suite
Procedures include but are not limited to:ERCP,Barryx,Spyglass, colonoscopies, EGDs, flexible sigmoidoscopies, PEG tube placements and EUS
Position Information:
Average of 6 cases per day (range of about 2-9) and an average of 6-7 ERCP cases per stretch
Experienced PA-C to help with consults and rounding
Dedicated M-F block to complete urgent/emergent procedures with assigned anesthesia and dedicated Sunday block from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm, working with endoscopy staff to complete weekend cases
Hospital employed, full time = 146 shifts annually or part time = 73 shifts annually (7-14 shifts each stretch based on preference) flexible scheduling to accommodate lifestyle desire
Gastroenterology call is covered by GI Hospitalists, allowing our traditional practicing physicians the ability to have high volume general practices. The GI hospitalist is typically in house from approximately 7 am - 3 pm on weekdays, does rounds on Saturday and procedures on Sunday in a dedicated block from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm with endoscopy staff and anesthesia to reduce the use of main OR over the weekend. While this position does take 24 hour call, they are not typically called after hours and rarely come in late night or overnight for emergencies
Additional opportunity for outpatient lab time during off stretch is available but not required
How we support you
Nationally competitive shift based compensation and performance bonuses with additional compensation options based on desires with generous sign-on / relocation bonus
219 days off per year for full time FTE
Annual $6,000 CME/license/dues
5-7% retirement match + 457b program
Paid malpractice + tail
Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council
Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.
Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers 1/4 of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.
As a not-for-profit community health system, Benefis is driven to provide the highest level of care. We serve nearly 230,000 residents across a 15-county region that is bigger than Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Benefis is the largest non-governmental employer in the Great Falls area, with more than 3,000 employees. Benefis has 530 licensed beds (that includes 146 beds in long-term care, 71 in assisted living and 20 beds at Peace Hospice of Montana) and partners with over 250 area physicians.
Our hospital has been recognized for its exceptional work in quality care by providing a wide range of programs and services to help you live the best life possible. We’re here to help you “Live well.”
Benefis Health System came about when two Christian-based hospitals became one. Our founders believed in providing good care to all in need, and trusted that this would be accomplished. The Benefis name was derived using Latin root words: "Bene-" meaning good, and "fis-" for faith and trust. It’s these same root words that make up such terms as ‘beneficial’ a...nd ‘confidence'. Benefis has been a trusted provider of care for more than 125 years. And our name speaks to our commitment: good care one can put faith in.
Benefis is consistently ranked among America’s top hospitals by the nation’s leading healthcare ratings organizations for a range of services, including cancer care, joint replacement, stroke treatment, wound care and home health.
To learn more about our services, continue looking through our website at WWW.BENEFIS.ORG or call 406.455.5000.
