The VA Portland Healthcare System (VAPORHCS) in Portland, Oregon is actively recruiting a Gastroenterologist to help care for our Nation’s Veterans – America’s heroes.

This is an opportunity to join a team of accomplished academic gastroenterologists and hepatologists, nurse practitioners, nurses and other affiliated staff. All of the faculty are dedicated to the education of the next generation of health care providers, including Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) gastroenterology fellows, medicine residents, medical students and other health professional students. In addition to outstanding clinicians and clinician-educators, our faculty includes well-established physician-scientists with interests in clinical, epidemiologic and health services research covering a variety of topics, such as advanced liver disease and colorectal cancer prevention. The Gastroenterology Section provides a wide range of clinical services, including general and interventional endoscopy (e.g., ERCP, EUS, radiofrequency ablation), wired and wireless pH monitoring and manometry.

The selected candidate will be appointed to the full-time faculty at the Oregon Health Sciences University at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank, commensurate with experience.

The VAPORHCS is a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1a/high complexity, 277 bed facility serving 95,000 Veterans in Southwest Washington, Central and Northwest Oregon, including the rapidly expanding Portland Metro area. There are more than 300,000 Veterans who reside within the facility’s primary service area. This exciting job opportunity awaits you in our, state-of-the-art VA facility in the city.  VAPORHCS is among the VA Medical Centers that have been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. In addition to an outstanding Gastroenterology Section, we have high quality general surgeons, interventional and general radiologists and gastrointestinal pathologists.  VAPORHCS ranks 11th nationwide among VAs in grant support, with over 150 scientific investigators and more than 500 active research protocols, many in strong collaboration with OHSU.

It is expected the candidate will have expertise in the management of Gastroenterology or Hepatology diseases and disorders, including the performance of gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the skills and knowledge necessary to provide high quality, evidence-based care to Veterans across the spectrum of disease severity. 

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens (permanent residents may be appointed only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens).
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Board Eligible or Certification in Gastroenterology (or foreign equivalent)
• Medical Degree (or foreign equivalent)

Community Information

Portland is the Pacific Northwest’s second largest urban center with world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city is located less than two hours from the beautiful Oregon coast, and an hour from Mt. Hood and The Columbia Gorge. Portlanders are famously fond of the outdoors, fresh local cuisine, and great coffee. Portland truly offers something for everyone.

Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Portland boasts a population of approximately 590,000 – making it the 3rd most populous city in the Pacific Northwest.  Considered one of the most eco- friendly cities in the U.S., the City of Roses is marked by warm, dry summers and rainy but mild winters.  Heralded as one of America’s top places to live, Portland offers a host of sports & entertainment, outdoor recreation, housing, and family-friendly cultural options.

Benefits and Features

Expected salary range will be competitive for a well-qualified board-certified gastroenterologist and include industry leading full benefits and features a package to support high quality professional practice and favorable work-life-family balance. The VA provides employees with a robust benefits package and fosters an environment where more time is spent on medical practice and less on business tasks. VA does this by offering: paid time off in the form of 26 days paid annual leave, 13 days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-days paid absence to attend approved CME courses. Insurance to include health-dental-vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; flexible spending accounts; term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and long-term care insurance available as an option. Federal employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching contributions.  An Educational Debt Reduction Program may be available for qualified candidates.  

To Explore This Physician Opportunity Further

Please forward a copy of your curriculum vitae to Henry "Hank" Laguatan, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant at Henry.Laguatan@va.gov or call (206) 459-7927.

About VA Portland Healthcare System (VAPORHCS)

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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