Job Summary: Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards. Essential Responsibilities: • Must have flexibility to provide follow up care for Gastroenterology patients in both acute and ambulatory patient settings. Provide direct assessment, diagnosis and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for patients presenting with illness or injury. Outpatient responsibilities include clinical visits, message management, pre-procedure exams, ordering diagnostic studies and medications, referral management, and post-procedure follow-up. Significant time is spent handling patient inquiries regarding procedure-related care. Performs other duties and oversees other procedures as requested. • Provide inpatient care by rounding on Gastroenterology patients. Responsibilities include writing pre-procedure and post-procedure orders and charting follow-up notes. Assist with discharge as needed and facilitate follow-up care in the clinic. Performs other duties and oversees other procedures as requested. • Provide advice, triage, and message management support. • Provide Gastroenterology call coverage with physician on regular department rotation. Provide gastroenterology consultative care for hospitalized and or ambulatory patients during weekdays and/or weekends. • Flexibility for independently seeing outpatients in clinic and returns (complete management) for gastroenterology diseases and or conditions to be determined by department chief. • Note: The above care must be documented in writing in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards. All medical care must be provided in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician) and State licensing guidelines.