Are you thinking about a practice change or newly out of training?  Well, we would like to share with you a little bit about our opportunity for BC/BE Gastroenterologists here in Erie, Pennsylvania as we plan for the anticipated retirement of one of the group members along with expansion of our GI services:

• 100% Gastroenterology practice with 4 BC Gastroenterologists who are well respected in the region (part of multi-specialty employed group).  ERCP required for 2009 placement then optional for 2010 placement of new physicians.  
• Multispecialty group practice at Saint Vincent Health Center with excellent seasoned office staff - high quality and low complication rates. 
• Brand new Ambulatory Endoscopy Center with opportunity for physician investment about 10 minutes from hospital (7000 sq.ft with 4 suites)
• Current state-of-the-art Endoscopy Unit within hospital, including EUS.
• 1 in 5 equally shared call coverage.
• Very effective and quality Hospitalist program at Saint Vincent's - great office with stable staff!
• Ideal candidate has 3 years of fellowship training in Gastroenterology and good clinical/endoscopic skills.  
• Excellent Compensation and Benefits package including relocation/housing assistance.
• J-1 Visa candidates accepted! 

The Saint Vincent Vision: “Saint Vincent will be the best place to get care, the best place to give care and the place where all people come first.”

At Saint Vincent, it’s knowing how to treat people through our 130-year tradition of quality, innovation and expertise that consistently earns us the distinction as northwestern Pennsylvania’s #1 health care provider.  Recently named to the list of “Best Places to Work in PA,” Saint Vincent Health System is a multi-faceted health care network that includes a 427-bed tertiary, flagship hospital in Erie, PA, and a 4-bed primary care hospital in Southwestern New York, a free-standing, same-day surgery center, multiple outpatient rehabilitation sites and more than 20 Saint Vincent owned primary and specialty care practices. Saint Vincent’s 300+ medical staff members represent more than 40 specialties and care for patients from Erie and 16 surrounding counties in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. We service a tri-state area of over 1.4 million population.

Located on the shores of Lake Erie in Northwestern Pennsylvania, Erie is a great place to live, work, play and raise a family. 

Erie is Pennsylvania’s fourth largest city with a population of over 100,000 and more than 250,000 in the surrounding county.  The tertiary referral market for Saint Vincent with 427-beds is over 1.4 million persons covering 15 counties in three states.  The essence of Erie is this: a big city with a small-town personality.  The local economy boasts various manufacturing of railroad locomotives, aircraft parts, paper, logistics, medical equipment and is considered the “tool and die capital” of the United States.  Renowned vineyards and wineries also boost the economy.  Four colleges and universities are located here with a combination of over 22,000 students including Gannon University, Edinboro University, Penn State Behrend College, andMercyhurst College.  The community benefits from the liberal arts of the colleges and adds culture in the form of community theaters, philharmonic orchestra and arts of all media.

Presque Isle State Park located on the peninsula that surrounds the bay and protects the city is an outdoors enthusiast’s paradise.  It has 7 miles of sandy beaches, vast array of hiking trails, water sports of all kinds and is home to an ecological preserve that is the center of a thriving tourist industry with over 3+ million visitors annually.  It was also featured on “Nature”, the internationally acclaimed PBS television program.To get more information you can go to www.visiterie.com.  Erie is home to corner restaurants, stores and churches, ethnic neighborhoods, safe streets, summer festivals, crisp/snowy winters, friendly people, great skiing – water, downhill or cross-country…a safe place with low crime rates and quality schools to raise a family with high-quality lifestyle and low cost of living!