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MD/DO Gastroenterologist

Bellin Gundersen · La Crosse, WI · Full time

Posted Jan 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

The posting welcomes general GI, advanced therapies or GI hospitalist work. Which do you want, and why?

What they are checking: Whether their career goals match what this group needs so the role fits long term.

Tell me about a complication during a procedure and how you handled it.

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, manage the problem, and communicate honestly with the patient.

You'd teach surgical, transitional, family medicine and internal medicine residents. How do you teach GI to non-GI trainees?

What they are checking: Whether they can make GI practical for residents who will manage these patients in other fields.

What would you do

Outreach is done at satellite clinics. How would you keep care consistent for patients you see away from La Crosse?

What they are checking: Whether they plan follow-up and communication for patients in rural outreach clinics.

A referring doctor sends a lot of low-value colonoscopy requests. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Whether they can educate referring doctors respectfully while protecting access for patients who need it.

About the work

Walk me through how you manage an upper GI bleed on the consult service, from first call to scope.

What they are checking: Whether they handle resuscitation, timing of endoscopy and therapy correctly in a common emergency.

How do you manage a patient with Crohn's disease who isn't responding to their current biologic?

What they are checking: Whether they know IBD treatment options well, since the practice offers IBD as a focus.

If you're interested in therapeutics, tell me about your ERCP or EUS experience and your complication rates.

What they are checking: Whether their advanced skills are real and whether they track and own their outcomes.

How do you keep your adenoma detection rate high, and what would you do if it dropped?

What they are checking: Whether they care about colonoscopy quality measures and act on their own data.

How do you manage a patient with new cirrhosis who has never seen a hepatologist?

What they are checking: Whether they know the core steps of liver care, including screening and complication prevention.

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The full job description

As published by Bellin Gundersen.

At Emplify Health by Health in La Crosse, WI you will step right into a well-established practice with a supportive team of gastroenterologists, advanced practice providers and a host of other ancillary personnel. We welcome candidates interested in general gastroenterology, advanced therapies or working solely as a GI hospitalist. Highlights: • Physician influenced, patient centered, collaborative organization • Negotiable schedule • Opportunities for sub-specialization focus including IBD, Hepatology, therapeutics • Our GI hospitalist role has various scheduling options for you to consider • Modern Endoscopy Center and adjacent outpatient clinic • Consult only service with coverage exclusively at our hospital here in La Crosse (adjacent and connected to the Endoscopy Center and outpatient clinic) • Outreach services are provided at our satellite clinics located within an easy drive from La Crosse • Active involvement in teaching our Surgical, Transitional, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residents • Opportunities for clinical research Emplify Health: • 325 (private) bed hospital, Level II Trauma Center • Epic EMR • All physicians are employed and provided with a competitive compensation and benefit package Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in La Crosse and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We are committed to delivering high quality primary, specialty and emergency care throughout our integrated system. La Crosse is the largest city in western Wisconsin, yet abounding in scenic beauty, is nestled between soaring bluffs to the east and the legendary Mississippi River to the west. The city is a regional technology and medical hub that services a tri-state area, including neighboring Minnesota and Iowa, and is home to three colleges, attracting students and faculty from around the world. Must have completed an accredited graduate medical training program and be board certified or eligible within the area of medicine stated. In addition, must have or be able to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Medical staff in our system will supervise advanced practice clinicians. Medical staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all medical staff. Primary Recruiter: Kaija Towle Recruiter Email Address: ktowle@emplifyhealth.org We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer

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