Physician: Gastroenterology Hospitalist - Geneva, IL
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Twenty-six weeks a year, seven-day weeks of twelve hour days, one week on and one off. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting states the schedule exactly and it shapes everything about the job.
This carries privileges at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, on Epic. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting states the hospital, the location and the record system.
What would you want from a physician led group in terms of leadership or wellness?
What they are checking: The posting offers physician leadership and work-life balance, so it is worth testing what they want from it.
What would you do
How do you work with an advanced practice provider on consults and transitions of care?
What they are checking: The posting states the role is supported by an APP for inpatient consults and transition of care.
How do you hand over a patient at the end of your week on?
What they are checking: A week on and a week off means every patient transfers, and the handover is the risk.
How do you work with hospitalists and surgeons who want different things for the same patient?
What they are checking: An inpatient consultant works entirely through other teams.
How do you counsel a patient about a procedure when you have just met them?
What they are checking: Hospital-based GI means consenting strangers for invasive procedures.
About the work
Tell me about your fellowship training and the procedures you are comfortable with.
What they are checking: The posting requires fellowship trained board eligible or certified gastroenterology.
How do you manage an acute gastrointestinal bleed as an inpatient consultant?
What they are checking: The posting names managing acute or critically ill patients as an inpatient role.
How do you decide the timing of an urgent endoscopy?
What they are checking: The core inpatient GI judgment and it is usually made overnight or on a weekend.
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