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Boise, Idaho

Gastroenterologist

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Job Description

  • Gastroenterologist (Physician)
  • Boise VA Medical Center | Full Range GI & Endoscopy | Contract Position

Position Overview

Aptive Resources is seeking Board Certified or Board Eligible Gastroenterologists to provide on-site gastroenterology physician services at the Boise VA Medical Center (500 W. Fort St., Boise, ID 83702) in support of Veterans Health Administration. Providers will deliver the full range of clinical and procedural gastroenterology care — approximately 95% direct patient care — to our nation’s Veterans in a state-of-the-art medical treatment setting, with care meeting or exceeding American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and American College of Physicians (ACP) clinical practice guidelines.

Position Details

  • Location: Boise VA Medical Center, 500 W. Fort St., Boise, ID 83702
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (clinic and procedure services)

On-Call: Rotational on-call coverage, generally 1-in-4 rotation shared with VA and contract physicians — weeknights (4:30 PM–8:00 AM), weekends, and federal holidays. On-call physician must respond by telephone within 15 minutes and report on site within 60 minutes when medically indicated.

Employment Type: Full-time contract (W2 or 1099 available); malpractice coverage provided

Primary Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive outpatient gastroenterology clinic services, including consultative evaluations for ambulatory patients and bedside consultation for non-ambulatory patients, with procedures completed within 30 days of consult

Perform the full range of endoscopic procedures, including: diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy (with biopsy, polypectomy via hot forceps or snare, tumor/polyp/lesion ablation, and colonoscopy via colostomy) and diagnostic and therapeutic EGD (with biopsy and tumor/polyp/lesion removal via hot forceps or snare), including combined colonoscopy with EGD

Communicate test results to patients and providers in accordance with VHA requirements, and provide discharge education and follow-up instructions coordinated with the next care setting

Document all care, procedure reports, and clinical notes in the VA electronic health record (CPRS) and Provation

Provide education and supervision of health professions trainees (residents/fellows) rotating through the Gastroenterology Service, per VA and accrediting-agency guidelines

Participate in quality assurance/quality improvement activities, complete QM/PI documentation for procedures and outcomes, and comply with all patient safety, infection control, and medication policies

Attend staff meetings as required by the Chief of Service or Chief of Staff (administrative time approximately 5%)

Required Qualifications

MD or DO with current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia (candidates with any history of a restricted, suspended, revoked, or surrendered license cannot be considered)

Board Certified OR Board Eligible in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM); status must be maintained throughout performance

  • Current BLS and ACLS certifications (or facility-accepted equivalent)
  • Current DEA registration and NPI
  • Current CME meeting national/medical association minimum standards

Ability to obtain VA credentialing and privileging (VetPro) and pass VA background/security screening prior to first duty shift; must not appear on the HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

Proof of required immunizations and screenings, including TB testing, MMR, varicella, Tdap, annual influenza vaccine, and Hepatitis B series with surface antigen results

Fluent spoken and written English

About Aptive

Arrow ARC supports Veterans Health Administration facilities and offices across the U.S. with health care staffing and program support via the 10-year Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP). We provide staffing solutions to address critical shortages in VHA medical facilities caused by turnover, recruitment issues, seasonal needs, surges or emergencies.

Arrow is a certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between Artemis ARC and Aptive Resources, two award-winning companies that share an agile, mission-focused, results driven approach in the federal sector. Arrow provides management consulting services and specializes in working with federal government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Personnel Management.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Must hold an MD or DO degree with a current, unrestricted medical license and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology. Requires current BLS and ACLS certifications, DEA registration, and the ability to pass VA credentialing and background screening.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Clinical consultationElectronic health recordsMedical supervision

Gastroenterology — Physician Career Context

In Idaho, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$354k (17 salary observations; 197 listings), vs ~$295k nationally (14,111 salary observations; 58,139 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician market look like in Idaho?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in gastroenterologyranked against 387 Gastroenterology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Idaho vs national$354k median in Idaho$295k nationally (+20%)17 state / 14,111 national salary observations
Cost of livingIdaho index 95.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Idaho97 active22,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (387 Gastroenterology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Gastroenterology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 387 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Aptive

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Benefits & Perks

Malpractice coverage provided

Living in Boise

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$475k
Typical market rent
$1,885/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boise City, ID metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.