Arizona Digestive Health (ADH) in Tucson, Arizona is recruiting a gastroenterologist to join a physician-led private practice backed by a national GI network. The position offers a two-year employed runway with a protected base salary and performance bonuses, transitioning directly into a lucrative partnership track that includes ambulatory surgery center (ASC) ownership buy-in, ancillary income streams, and restricted stock grants. Physicians retain full clinical autonomy — general GI, advanced cases, or a subspecialty focus — within a collaborative group that keeps call sustainable and schedules designed for genuine work-life balance.
Perks and Benefits
- Protected base salary plus performance-based bonuses during the initial two-year employed period
- Generous signing bonus
- Relocation allowance
- Annual CME stipend
- Two-year path to full partnership/ownership with a clearly defined track
- ASC ownership buy-in opportunity post-partnership
- Ancillary income streams and restricted stock grants available to partners
- National-scale MSO infrastructure covering analytics, revenue cycle, compliance, and operational support — reducing administrative burden on physicians
Practice Highlights
- Physician-led private practice model with clinical decision-making retained by physicians through a Physician Executive Committee, Regional Clinical Governance Boards, and Local Head Physicians
- Blend of outpatient clinic and hospital-based work; scope of practice is physician-directed — maintain a general GI focus or pursue advanced/subspecialty cases
- Balanced, shared call rotation distributed across a collaborative team of GI colleagues
- Ambulatory surgery center affiliation with buy-in opportunity available at the partnership stage
- Supported by a national GI network providing data analytics, technology, and revenue cycle management — allowing physicians to focus on clinical care
- Teaching and research opportunities available through affiliation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Schedules structured to support professional excellence while preserving personal time
Qualifications
- Board certification or board eligibility in Gastroenterology
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited Gastroenterology fellowship
- Active Arizona medical license or eligibility to obtain
- Comfort with a mixed outpatient/inpatient case load; interest in advanced or subspecialty GI cases welcomed but not required
About the Community
Tucson is a UNESCO-designated City of Gastronomy with a world-class food scene, a thriving arts district, and a culturally rich historic core anchored by the Barrio Viejo neighborhood. With 350-plus days of sunshine annually, residents have year-round access to the Santa Catalina Mountains, Saguaro National Park, and nationally recognized cycling trails — all at a cost of living meaningfully lower than Phoenix or the West Coast. The University of Arizona's presence gives the city an intellectual and academic energy, and mild winters make an active outdoor lifestyle genuinely sustainable every month of the year.