Admission
Consultation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Perform history and physical exam
Treatment
Core privileges include the procedures listed and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills
Colonoscopy with or without polypectomy
Endoscopic biopsy and/or resection of the mucosa of esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and colon
Enteral and parenteral alimentation
Esophageal dilation
Esophageal dilation, endoscopic and non-endoscopic technique
Esophageal or duodenal Stent Placement
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Management, diseases/injury/disorders of the digestive system and related structures (liver, biliary, pancreas)
Nonvariceal hemostasis
Paracentesis
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures
Privileges include care to patients of all ages except as specifically excluded from practice
Proctoscopy
Sengstaken/Minnesota tube intubation
Variceal hemostasis (upper and lower), banding and sclerotherapy
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, diagnostic and therapeutic, which may include foreign body removal, stent placement or polypectomy
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy