Seeking Internist in University Town, Southern, IL

Seeking Internist in University Town, Southern, IL
Tremendous growth opportunity for an Internist as an employee of an ambitious, rapidly expanding physician corporation. Opportunity also exists to join an area practice or establish solo practice with an income guarantee.
The internist taking this position will practice at the Hospital, ranked a Top 100 Hospital for the last three years by Solucient, an industry leader in hospital quality improvement. It is a not-for-profit, patient focused hospital with a strategic plan designed specifically to create an efficient, safe, hassle-free environment for specialty physicians.
Hospital features a recently built surgical wing with seven modern surgical suites, one dedicated to open heart procedures. The hospital currently added a two-floor addition to increase capacity and provide nearly all private rooms and a third cardiac catheterization lab.
Internists here are well supported by experienced staff with advanced-training, 24/7 coverage by anesthesiologists, a new hospitalist program and the latest in technology including all-digital imaging and archiving with 64-slice CT scanning, MRI and PET.
A not-for-profit health care system, we are dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of all of the people in the communities we serve. Over 2,000 employees, along with 200 physicians, are working together to meet the healthcare needs of those we serve by treating patients in the facilities in order to improve the quality of life in our communities.
The hospital serves the southern Illinois region, which has both a large student and professional population thanks to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and a growing retirement population. Major health issues in the region are heart disease and diabetes II. Because the hospital is growing, there is a great growth opportunity for specialty services.
You will be living in beautiful southern Illinois, a hidden treasure in America’s heartland. The region is bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and dotted with accessible lakes nestled in the great hardwoods in the hills of the Shawnee National Forest. It is rich with state parks, including famous Giant City State Park and Lodge, Garden of the Gods and Little Grand Canyon. There is boating and sailing, fishing, hiking and rock climbing, winding horse trails and miles of cycling paths including Tunnel Hill, the #1 bike ride in Illinois. You can also tee up at over 25 golf-courses or take a trip on the southern Illinois wine trail where you can visit dozens of wineries and bed and breakfasts. Music festivals and local fairs are numerous and there are many historical attractions, unique shops and towns and fine restaurants with local and international cuisine.
Southern Illinois University, located in Carbondale, is a major institution with a medical school. It has top-ranked sports programs, especially in football and basketball, and it offers a full schedule of theater, live music, opera and other events at historic Shryock Auditorium and modern McLeod Theater. John A. Logan Community College is just 10 miles from SIU and is one of the top-ranked community colleges in the country. It also offers many educational and cultural activities.
Local shopping includes many quality, national stores and, in southern Illinois, you are only two hours from St. Louis, three hours from Nashville or Memphis and six hours from Chicago.
It is also a great area for your children with good schools, many of them newly built with above average student assessment scores.
Climate is mild, with an extended and vibrant fall season, mild winters, and long, warm Spring seasons. Average rainfall is 40 inches, snowfall 6 inches, temperature in winter averages 35 degrees and in summer 72 degrees.
All of this quality lifestyle comes at a very pleasant cost. One may purchase a new home on land with room for horses for less than the price of a home in many cities. The average three-bedroom home costs $150,000.
A great hospital, a growing health system, possibilities for specialty medicine, a wonderful place to live and a low cost of living. Come visit us and see for yourself the great advantages of practicing in southern Illinois.
For immediate consideration, please forward your CV to: mail@mdjobalert.com