Additional Information About the Role
BJC Medical Group Multispecialists is seeking a full time; board certified/board eligible Internal Medicine physician to join our large multi-specialty practice in Alton, Illinois. Join a lucrative and established practice in a healthcare system that is recognized both locally and nationally for providing quality healthcare.
Practice Overview:
- Specialties include IM, FM, Peds, OBGYN, and ID
- Monday through Friday schedule with 4-day work week option, 36 patient facing contact hours.
- Easy call schedule with BJC Medical Group Access Center for on-call support.
- Established practice of 10 Primary Care providers (6 Physicians & 4 APNs)
- New clinic is located on Alton Memorial Hospital campus
- EPIC EMR
Compensation & Benefit Highlights:
- Two year guaranteed with transition into a value team based wRVU compensation model.
- Competitive sign on bonus.
- CME allowance available and PTO
- Residency/Fellowship stipend available.
- Student loan reimbursement
- Comprehensive benefit package with retirement pension (401k, 403b, 457b, etc.)
- Relocation assistance
- Malpractice
Community Highlights (Alton, Illinois):
- Charming river front community along the Mississippi River, Alton has much to offer. Alton provides high quality educational system with private and public schools for high school and multiple colleges such as Lewish and Clark Community College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This small and growing community provides low cost of living with a convient commute to St. Louis, Missouri. Click HERE to explore more.
Overview
BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area.
Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world's best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care.
BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician's ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.
Responsibilities
Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician's patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician's hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient's medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician's patient panel.BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.Minimum Requirements
Education
Doctorate - Medicine
Experience