Opportunity Criteria
Position Overview
Join our expanding Gastroenterology service line in southern Illinois, where you’ll work side-by-side with experienced surgeons, physicians, and fellow Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). This role offers the opportunity to deliver exceptional patient care while maintaining a strong work-life balance within one of the health system’s most vital service lines.
Opportunity Highlights
- Provide comprehensive care for gastroenterology patients under physician supervision
- Part of one of the most important and well-supported service lines in the system
- Emphasis on work-life balance
- Collaborate with four additional APPs
- Full clinical schedule of approximately 18 patients per day
Education & Training Requirements
- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (CAHEA-accredited), or
- Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice Nursing (CCNEA-accredited)
Licensure & Certifications
- Current Illinois license as a Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse
- Current NCCPA certification (PA) or AACC certification (APN)
Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Medical, prescription, vision, and dental coverage
- Matching 401(k) and 457(b) retirement savings plans
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and long-term disability buy-up
- Basic and supplemental life insurance and AD&D coverage
- Voluntary spouse and child life insurance
- Medical malpractice coverage
- Earned time off (ETO)
- Continuing medical education (CME)
- Sign-on, relocation, productivity, quality, and training completion bonuses
- Advanced Practice Provider supervisory stipend
- Student loan assistance
- Healthcare FSA, dependent care FSA, and health savings account (HSA)
- Group accident, term life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and income replacement plans
- Children’s term insurance and bereavement leave
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness program
- Service awards and tuition assistance
- Employees Helping Employees program
- Coverage of medical staff dues, medical board fees, licensure fees, DEA fees, and one professional membership
Shape the Future of Healthcare at SIH
At SIH, your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your potential is amplified. As the region’s largest not-for-profit health system, we serve over 330,000 residents across southern Illinois with a dedicated team of 4,000 employees and more than 650 physicians and APPs in 60+ specialties. SIH has over 50% market share with large Primary care and Family medicine programs, which provide a significant amount of referrals.
What sets us apart is our physician-led approach. From the top down, our medical group drives innovation and strategy, creating a culture where physicians lead with purpose and collaborate with passion. You’ll find strong pathways for leadership, access to advanced resources, and a work environment built on respect, support, and shared goals.
Physician engagement isn’t an afterthought—it’s a priority. Through regular feedback and continuous dialogue, we take action to enhance your experience and empower your career.
If you’re looking for more than just a job—if you’re seeking a career with purpose in a community that values your contribution—SIH is where your next chapter begins.
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Facility & Address
SIH
- Carbondale IL 62902
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Contact Information
Camille Burgin Physician Recruiter
- Phone:618.457.5200 x67014
- Email:Click to email
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