Great work-life balance for EM BC/BE Emergency Medicine physician in beautiful southern Illinois

Now Interviewing Emergency Medicine Providers in Beautiful Southern Illinois!

Our opportunity includes:

• $450,000+/year
• 12 shifts per month
• Quality bonus
• Sign on bonus
• Relocation bonus
• Student loan assistance
• Level II trauma center at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
• Hospital employed

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

With 162 acute care beds, Memorial Hospital serves as the area’s regional referral center. Memorial specializes in obstetrics and tertiary services such as vascular, neurology, oncology and cardiology. Other features include:

• 36,000 ED encounters annually
• 24-hour Hospitalist program
• Accredited Chest Pain Center and is the hub for the Prairie STAT Heart/STEMI program
• Primary Stroke Center
• Imaging center includes 128 Slice CT, 3T MRI, PET/CT, interventional radiology and ACR-certified ultrasound services
• Comprehensive neuroscience program with neurology, neurosurgery, interventional pain and physiatry
• Cardiac services include cath lab, cardiac surgery, vascular, and rehab

Herrin Hospital

Herrin Hospital lies about ten miles to the east of Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. It hosts 114 beds and serves as our system’s center for Rehabilitation Services, Bariatric Surgery, and the Bone and Joint Institute for the system. Other features include:

• 30,000 ED encounters annually
• 24-hour Hospitalist program
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants
• MRI, CT, PET/CT
• Primary Stroke Center

St. Joseph Memorial Hospital

Purchased in 1995 from the ASC Health System, St. Joseph is the only Catholic facility in the Southern Illinois Healthcare family. A 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Murphysboro, St. Joseph's features include:

• 8,000 ED encounters annually
• 24-hour Hospitalist program
• Prairie STAT Heart activated hospital for rapid transfer of STEMI patients
• CT, MRI, bone density testing and ACR-certified ultrasound services

SIH is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system and the leading provider of charity care and community benefits in southern Illinois. SIH has 4,000 employees, 650+ physicians and APPs in over 60 specialties providing care for 330,000 patients within southern Illinois.  

Forward-thinking and financially strong, SIH prides itself in fostering leaders, promoting teamwork, and providing quality care coordination and transitions. Our passionate and strategic physician-led medical group administration, alongside our friendly, skilled, and patient-focused staff, work together to cultivate a supportive and positive working environment. Physician engagement surveys analyze our opportunities and focus our actions for improvement. 

Southern Illinois is a hidden treasure in America’s heartland. The region is bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and dotted with accessible lakes nestled among the great hardwoods in the hills of the Shawnee National Forest. The area is rich with state parks, including famous Giant City State Park and Lodge, Garden of the Gods, and Little Grand Canyon. There are numerous things to do in all four seasons including boating, sailing, fishing, hiking and rock climbing. You will find miles of winding horse trails and cycling paths. Enjoy cooler weather while visiting pumpkin patches, going on hayrides, and ice skating. You can also tee up at over 20 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.