Internal Medicine Physician with Precepting

at  Erie Family Health Center

Erie Family Health Centers believes healthcare is a human right. For more than 65 years, Erie has cared for communities who face barriers to accessible and affordable medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare.
The team at Erie is mission-driven and committed to evidenced-based, comprehensive, whole-person healthcare and health equity. We champion a team who will bring their unique differences and authentic selves – and consequently their wide-ranging perspectives, influential life experiences, and innovative approaches – to our clinical operations and learning settings.
Opened to the community in 2014 to address unmet need for access to high quality primary care, Erie HealthReach Waukegan is one of 13 Erie Family Health Centers locations serving 85,000+ patients in the greater Chicago area. Located in a beautiful, light-filled, state-of-the-art facility, the Erie HealthReach Waukegan team provides a full range of integrated primary care, behavioral health and dental services.

OUR OUTSTANDING WORK CULTURE AND QUALITY OF CARE SET US APART

• Holistic, team-based approach. Our team of clinicians at Erie HealthReach Waukegan offers family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, dentistry, and behavioral health care, including medication-assisted treatment and psychiatry. Our nurses and many other team members coordinate care and partner with patients to address social drivers of health. We have teams dedicated to supporting our patients and providers in areas such as referrals, insurance benefits, pharmacy services, and health education.
• Commitment to teaching. Northwestern McGaw Lake Forest Family Medicine Residents practice at Erie HealthReach Waukegan. Precepting opportunities are available to our Family Medicine Attending Physicians.
• Proven top quality. Our organization consistently ranks in the top 10% for quality among community health centers nationwide and is the #1 FQHC for quality in Illinois.
• Technology configured for success. Our health system uses Epic for electronic health record management, configured to facilitate a continuum of care with our subspecialty, hospital, and community partners. Our health center is fully equipped to provide patient care via telehealth.
• Always learning. We support our team members to advance in ways that mean the most to them personally, from offering Spanish language immersion to supporting long-term professional growth. Erie deeply values learning and is the outpatient continuity clinic for seven medical residency programs, an Advanced Practice Nursing Fellowship, and medical assistant training program. Teaching opportunities are available for those who are interested.
• At Erie, we are proud to offer competitive salaries, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, generous time off and CME, retirement benefits, and more!
• Erie Providers are eligible to apply for National Health Service Corps student loan repayment (HPSA score of 19) and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Requirements

• MD or DO from accredited institution, licensed physician in Illinois.
• Board Eligible/Certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN or Pediatrics
• Federal DEA license, Illinois Physician’s license
• Interest in and comfort with working with diverse patient population

Erie HealthReach Waukegan is easily accessible from Evanston, Chicago, Milwaukee, and the Northern Suburbs. Waukegan offers vibrant access to outdoor recreation, parks, the lakefront, restaurants, arts, and entertainment.
Contact us directly for more information
Please reach Ingrid Richter, Provider Recruiter, or Emily MacDonald, Director of Business Operations, at Careers@eriefamilyhealth.org to talk about your interest in Erie HealthReach Waukegan. We are currently seeking full-time Family Physicians, but part-time opportunities, as well as positions in our other health center locations, may be available.

Please refer the Job description for details