DETAILS

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Schedule: 36 hours per week for patient appointment hours, Mon-Friday
• Call Schedule: Physician will take own after hours call during weekdays and rotate 1:3 weekends
• Practice Detail: Join busy primary care practice that has been in the community for many years.
• EMR System: EPIC
• Facility: Ascenson Medical Group Internal Medicine
• Location: Bourbonnais, IL and Clifton, IL
  This job location is currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) Shortage Designation Type

REQUIREMENTS

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Credentials are verified by local staff credentialing office.
• Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.

EDUCATION:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ascension Medical Group is looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine Physician to join our busy practice Southwest of Chicago.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Illinois to provide medical services to patients.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.