Inpatient Only Cardiologist to join established team in Illinois, near St. Louis

BJC Medical Group is seeking an Inpatient only Cardiologist to join our well-established practice at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois.  

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BJC Medical Group has over 700 providers and serves thousands of patients every day across Missouri (MO) and Illinois (IL).  

We are a physician-led group with a dedicated Cardiology Physician Service Line Leader.  BJC HealthCare System is one of the top orgainzations in the country and affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine.   

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Please feel free to reach out to Jennifer.Burnett@bjc.org with any questions. Or possibly we can arrange a time to discuss details, simply CLICK HERE to access my calendar and select a time that works best for you.

Practice Details:

• Inpatient only
• M-F schedule; 1:4 call 
• Growing group of 6 cardiologists (3 General, 3 interventional)
• 4 APPs assist with inpatient rounding including weekends
• Experienced and friendly support staff
• Strong support from cardiac and vascular support team

Compensation & Benefit Highlights:

• Competitive two-year guarantee
• Generous Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance 
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and more
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Retirement includes a matching 401k and a 457b plan
• CME allowance and time off

Community Description:

• Belleville, Illinois is a major suburban center of St. Louis
• Provides a safe, suburban feel with easy access to a major city 
• 6% lower cost of living compared to the National average
• Access to great public and private schools
• Easy access to both Lambert International Airport and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (5 minutes from Belleville)

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.

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

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• BOARD ELIGIBLE OR BOARD CERTIFIED IN PRACTICING SPECIALTY
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer