Hospitalist - 25 Minutes from St. Louis, Missouri

BJC Medical Group is seeking BE/BC Internal or Family Medicine Physician to join our friendly and experienced Hospitalist team in Belleville, IL

Located just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Memorial Hospital Belleville is a 212-bed acute care Magnet-designated hospital offering emergency and critical care services as well as medical and surgical along with a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services

Position Highlights:

• 7 on / 7 off schedule
• 7 AM to 7PM
• Full-time requirement of 182-shifts per year with opportunity to pick up additional shifts, if interested
• ICU with 24/7 Intensivist coverage at main campus
• Substantial APP support and expansion
• No procedures, but option if desired
• Not abe to sponsor J-1

Compensation & Benefits:

• $315,000 Base Salary
• Up to $20,000 Quality bonus per year
• $12,000 tenure bonus starting year three
• $30,000 Sign-on bonus
• Quarterly RVU's paid for productivity achieved over the 65th percentile
• Relocation assistance
• Health, pharmacy, dental, vision, long-term disability, life,  and malpractice insurance offered
• CME Allowance

Community Description:

Belleville, conveniently located just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis,  provides a safe, suburban feel close to the big city.  Some highlights include:

• Great Professional sports including 2019 Stanley Cup winning Blues and the multi-year World Series winning Cardinals 
• Ample fine-dining with  vegan friendly restaurants,  wineries, and microbreweries
• Low cost-of-living with a healthy and balanced real estate market in a major metropolitan area
• Numerous public and private schools
• Family-friendly communities: safe, inviting, and  great for kids
• Direct access to Lambert International Airport via public transportation

Please reach out to Physician Talent Advisor, Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org for any questions or to apply directly. 

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