Join a growing GI practice with seasoned providers in Alton, IL, minutes from St. Louis

BJC Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE GI Physician to join our establised team based at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, IL, just 15 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri.

St. Louis offers big city amenities and is the 2nd highest paying Metro area in the US for physicians based on the 2025 Doximity Physician Compensation Report.

Plus St. Louis offers 6% lower cost of living than the national average along with safe, family friendly neighborhoods to choose from: Best Places to Live in St. Louis.

Practice Overview:

• Beautiful and spacious clinic on the campus of Alton Memorial Hospital's Digestive Health Center
• 4 endoscopy suites at Alton Memorial Hospital with room to staff and run a fifth room, volume permitting
• Employed position with ample support and mentorship available
• APP support in the clinic and with inpatient rounding
• Typically 3.5 days in the lab and 1 day of clinic per week
• Ability to be busy right away as group is scheduled out 6 months
• Ability to do advanced GI, ERCP and EUS

Compensation & Benefit Highlights:

• $50,000 Signing Bonus
• Competitive two-year guarantee followed by a lucrative productivity model
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, dental, vision, disability, life and more
• Malpractice/tail insurance
• Matching 401k and a 457b plan
• CME allowance
• 4 weeks vacation, 6 holidays and 5 days for CME

Preferred Qualifications

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

About BJC Healthcare

We are based in St. Louis, MO, and serve our region through our 13 community hospitals and service organizations. Through our partners at Washington University and their stellar training programs, we offer our patients access to the some of the finest sub-specialty care in the world, while maintaining our community focus. BJC Medical Group is made up of more than 700 clinicians across more than 120 clinics across a full spectrum of specialty care ranging from Family Medicine to advanced Cardiac Care. We are a physician-led organization and live our mission every day. We hope you will consider joining us. “The World's Best Medicine Begins with You...”