Emergency Medicine Physician in Alton, Illinois

TeamHealth is seeking a full-time emergency medicine (EM) physician or family medicine (FM) physician with EM experience to join our emergency department (ED) at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois. Alton Memorial Hospital is a JCAHO-accredited, full-service, acute-care hospital serving the River Bend area of southwestern Illinois, minutes away from St. Louis, Missouri.

About the Facility

• 179-bed hospital
• 29-bed emergency department
• 31,000 annual patient volume
• EPIC EMR
• 24-hour emergency center with the area's only hospital-based ambulance service
• Alton Memorial is part of BJC HealthCare serving patients and families across Missouri and Illinois

Position Details

• 28 hours/day physician coverage
• 32 hours/day APC coverage
• 1099 independent contractor
• Become part of a team of physicians that are as dedicated to making the right decisions for patients are you are

Why TeamHealth
TeamHealth is one of the nation's leading integrated healthcare providers, offering clinicians support and management across the full continuum of care. As a physician-founded company, we understand the importance of balancing a fulfilling career with personal time. Our success comes from the ingenuity, teamwork, and integrity of our people. 

Competitive compensation with a base salary of $300/hour to $316/hour. This position will be independent contractor (1099) status and includes paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage.  

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Position Highlights:

• A work/life balance that lets you enjoy your quality time
• Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME through TeamHealth Institute
• Leadership and career growth opportunities
• Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program
• Practice with confidence as a member of TeamHealth's national Patient Safety Organization

Work, live, play

Alton is just 25 miles north of St. Louis, and is full of history, recreational opportunities, and business prospects. Founded in 1837, Alton was the site of the final debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis was born in Alton, and Alton is considered one of the most haunted cities in America. Home to the Jacoby Arts Center, the Alton Little Theater, Alton's Children's Theater, three historic districts, Alton Museum of History and Art, the Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, the Alton Marine, the Alton Amphitheater, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway, and a variety of other educational and recreational institutions, Alton offers a cost of living that is below the national average and is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

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About TeamHealth

At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our more than 20,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers outsourced emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, orthopedic hospitalist, acute care surgery, obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist, ambulatory care, post-acute care and medical call center solutions to approximately 3,300 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for physicians lead to better outcomes—for patients, hospital partners and physicians alike. Join our team; we value and empower clinicians. Partner with us; we deliver on our promises. Learn more at www.teamhealth.com.