Pulmonary Critical Care Physician

SSM Health - Illinois seeks a Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

to join its established Pulmonary service line of SSM Health - Medical Group. This is an employed position with SSM Health Medical Group located in Mt. Vernon and Centralia, Illinois, where easy access is available to St. Louis, Chicago, Evansville, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, & Memphis.

• Practice at a brand new facility
• State‑of‑the art Sleep Center located on the site of the physician’s clinic
• Established hospitalist program available for inpatient admissions
• Facility is a not‑for‑profit Catholic institution affiliated with SSM Health Illinois
• Employed position with hospital‑affiliated medical group
• 250,000 population service area covering 9 counties
• .75 FTE as a Pulmonary physician doing both pulmonary clinic and pulmonary consults and procedures
• .25 FTE as a Critical Care physician providing services in our 16‑bed Critical Care Unit
• NO Call for pulmonology specialty!

• Guaranteed Base Salary ranging from $525k to $550k (based on experience)
• Signing payment and quality bonuses available
• Occurrence‑based malpractice insurance
• Student loan repayment available

• Completed an ACGME accredited Pulmonary and Critical Care program
• Be Board Certified (or eligible) in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Illinois license preferred, but not required
• Work both in the clinic and the hospital
• While on clinic weeks, will be responsible for outpatient clinics, pulmonary consults, pulmonary procedures and outreach clinics

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon is known for providing exceptional health care and consistently putting patients’ needs first. Our 134‑bed facility was recognized with a Citation of Merit Award for Outstanding Patient Care, presented by Quest by Premier Inc. We represent our tiniest patients through the innovative NICU telemedicine program, in conjunction with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

Through our leading hospital services like cardiology, cancer care, robotic surgery, and senior health, we help our patients discover a path to healing.

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SSM Health values the unique contributions each team member brings to the organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, medical specialty, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This position may also be eligible for incentive pay.

SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

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