Description
Mercyhealth System in Freeport, Illinois, is currently seeking a Full-Time Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Pulmonary Physician to join our expanding team.
Opportunity Overview:
- Full-Time Position
- Includes weekends and holidays
Opportunities available for:
- Pulmonary Inpatient and Outpatient
- Mediteach EMR- Converting to Epic in October
Departmental Scope:
- Level 2
- 8 Bed ICU
- Typical diagnoses are post op general surgery, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, substance abuse/withdrawal, and DKA.
- Open ICU with a strong Hospitalist team
- High acuity to transfer to JBH and MHTC
Required Qualifications:
- MD/DO Board Certified or Board Eligible
- Fellowship trained in Pulmonology
- Eligible for Illinois medical licensure
- Strong clinical expertise in high-acuity ICU settings
- Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams
Compensation & Benefits:
Base Salary: $470,000 to $500,000
- Retention and/or sign-on bonus
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
- CME allowance ($3,000)
- Licensure, membership, and medical association dues reimbursement
- Paid malpractice coverage, including tail insurance
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for the entire family
- Day-one 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
- 457(f) deferred compensation plan eligibility
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)
- Paid caregiver leave (up to 1 week)
- Strategic partnership with a dedicated physician liaison
Primary practice site:
Mercyhealth Hospital- Freeport
1045 W Stephenson St,
Freeport , IL 61032
About Mercyhealth:
Mercyhealth is a regional health system with over 700 employed physician partners, seven hospitals, and more than 85 primary and specialty care locations across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
As a fully integrated healthcare provider, Mercyhealth delivers coordinated care across hospital-based services, clinic-based services, post-acute care, and retail services — allowing for seamless patient transitions and system-wide collaboration.
About Our Community - Freeport, Illinois:
Freeport is a welcoming Midwestern community of approximately 25,000 residents in Stephenson County.
Community highlights include:
• Affordable housing and low cost of living
• Safe, family-friendly neighborhoods
• Excellent public and private school systems
• Rich historical significance as the site of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debate
• Outdoor recreation at Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
• Convenient access to Rockford, Madison, Chicago, and Milwaukee
Freeport offers the lifestyle benefits of a close-knit community with convenient access to larger metropolitan amenities.
- Greater Freeport Partnership Website:
https://greaterfreeport.com - Digital Recruitment Guide: The digital recruitment guide can be located here
Contact:
Winny Sadana, BE, MA, MBA, CPRP
Provider Recruiter
Mercyhealth - Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin
815-971-7492
wsadana@mhemail.org
