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　　IL-SSM Health Medical Group Mt Vernon

　　Worker Type:

　　Regular

　　Job Highlights:

　　SSM Health – Illinois seeks a Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Physician to join its established Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine 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.

　　Highlights of the opportunity are:

　　Practice at a brand new state of the art facility .

　　State of the art Sleep Center located on site of the physicians 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

　　Will be responsible for working .75 FTE as a Pulmonary physician doing both pulmonary clinic and pulmonary consults and procedures

　　Will be responsible for working .25 FTE as a Sleep Medicine physician providing sleep studies/reads in our state of the art sleep center.

　　Excellent Financial Package:

　　Guaranteed Base Salary ranging from $400k to $425k (based on experience) for the first 3 years

　　Signing payment and quality bonuses available

　　Occurrence based malpractice insurance

　　Student loan repayment available

　　Candidates will possess and expect to:

　　Completed an ACGME accredited Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Fellowship

　　Be Board Certified (or eligible) in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Sleep 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

　　Job Summary:

　　Diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses.

　　Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

　　PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Responsible for obtaining call coverage by other medical staff members for holidays, vacations and other time off.

　　Responsible for the standard of practice for patient population.

　　Responsibility for maintaining a private office and all clinical decision making within the office during times of service.

　　Acts as an advisor and consultant in the establishment of operational policies of the practice to include: (1) Purchasing and capital allocations; (2) Managed care plan participation; (3) Budget and practice expenses; (4) Medicare/Medicaid participation; (5) Billing and collection of professional fees; (6) Personnel management and related policies; (7) Risk management and quality assurance; and (8) Coding compliance.

　　Responsible for after-hours call coverage for patients of the practice, in addition to office appointments.

　　Participates in community service activities, including speaking engagements, writing and special clinical programs as reasonably requested.

　　Responsible for all risk management, coding compliance and quality assurance activities and functions in and related to the practice.

　　Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

　　Performs other duties as assigned.

　　PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

　　Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

　　Constant standing and walking.

　　Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

　　Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

　　Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

　　Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

　　Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

　　Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

　　Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

　　Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

　　Occasional driving.

　　Rare crawling and running.

　　REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

　　State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

　　Physician - Regional MSO CredentialingLicenses / Certifications:

　　Physician - State of Work Location

　　Work Shift:

　　Day Shift (United States of America)

　　Job Type:

　　Employee

　　Department:

　　6350000160 MP 420 Pulmonology

　　Scheduled Weekly Hours:

　　40

　　SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)