% of inpatient and/or outpatient:

75% clinic/outpatient – 25% hospital/inpatient

Work Schedule:

M-F, 8-5

Call Schedule:

10 days of call per month. We have 1 other Neurologist in the community that helps cover hospital call. Tele-neurology in the Hospital ED for helping to manage stroke patients / administer TPA.

Procedure Required:

None required, Botox helpful

Patient Census (# and time per new and/or follow up patient)

6 consults per day (hospitalist see/manage patients once admitted), 15-20 outpatients per day

Headache/Seizures

Stoke – We have an Inpatient Rehab Unit

MS

Epilepsy

Sleep Studies

Academic Affiliation

No – we do have SIU Family Residents complete rotations within our Health System

EMR

All Scripts

Key Selling Points / Community Selling Points
located on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River and is renowned for its natural beauty, preservation of its exceptional stock of Victorian Era homes, and its highly developed programs in the arts. This city has been cited as one of the 50 top small arts communities in the U.S. and one of the top 100 small cities to which to live. In 2010, Forbes Magazine listed it as the #8 Best Small City in the U.S. to Raise a Family. The community offers excellent public and parochial schools, a 2-year public community college, a 4-year private university, and two vocational colleges. Located two hours from St. Louis, three and a half hours from Kansas City and four hours from Chicago. There are daily commuter flights to Chicago O'Hare and Amtrak provides daily round trip passenger trains to Chicago.
Growth in practice and succession planning is the reason for the hire.

Looking for someone who strives for great quality outcomes and has outstanding bedside manner. Our patients want Physicians that will sit down and be present with them during their visit.

J1 or H1 Visa Candidates:

H1B – cap exempt

Languages:

English

Salary Range:

$330,000 - $360,000

Sign-On Bonus:

$50,000 ($100K if no educational loan)

Productivity Bonus

Base salary plus WRVU

Partnership Track:

This is an employed position by Blessing Health System, Partnership not available.

Relocation Assistance:

Up to $15,000

Loan Repayment:

We offer an Educational Debt Forgiveness Loan – The Physician must provide proof of debt from a lending agency to qualify. We pay up to $150,000 directly to the loan agency. The loan is then forgiven over 5 years – 20% forgiven each year worked.

Comprehensive benefits to include

CMEE (days and stipend):

40 hours per fiscal year / $5,000 per fiscal year

PTO:

Providers receive 240 hours per calendar year; use it or lose it. PTO does “accrue” on the back side and could be repayable if provider terminates employment.

Malpractice / Tail:

We have a self-insured trust. We cover the cost of tail if the provider at 20% per year; not cost to provider is he/she works for us for 5 years.