Physician

TeamHealth has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Physician to join our Emergency Department team at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois. Alton Memorial treats 40,000 patients annually with 20 beds, a triage area and fast track. Alton Memorial Hospital is Stroke certified by the Joint Commission and the state of Illinois.

Alton Memorial Hospital is a JCAHO-accredited, full-service hospital serving the River Bend area of southwestern Illinois. Licensed for 209 beds, the hospital offers a wide range of quality health care services, including the area's only Cancer Center with True Beam technology, the only open and 3T MRI through Twin Rivers MRI Center, CT services, PET imaging, nuclear medicine and other advanced medical imaging services, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapies. The hospital also operates a 24-hour emergency center and the area's only hospital-based ambulance service.

Job Benefits

• Competitive compensation and scribe program
• Sign-on bonus or student loan repayment
• Paid professional liability insurance and tail coverage
• Over 300,000 CME hours available through TeamHealth Institute
• Assistant Medical Director opportunity available
• Stability of a respected leader in the industry

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.