Intensivist – Northwest Indiana – Less than 1 hour from Chicago!
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Critical Care Intensivist
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Job ID: 11412
Practice Details
- An opportunity for a BC/BE Critical Care physician to join our critical care team in our 32-bed closed ICU.
- New fellows welcome!
- Located just 60 miles from downtown Chicago, the Valparaiso/Chesterton area offers a unique opportunity to combine a satisfying work life with an exceptional quality of life in a progressive, family oriented community. Additionally, Indiana is ‘physician friendly’, offering physicians a safe place to practice through malpractice tort reform.
- Closed 32-bed general ICU with average physician census 12 - 16 on day shift
- Day/Night rotation with 7 on/7 off schedule
- Experienced nursing staff
- Hospitalist service for general inpatient units
Community Details
- Valparaiso is located approximately 50 miles east of Chicago with easy access to Interstate 94, Interstate 80, and Interstate 90 and Interstate 65 via Indiana Bypass 49 and U.S. Highway 30.
- The amenities of the City of Valparaiso include the nationally acclaimed Valparaiso University, which has repeatedly been rated a top university in the Midwest.
- The Valparaiso Community School system also is rated one of the best.
- Notre Dame, Purdue, and Indiana University campuses are close by.
- The city also offers competitive outpatient health care, up-to-date hospital facilities, and an outstanding system of local parks with programs for all ages.
- Just 20 minutes to the north of the city is Lake Michigan, with state and national parks and passenger service via train to Chicago and South Bend.
Compensation Details
- Competitive compensation
- Recruitment Incentives: Medical Education Debt Assistance, Commencement Bonus and Education Stipend
- Relocation Allowance
- CME Allowance and CME days
- Vacation, 401k with match, Health/Vision/Dental/Life/ Disability Package
Vacation, 401k with match, Health/Vision/Dental/Life/ Disability Package
Top Five Things to Do
- Taltree Arboretum and Gardens
- Chapel of the Resurrection
- Memorial Opera House
- Brauer Museum of Art Center for the Arts
- Chicago Street Theatre
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