Job ID: 10898

Practice Details

• Actively recruiting for an Internist to join our Peoria IL Senior Health team.
• This is a full-time employed Physician opportunity to join an established and talented team of Physicians and Advance Practice Providers, working in a collaborative environment focusing on patient-centered care.
• This position offers incredible work-life balance with a flexible part-time schedule and minimal call handled by phone.
• We seek a Physician with a passion for Geriatric Patients. You will be part of an engaged and talented team, helping to grow this thriving practice and maintain the high quality and patient satisfaction scores.
• Nursing home admitter: a very flexible schedule to perform H & P's on patients in 1-2 nursing homes per day
• Collaborating Physician for multiple Advanced Practice Providers who are very skilled in Nursing Home care/Senior Health
• Average patients/day: 7
• Call schedule requirement: <5 days per month including weekends, call handled by phone
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Geriatrics is a plus but not required
• Hold an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Illinois
• Eligible to work in the United States; H-1B and Permanent Residency sponsorship available

Community Details

• Peoria is a vibrant city located on the banks of the Illinois River conveniently located between Chicago and Saint Louis.  
• Moving to Peoria means you will be served by school districts like the Peoria School District 150 and Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, as well as many others. There’s a plethora of options for districts and schools in the area, with at least 124 recorded by GreatSchools. Some great local schools include Wilder Waite Elementary, Hollis Consolidated Grade School, and Richwoods High. Rest assured, your child’s education will be in good hands while you’re living in Peoria!
• Moving to the beautiful little city of Peoria means plenty of opportunities to visit wonderful attractions that are fun for the whole family, as well as plenty of opportunity for great shopping. Check out shopping centers nearby like the Shoppes at Grand Prairie for all your shopping needs!
• With a growing population of 113,532 and a service area of 350,000+, Peoria is one of the best places to live in Illinois.
• Diverse community setting with university, airport, zoo, museum, symphony, opera, fine dining and much more.
• Peoria offers a Class A Baseball team, 7 golf courses, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, 39 public tennis courts. Two artificial ice-skating rinks, An archery range, BMX bicycle racing course, Shooting range, fishing and boating. 
• The Peoria Pleasure Driveway and Park District consists of nearly 9,000 acres providing facilities for outdoor and indoor sports. 

Compensation Details

• Competitive salary with sign on bonus
• Medical and Prescription Drug benefits plus Dental, Vision, Life, Long/Short Term Disability, and 401k & 457b retirement savings benefits; all of these benefits are available to our Part-Time team members
• Malpractice insurance covered
• CME fund
• UnityPoint Health is a qualifying non-profit in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Our benefits package includes a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation to save our Providers money each month on an income-driven repayment plan that qualifies for PSLF.
• J-1 or H-1 Visa sponsorship, and Permanent Residency Processing, if needed

Top Five Things to Do

1. Join the town in late February for the 13th annual International Film Festival that the New York Times calling BIFF, a festival with a unique goal of returning the spirit of film festivals golden era".  
2. The three-day Winterfest brings an Open skate, along with Free Skates at Edwards Ice Arena, Free Snowshoeing at Big Hill Park and wraps up with a Sleigh Ride up and around Big Hill Park.  
3. Enjoy a 46-year tradition of the Folks and Blues Festival as summer comes to a close. 
4. Jump in the car for a short drive to catch a Milwaukee Brewers game, enjoy the sports, arts and entertainment in the magic of Chicago or paint your face red and white to cheer the Badgers to championships on Saturday. 
5. Enjoy the Nature preserves of the Confluence with 34.4 acre park and learning center that combines hands-on learning and ecology, science with recreational hiking, biking, boating.