Pulmonary / Sleep Physician for Mercyhealth System, Freeport IL – $425,000 to $500,000
Overview
- Location
- Freeport, Illinois
- Schedule
- Full-time including weekends and holidays
- Source-listed pay
- $450,000 – $500,000
- Practice
- Hospital and outpatient clinic · Hospital
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Mercyhealth System in Freeport, IL is seeking a full-time Pulmonary Physician for inpatient ICU and outpatient pulmonary care, offering a salary range of $450,000 to $500,000 plus multiple benefits including loan repayment assistance and paid malpractice coverage. The position includes working weekends and holidays and supports use of Meditech and transitioning to Epic EHR.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Inpatient ICU and outpatient pulmonary care
- Patient population: High-acuity ICU patients including post-op general surgery, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, substance abuse/withdrawal, and DKA cases
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $450,000 – $500,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- bility to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams Compensation & Benefits:Base Salary: $450,000 to $500,000 Retention and/or sign-on bonus Student loan repayment assistance Public Service Loan Forgi
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Base salary from $450,000 to $500,000 plus retention/sign-on bonuses, student loan repayment assistance, and CME allowance
- Bonus / incentives
- Retention and/or sign-on bonus
Benefits named in the posting
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- $3,000 CME allowance
- Licensure, membership, and dues reimbursement
- Paid malpractice coverage including tail insurance
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Day-one 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
- 457(f) deferred compensation eligibility
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
Employer
Mercyhealth
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital and outpatient clinic
- Facility type
- Hospital
- Beds
- 8
- Trauma level
- Level 2
- Patient population
- High-acuity ICU patients including post-op general surgery, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, substance abuse/withdrawal, and DKA cases
- EHR
- Meditech, Epic
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $450,000–$500,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Full-time including weekends and holidays
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient ICU and outpatient pulmonary care
- FTE
- 1
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Mercyhealth System in Freeport, Illinois, is currently seeking a Full-Time Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Pulmonary Physician to join our expanding team.Opportunity Overview: Full-Time Position Includes weekends and holidays Opportunities available for Pulmonary Inpatient and Outpatient Mediteach EMR- Converting to Epic in October Departmental Scope: Level 2 8 Bed ICU Typical diagnoses are post op general surgery, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, substance abuse/withdrawal, and DKA. Open ICU with a strong Hospitalist team High acuity to transfer to JBH and MHTC Required Qualifications: MD/DO Board Certified or Board Eligible Fellowship trained in Pulmonology Eligible for Illinois medical licensure Strong clinical expertise in high-acuity ICU settings Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams Compensation & Benefits: Base Salary: $450,000 to $500,000 Retention and/or sign-on bonus Student loan repayment assistance Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility CME allowance ($3,000) Licensure, membership, and medical association dues reimbursement Paid malpractice coverage, including tail insurance Relocation assistance Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for the entire family Day-one 403(b) retirement plan with employer match 457(f) deferred compensation plan eligibility Short- and long-term disability coverage Paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks) Paid caregiver leave (up to 1 week) Strategic partnership with a dedicated physician liaison Primary practice site Mercyhealth Hospital-Freeport 1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 61032 About Mercyhealth: Mercyhealth is a regional health system with over 700 employed physician partners, seven hospitals, and more than 85 primary and specialty care locations across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. As a fully integrated healthcare provider, Mercyhealth delivers coordinated care across hospital-based services, clinic-based services, post-acute care, and retail services - allowing for seamless patient transitions and system-wide collaboration. About Our Community - Freeport, Illinois: Freeport is a welcoming Midwestern community of approximately 25,000 residents in Stephenson County. Community highlights include Affordable housing and low cost of living Safe, family-friendly neighborhoods Excellent public and private school systems Rich historical significance as the site of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Outdoor recreation at Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Convenient access to Rockford, Madison, Chicago, and Milwaukee Freeport offers the lifestyle benefits of a close-knit community with convenient access to larger metropolitan amenities. Greater Freeport Partnership Website https://greaterfreeport.com Digital Recruitment Guide: The digital recruitment guide can be located here Contact: Winny Sadana, BE, MA, MBA, CPRP Provider Recruiter Mercyhealth - Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin 815-971-7492 wsadana@mhemail.org