University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria Looking for Physician – Academics – Geriatric Medicine – Academic Geriatrician – University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria in Peoria, IL at Peoria, IL Full Time

The Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP), located in a mid-size metropolitan area, is seeking applicants for multiple openings for the titles of Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine/Physician Surgeon and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine/Physician Surgeon to assist the department teach medical students and residents in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Diseases. Other duties include assisting the department: provide clinical patient care in Geriatrics Internal Medicine in the hospital and clinics provide Grand Rounds and lectures assist with curriculum development participate in clinical medical science research and perform administrative duties and University service as assigned.

UICOMP ranks 11th in the United States in producing primary care physicians. The Department of Medicine’s faculty teach at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, a tertiary care facility serving a 37 county region with a population of over 2 million people. A joint venture between UICOMP and OSF, the Jump Trading Simulation Education Center is a world-class facility with over 40,000 square feet of space which provides the highest level of clinical education, medical research, and training.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as geriatrics internal medicine physician (attending physician of record or consultant) for the University Hospitalist and Teaching Service (UHATS).
• Serve as geriatrics internal medicine attending physician of record or consultant for outpatients in the resident-teaching clinic.
• Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services to include hospital admission orders, history-physical examinations and reports, daily evaluations, daily progress notes, discharge evaluations, and discharge summaries that are customarily performed in a hospital.
• Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services to include history-physical examinations and reports, clinic visit notes and evaluations, and similar services that are customarily performed in an outpatient general internal medicine clinic.
• Perform or supervise the performance of procedures on patients. Procedures are defined as those appropriate for a general internal medicine physician according to privileges granted by the hospital.
• Direct daily inpatient care responsibilities will include some weekends and holidays.
• Duties may include patient care on inpatient team without resident physicians.
• Patient care responsibilities and teaching duties occur during the hours of operation defined by the director of the resident teaching clinic.
• Collaborate with other attending physicians and consultants.
• Assure orderly transfer of care to other physicians when assigned hours of service end.
• Reinforce hospitalist processes for patient care.
• Document involvement in patient care in the medical record and record charges appropriate to the level of service provided and documented.
• Participate in performance improvement projects defined by the department chair and/or the director of the resident teaching clinic.
• Participate in university and/or hospital committees.
• Perform duties in a manner that complies with all applicable standards, rules, policies, and regulations of the hospital, University of Illinois, Joint Commission, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Perform internal medicine bedside teaching when assigned to UHATS to standards of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
• Supervise residents in the resident outpatient clinic.
• Complete resident and student evaluations as assigned by the program/department.
• Mentor resident physicians and medical students.
• Opportunities to participate in resident morning report on weekdays when patient care activities allow.
• Provide at least one Grand Rounds lecture yearly.
• Provide six lectures annually to residents and/or medical students.
• Participate in curriculum development with residency program.
• Collaborate with resident physicians and medical students on research projects.
• Opportunities to perform clinical research are available to the incumbent. Research productivity is not a requirement of the position.
• Participate in the business and fiscal activities of the department through routine evaluation of coding and documentation, regular review of charges and charge capture, interaction with the university billing department, and other activities as appropriate to maintain the fiscal health and regulatory compliance of the department.
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate to advance the mission of the Department of Medicine.
• Travel may be periodically required between healthcare facilities or for professional development.

Salary is augmented by performance and scholarly incentives.

Requirements:

• Must possess MD or DO or equivalent degree.
• Must be board certified or board eligible for certifying examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine or comparable certifying authority.
• Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois.
• Must have three years’ experience in geriatrics.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer including Disability/Vets.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment.

For fullest consideration please apply by March, 8, 2022 at the UIC Job Board.