Mercyhealth System in Freeport, Illinois, is currently seeking a Full-Time Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Critical Care Physician to join our expanding ICU team.

This is an inpatient nocturnist prospect offering the ability to practice high-acuity critical care.

Opportunity Overview:

- Full-Time Position - 2,184 annual hours
- 7 on / 7 off
- 12-hour shifts:
- 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. (In-house / Tele-ICU)
- Includes weekends and holidays

Opportunities available for:

- Critical Care Inpatient (Covering Tele at our other Mercyhealth Sites )
- Pulmonary Outpatient - Additional Incentives
- 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 Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Eligible for Illinois medical licensure
- Strong clinical expertise in high-acuity ICU settings
- Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams

Compensation & Benefits:

Base Salary: $470,000 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:

- 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

📌 Critical Care/Pulmonary Physician for Mercyhealth System, Freeport IL –$470,000to $500,000 (Gracemere)
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