Urologist Needed in Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is seeking an ambitious provider to join an established Urology team who stay at the cutting edge of the medical industry to maximize the quality of the care we provide to the residents of the southern Illinois community.  

Benefits of our opportunity:

• Highly competitive salary!
• Productivity bonus 
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation bonus
• Student loan assistance
• Hospital employed
• Highly successful J1 and H1 placement

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

With 162 acute care beds, Memorial Hospital serves as the area’s regional referral center. Memorial specializes in obstetrics and tertiary services such as vascular, neurology, oncology and cardiology. Other features include:

• 36,000 ED encounters annually
• Accredited Chest Pain Center and is the hub for the Prairie STAT Heart/STEMI program
• Primary Stroke Center
• Labor & Delivery unit with Level II Plus nursery, caring for 2200+ babies annually
• 24-hour Hospitalist program
• Imaging center includes 128 Slice CT, 3T MRI, PET/CT, interventional radiology and ACR-certified ultrasound services
• 10 suite modern surgical center with da Vinci Xi robotics
• Hybrid OR
• Comprehensive neuroscience program with neurology, neurosurgery, interventional pain and physiatry
• Affiliated with SIU School of Medicine, family medicine residency program, and general surgery residency rotation
• Commission on Cancer accredited program
• Partnership with Prairie Cardiovascular
• Cardiac services include cath lab, cardiac surgery, vascular, and rehab

Herrin Hospital

Herrin Hospital lies about ten miles to the east of Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. It hosts 114 beds and serves as our system’s center for Rehabilitation Services, Bariatric Surgery, and the Bone and Joint Institute for the system. Other features include:

• 30,000 ED encounters annually
• 24-hour Hospitalist program
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants
• 7-suite modern surgical center
• 29-bed acute rehabilitation center that partners with Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, previously known as Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• MRI, CT, PET/CT
• Primary Stroke Center
• Wound Center with hyperbaric chambers

SIH is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system and the leading provider of charity care and community benefits in southern Illinois. SIH has 4,000 employees, 650+ physicians and APPs in over 60 specialties providing care for 330,000 patients within southern Illinois.  

Forward-thinking and financially strong, SIH prides itself in fostering leaders, promoting teamwork, and providing quality care coordination and transitions. Our passionate and strategic physician-led medical group administration, alongside our friendly, skilled, and patient-focused staff, work together to cultivate a supportive and positive working environment. Physician engagement surveys analyze our opportunities and focus our actions for improvement. 

Southern Illinois is a hidden treasure in America’s heartland. The region is bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and dotted with accessible lakes nestled among the great hardwoods in the hills of the Shawnee National Forest. The area is rich with state parks, including famous Giant City State Park and Lodge, Garden of the Gods, and Little Grand Canyon. There are numerous things to do in all four seasons including boating, sailing, fishing, hiking and rock climbing. You will find miles of winding horse trails and cycling paths. Enjoy cooler weather while visiting pumpkin patches, going on hayrides, and ice skating. You can also tee up at over 20 golf-courses or take a trip on the southern Illinois wine trail where you can visit dozens of wineries and bed and breakfasts. Music festivals and local fairs are numerous and there are many historical attractions, unique shops and towns, and fine restaurants with local and international cuisine.