A Transformational Opportunity for a Gynecologic-Oncologist

Mercyhealth, an award-winning fully integrated healthcare delivery organization is seeking a Full-time Gynecologic-Oncologist at Javon Bea Hospital – Rockton Ave in Rockford, Illinois.

The Ideal Candidate: 

• A strong commitment to patient care, clinical research, and medical education.
• The ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for providing high-quality personalized care to women with gynecologic cancer.
• A drive for research experience, and interest in, expanding their clinical trial footprint. The commitment is to grow a gynecologic oncology practice and provide comprehensive gynecologic cancer care in areas with limited access to gynecologic cancer care.
• Be closely involved in the continued expansion of our cancer service line.

Your Support:

• It is conveniently located in the Mercy health-Rockford Women’s Center, with easy access to surgical inpatients in the new state-of-the-art Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside
• Mercyhealth offers more than 125 specialty and subspecialty services, provided by 800+ employed physicians and 8000+ employee-partners
• Regional health system with seven hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations throughout 50 northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin communities
• $550 million new Riverside Hospital campus
• System-wide EPIC
• Two acute care Rockford hospital campuses, Mercyhealth Javon Bea - Riverside and Mercyhealth Javon Bea - Rockton Ave
• Accredited Comprehensive Cancer and Breast Cancer Programs
• Academic affiliation with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford

The Specific Practice Setting:

• Full-time practice in the Mercyhealth Gynecologic Oncology Clinic
• Collegial Environment
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Generous vacation and CME allowance
• Comprehensive health, disability, and life insurance package
• Retirement program with match and corporate contribution

Physician Qualifications:

• Board Certified
• Residency-trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• The successful completion of a three-four-year fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology.
• Experience preferred w/ chemotherapy, radiation therapy, minimally invasive surgery, and da Vinci-assisted surgery.

Janesville is a mid-sized city offering a safe, family-oriented community with excellent schools and abundant recreational opportunities. Janesville lies just 12 miles north of the Illinois border, 35 miles southeast of Madison, and 110 miles northwest of Chicago and is on the Interstate I-90 corridor providing easy access to metro areas and international airports. Janesville is Wisconsin's Park Place, with over 2,500 acres of beautiful parkland and twenty acres of breathtaking botanical gardens. Twenty percent of Wisconsin’s buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places are in Janesville. The community offers live theater, an award-winning water-ski show team, and unique shopping and dining.

Mercyhealth is a regional health system with over 800 employed physician partners, seven hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations throughout 50 northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin communities. We are committed to being a top integrated health care provider and continuously work to make life better for the people, families and communities we serve.

As an integrated health care provider, we provide exceptional, coordinated health care that spans four core service divisions: hospital-based services, clinic-based services, post-acute care and retail services, and a wholly owned insurance company. These four core service divisions make up our comprehensive, vertically integrated delivery system, and integrated delivery is what makes Mercyhealth unique in serving the full range of health care needs for our patients.

Mercyhealth offers over 85 specialty and subspecialty services, including orthopedic surgery, prehospital emergency services and training, neurosurgery, heart and vascular services, cancer care, plastic and reconstructive surgery and much more. When time is of the essence, our trauma centers are equipped with the latest technology and highly trained staff to provide immediate, life-saving care. We are a leader in obstetric, neonatal and pediatric services, offering the highest level of care available at our neonatal intensive care unit, caring for the most fragile preemies in the region’s only Small Baby Unit, and serving as a State of Illinois-designated Perinatal Center for an 11-county region.

Rockford is the third largest city in the state of Illinois. Settled on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is notable for its economic diversification into automotive, aerospace, and healthcare industries, as well as the undertaking of various tourism and downtown revitalization efforts.

Rockford is known for various venues of cultural or historical significance, including Anderson Japanese Gardens, Klehm Arboretum, the Coronado Theatre, and the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Rockford has been recognized as one of the most affordable housing markets in the nation less than an hour and a half drive from downtown Chicago and Milwaukee and less than an hour from Madison, Wisconsin.