Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois
Updated 10/21/26
$460,000
– $460,000
yearly
61920, Charleston, Illinois, United States
Physician
Emergency Medicine
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Job at a Glance
Degree Required: MD/DO
Position Type: Full-Time | Part-time option available
Work Environment: Hospital
Visa Sponsorship: No
Location: Charleston, Illinois
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent | Part-time option available
Work Schedule: 15 Ten-Hour Shifts Monthly | Days & Evenings | No Overnight Shifts
Call Schedule: No Call Outside Scheduled Shifts
Compensation: $460,000 Annual Salary | $75,000 Sign-On Bonus | $100,000 Retention Bonus
New Grads/Practicing: Emergency Medicine residency training required | 2027 residents considered; later graduates considered only if local
Visa Sponsorship(s): No J-1 or H-1B sponsorship
Description
Healthcare United is seeking two BE/BC Emergency Medicine Physicians for full-time, permanent opportunities available in East Central Illinois.
Join an established hospital-employed Emergency Medicine team offering a strong physician and APP staffing model, day and evening scheduling, no true overnight shifts, and competitive compensation with substantial recruitment incentives.
What You Can Expect
- Clinical Scope: Comprehensive emergency evaluation, stabilization, resuscitation, procedures, and acute-care management
- Support Staff / Resources: Established team of Emergency Medicine physicians, APPs, nurses, and specialty consultants
- Practice Setting: Hospital Emergency Department
- Schedule: 15 ten-hour shifts monthly for full-time employment
- Shift Coverage: Days and evenings with no true overnight shifts for these openings
- Patient Volume: Approximately 40,000–45,000 Emergency Department visits annually
- Staffing Model: Approximately 45–55 physician-coverage hours and 25–35 APP-coverage hours daily
- Admissions: Adult and pediatric hospitalists manage their own admissions
- Emergency Department Resources: Approximately 30–35 treatment rooms, with expansion planned
- Patient Workload: Fewer than 2 patients per hour per physician
- Facility Type: Non-trauma Emergency Department
Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the clinical team, compensation package, and next steps.
Benefits
The compensation and benefits package may include the following, subject to position-specific terms and eligibility:
- $460,000 annual salary
- $75,000 sign-on bonus
- $100,000 retention bonus
- Up to $15,000 relocation assistance
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability coverage
- Three retirement-plan options, including a supplemental employer-funded plan
- Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- No overnight shifts for these openings
- No call outside scheduled shifts
- Established physician and APP coverage model
- Permanent hospital-employed position
Job Responsibilities
Diagnose and treat acute illnesses and injuries
Perform emergency procedures and resuscitation
Coordinate admissions with adult and pediatric hospitalists
Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, and specialty consultants
Provide evidence-based emergency care
Maintain accurate and timely documentation
Qualifications
Completion of an accredited Emergency Medicine residency
Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Active or eligible Illinois medical license
Active DEA registration or ability to obtain
Emergency Medicine residency training is required
2027 graduating residents may be considered
Candidates graduating after 2027 should be paused unless they are local to the region
Strong emergency assessment, stabilization, and resuscitation skills
Ability to work effectively with physicians, APPs, nursing staff, and specialty consultants
No J-1 or H-1B sponsorship available
Current CV required
No visa sponsorship available
Working Hours
15 ten-hour shifts monthly for full-time employment
Day and evening shifts
No true overnight shifts
No call outside scheduled shifts
Skills
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