Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is seeking a BE/BC OB/GYN physician, who desires to become part of a well-established, collegial group of OB/GYN specialists. Open position is due to increased OB/GYN volumes from communities we support who consistently choose Morris Hospital Family Birthing and Surgical Suites as a top choice in women and mother-baby care as well as retirement succession planning. Step into a career-building opportunity where you’d see a variety of patients, be part of an active medical staff community and have incredible access to great schools, affordable cost-of-living and be in the middle of lush and natural outdoor areas.
Benefits Include:
- Market Competitive Base Compensation starting at $320,000 with additional production/quality compensation available to attain from the start of employment
- Full Medical Education Loan Repayment of $20,000/year
- Moving Bonus
- Call stipend of $450/day
- CME & General Expense Allowance of $6,000/year
- 6 weeks PTO + additional CME time
- BCBS Health Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Gym Membership & Annual Wellness Incentive
- Step into an established practice from day one that sees 32-35 new patients monthly. We offer a flexible 4 hour work week in the office and dedicated surgery block time. No current robotics program. Outpatient offices are located in Morris (on main hospital campus) and Channahon, which offers ancillary, primary, specialty care and advanced Cardio and Imaging services and in Ottawa and a multi-specialty site in Diamond-Coal City. In-office procedures include, but are not limited to LEEP, cryotherapy, colposcopy, vulvar biopsy, Nexplanon, IUD insertion, US/US-guided biopsy or IUD and Hysterosonogram. Urology and GYN/ONC available by referral.
- Work with an outstanding employed group who help each other all the time and have a phenomenal reputation; Dr. Douglas Toussaint, Dr. Andrea Chen, Dr. Victoria Ochoa, Dr. Mary Fitzgibbon, Dr. Leticia Setrini-Best, Dr. Yahaira Aramburo & Heidi Miller, APRN.
- Enjoy 1:5 Call at one hospital with monthly call stipend of $450 per day. Level II Perinatal Center Family Birthing Suite Unit includes dedicated OR, 8 LDRP rooms and 4 NST/Triage rooms – Anesthesiologists and Pediatricians available at all times. Average of 50 deliveries per month between OB/GYNs; about 600 births per year, with a large number of high-risk pregnancies. OBGYNs are required to live in Morris and have a 20min response time.
- We have a tertiary affiliation with Loyola University Medical Center for mothers and babies who require an even higher level of care as we are a Level II Perinatal Care Provider with strong referral relationships with MFM at Loyola. Candidate must be comfortable with high-risk obstetrics. Our obstetrical nurses are highly trained and care for moms and babies throughout labor and after delivery. Classes are available for our expectant families.
About the Hospital:
- Level II Trauma Center, Level II Perinatal Care Provider, Primary Stroke Certified and we are part of an Accountable Care Organization, since 01/2015. Our long-standing Emergency and Radiology Departments have great reputations as well! Our advanced imaging services provide comprehensive diagnostic and interventional therapies.
- We are a non-for-profit health system that’s a train in motion! Since 03/18, the hospital began a $74 million master facility plan that included expanding our ED which opened early March 2020 (17 private rooms with state-of-the-art features), newly remodeled Cardiac/EMG Diagnostics, renovated infusion therapy and imaging departments (new women’s center!) and streamlined outpatient lab services. In April of 2024, we renovated our perioperative services on the hospital main campus, resulting in state-of-the-art facilities for patients having surgery, endoscopy, and minor procedures and purchased a Mako Robot, while updating our patient registration process. The Morris Hospital YMCA just opened in December of 2024, which is a brand new 60,000 square-foot facility with physician offices!
Community & Contact Information:
Morris has a population of 15,000 residents that offers low-cost living in safe, family-oriented subdivisions that are nearby excellent public, private school and employment options for the family. Morris is settled alongside the Illinois River which offers, boating, kayaking, hunting, camping, rural-farm living experience, golf courses, several local parks and biking/running trails along the I&M canal. Enjoy outdoor activities here and nearby at popular Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks. We have an eclectic and historical downtown that has several unique shops with great restaurants, tea room, annual CornFest and Home for the Holidays Festival. When you work here we’re confident you won’t be sitting in traffic on the way to-and-from the office. Our area allows easy access to Chicago and we are in close proximity to some of the state’s most prestigious colleges and universities. Living and working here is where you can truly enjoy the best of both worlds with being centrally located and surrounded by nature.
Come discover why physicians who could work anywhere work here!
For more information, please contact Bre McNally at (815) 705-1471 or by emailing bmcnally@morrishospital.org
