Orthopedic Total Joint opportunity in Kankakee, Illinois

**Orthopedic Total Joint opportunity in Kankakee, Illinois**
-Located 60 miles from downtown Chicago, IL

**About the Opportunity**
- Full-time, permanent position
- Collect, record and maintain patient information such as medical histories, reports and examination results.
- Manage and treat patients within scope of practice.
- Analyze records, reports, test results or examination information to diagnose patients medical conditions.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment within scope of practice.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments to patients.
- Monitor patients conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Expertise providing reliable, high value and evidence-based medicine that is supported by education and research.
- Ability to use electronic medical records to keep track of patient visits and information related to the physician/patient encounter.
- Expertise performing Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding for Physicians.
- Ability to work a full-time schedule of at least 40 hours of direct patient care.
- Participate in on-call during the week and on weekends (not all specialties will require on-call duties)

**Compensation and Benefits**
- Competitive base salary consistent with MGMA guidelines
- Production bonus based on wRVUs
- Loan repayment
- Sign-on bonus
- Generous paid time

**Requirements:**
- MD or DO Degree
- Valid Illinois Medical License (or ability to obtain IL Medical License)
- Valid Illinois Controlled Substances License (or ability to obtain IL License)
- Board eligible or Board Certified

**About the Group**
- Medical Center offers clinical excellence, superior quality and safety.
- Medical Group is composed of 170 providers who have a voice in how their practice is run.
- With consistent leadership, financial stability and a continued growth strategy in place, Medical Center has earned national recognition.
- Candidates can expect to find within the network numerous clinics, community agencies and other health care professionals, where patients can be referred when appropriate.

**Community Details:**
- Strategically located less than an hour south of Chicago, Kankakee County is home to farmers markets, festivals, and family fun.
- And for city dwellers looking to experience nature's splendor, there is no need to journey any further.
- Meander through miles of hiking and biking trails, float down the river or drive through the country side - all before capping the night off with a craft beer over a good meal or sip the latest world-class wines at the local wine bars.
- Lower cost of living in Kankakee than in the suburbs of Chicago
- Tight-knit community of people with a variety of family-friendly events
- Bourbonnais, IL ranked as the 38th safest city in America
- Community values family, education, arts, culture, and history
- Scenic routes and less congested traffic than in major cities
- Educational opportunities from pre-school through college
- Less than one hour from two major international airports (Midway & O'Hare)