• Job Description

  Req#: 42345

  Job Summary

  UW Health in northern Illinois seeks a BE/BC Outpatient Gastroenterologist to join our growing team in Rockford, IL. This is an exciting opportunity to help build and expand a leading digestive health program, backed by the resources of a premier academic health system. Our primary market serves a population of 350,000, with a secondary market exceeding 750,000, creating a strong demand for expert GI care. Our multidisciplinary approach and commitment to innovation make UW Health a premier destination for both patients and healthcare professionals.

  Your clinical support includes the following:

  • Opportunity to shape and grow a dynamic digestive health program to support a rapidly expanding community need.
  • Quaternary support from UW Health’s University Hospital in Madison, WI, with access to weekly tumor boards and clinical trials.
  • Collaboration with a robust primary care network of 140 providers, ensuring a strong referral base and continuity of care.
  • Work alongside a comprehensive interdisciplinary cancer team at the UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center Rockford, which holds over 70% of the local market share.
  • Local teaching opportunities involving rotating GI residents, fellows, and medical students.
  • State-of-the-art facilities equipped with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.
  • EPIC EMR for streamlined patient care coordination.

  Education

  • MD or DO - Required

  License/Certifications

  • Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire - Required
  • Active Illinois medical license - Required
  • Board Certification or Board Eligible in Endocrinology. Board certification must be obtained within 5 years - Required
  • Bi-annual CPR certification - Preferred

  About the Greater Rockford Area:

  Recently named the number one housing market in America by The Wall Street Journal, Rockford and northern Illinois offer world-class attractions — all at a cost of living significantly below those of most metropolitan areas. The greater Rockford area offers superb cultural, recreational, and outdoor amenities along with an eclectic arts community of theater, symphony, museums and dance. With an award-winning park district, Rockford has unrivaled outdoor opportunities, including Golf Digest-ranked golf courses, endless bike trails and extensive indoor and outdoor sports centers. We have excellent private, parochial and public-school options, including the Gifted Academy with graduates ranked in the top 5% nationally. Our proximity to Chicago O’Hare International Airport opens up countless travel possibilities, and Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison are each just 90 minutes away or less.

  Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

  UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans.

• About the company

  UW Health is the academic medical center and health system for the University of Wisconsin and includes the renowned UW Hospital, American Family Children's Hospital, UW Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center and UW Medical Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin.

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