Internal Medicine Opportunity in Fairfield, IL
Fairfield Memorial Hospital is seeking an Internal Medicine physician. This physician will practice in the new medical arts
building, which is currently in the planning phases. Call for the physician will be 1:3 and plans for future expansions.
Fairfield Memorial Hospital offers exceptional employment and income guarantee packages to their physicians. The physician
can choose the type of arrangement that best suites them. The employment arrangement would offer a competitive salary
guarantee plus a bonus compensation program. The physician is not at risk for payer mix with this compensation program.
Fairfield offers vacation time, CME allotment plus paid time off, relocation allotment, health insurance, paid malpractice,
retirement, and many other employee benefits. The hospital is willing to assist with student loan repayment if desired.
Fairfield Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed JCAHO approved Critical Access Hospital. CAH status allows the hospital to receive
better reimbursement for Medicare patients, assuring its financial stability. Fairfield Memorial Hospital offers a 24-hour
physician-staffed emergency department, critical/intensive care, adult and pediatric medical/surgical care, and a birthing
center with LDRP’s. The birthing center provides 5 LDRP’s and a dedicated C section bay. The nursery is equipped with a
neonatal respirator. There are 4 pediatricians on call for the nursery. Fairfield has historically delivered anywhere from 200 to
500 babies per year. Fairfield also offers inpatient and outpatient surgical services. The Surgical Services Department offers a
variety of Peri-Operative services including general anesthesia, spinal and epidural anesthesia, pain management, and I.V.
Sedation. Outpatient Services include endoscopy procedures, bone marrow aspirations, paracentesis, CAT scan biopsy,
angiography, esophageal motility studies, ambulatory pH studies, and I.V. Infusions. Surgical services offered at Fairfield
include General Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, ENT, Urology, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, and Podiatry. The hospital also
provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy; cardiac rehab, skilled care unit, homecare, and hospice services.
Diagnostic services offered at Fairfield include MRI, Digital CT, Pet/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Xray, mammography, EKG, EEG, Lab
services, and sleep studies. Fairfield Memorial Hospital also operates a long-term skilled care nursing unit that provides
services to those requiring medical care, nursing care, and rehab services.
Fairfield, Illinois is a community of just under 5,000 residents located in Wayne County in Southeastern Illinois. The community
is an excellent place to work and raise a family. Fairfield is conveniently located just an hour from Evansville, IN and 2 hours
from St. Louis, MO and Louisville, KY. The community offers many opportunities for recreation. Fairfield has three parks
offering 100-acres of recreational park opportunities. Leo French Park, the largest in the entire county, is equipped with
baseball diamonds and an Olympic size swimming pool. Situated on rolling wooded acreage it features a small lake that is home
for many geese, ducks and swans that enjoy by everyone in the community. Lakeside Park offers lighted tennis courts, baseball,
playground, and picnic facilities. Southwest Park is center to Fairfield's softball program. Fairfield's Country Club offers private
memberships, but from April to October it is open for public play six days a week. This 18-hole course features the mature first
9-holes with the "New-9" now open for play. Day to day amenities include restaurants, a 3 screen movie theater, a public
library, 31 churches, and excellent educational opportunities. Fairfield’s public school’s classroom ratios are excellent and
provide a forum for quality education with the specialized attention that students sometime need. Locally Frontier College, part
of a network of four colleges within the region, offers a variety of programs and extensive training and continuing education
courses. Elsewhere in Wayne County, Sam Dale Lake offers boating, water skiing, fishing, swimming, and camping. For more
information about Fairfield visit www.fairfield-IL.com
For more information regarding this opportunity please contact:
Carrie Galbraith
Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Critical Access Recruitment Service
Phone: 217-925-5968
Email: illinoiscriticalaccess@yahoo.com
web: www.criticalaccessrecruitment.org
Critical Access
Recruitment Services
Carrie Galbraith
Director of Recruitment Services