Critical Access
Recruitment Services
Carrie Galbraith
Director of Recruitment Services
ER PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITY
Beautiful southern Illinois!
McLeansboro, Illinois
Hamilton Memorial Hospital currently has a full time position available for a Physician Assistant to work in the ER. This
individual must be able to obtain and interpret medical history, perform a physical exam, counsel and instruct patients,
order appropriate diagnostic tests, and collaborate with the physician in managing emergent needs of patients. This
individual must be licensed by or be able to obtain a license in the State of Illinois, be a team player, and possess excellent
customer service skills.
A competitive base salary will be offered to the PA. Benefits include group health insurance with premiums taken out
pretax, vision discount, dental insurance, paid life insurance, voluntary life insurance, short and long term disability,
cancer plan, 4% of gross salary contributed to pension by HMHD, 457 retirement plan, vacation days, sick days, and
personal days. Educational loan assistance may also be available.
Hamilton Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital. CAH status allows the hospital to receive better
reimbursement for Medicare patients, assuring its financial stability. Hamilton Memorial Hospital offers a 24-hour physician
covered emergency department and adult and pediatric medical/surgical care. Hamilton also offers inpatient and
outpatient surgical services. Surgical Services offered at Hamilton Memorial include General Surgery, ENT, and
Ophthalmology. The hospital also provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy; respiratory therapy, homecare,
and hospice services. Diagnostic services offered at Hamilton include MRI, CT, X-ray, mammography, bone density
studies, and laboratory services. Medical specialists visiting the hospital include cardiology, dermatology, podiatry, and
ophthalmology. Hamilton Memorial Hospital also offers an array of social and educational services to the community. For
more information about Hamilton Memorial Hospital District visit http://www.hmhospital.org/
McLeansboro is the county seat of Hamilton County. McLeansboro is located in picturesque southern Illinois. The
community is 271 miles southwest of Chicago, 161 miles southeast of Springfield, 103 miles (1 ½ hour) southeast of St.
Louis, Missouri, and 60 miles west of Evansville, Indiana. McLeansboro offers easy access to interstate 57 and 64. The
community has most everything for you and your family’s everyday needs including casual dining, shopping, supplies, and
beautiful library offering multiple actives for young and old. McLeansboro is part of the Hamilton County School District.
The district offers K-12, preschool, and a family resource center. McLeansboro is also less than 30 minutes from Mt.
Vernon Illinois. Mt. Vernon offers a large array of restaurants, shopping, outlet malls, etc. The McLeansboro area offers
abundant recreational activities for you and your family. Dolan Lake offers fishing, hunting, picnicking, camping, boating,
and beautiful scenery. McLeansboro is also located just on the edge of the Shawnee National Forest. The Shawnee
National Forest includes an abundance of wetlands, floodplains and riparian areas. The Shawnee National Forest is made
up of 146 miles of rivers and streams, more than 200 individual lakes and ponds encompassing 5,200 surface acres. The
Forest also contains many visually attractive hydrologic features including waterfalls, lakes, ponds and rocky streams. The
area provides picnicking, hunting, fishing, fly fishing, biking, hiking, camping, rock climbing, rappelling, canoeing, gold
panning, and majestic views. For more information about the area visit http://www.mcleansboro.net/community/hamcocc.
php and http://www.southernmostillinois.com/
For more information contact:
Carrie Galbraith
Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Critical Access Recruitment Service
Phone: 217-925-5968
Email: illinoiscriticalaccess@yahoo.com
web: www.criticalaccessrecruitment.org