Physician - Infectious Disease

Franciscan Physician Network is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Infectious Disease physician located at our Franciscan Health hospitals in Northwest Indiana, locations are within an hour of Chicago. 

Ideal candidate will have excellent diagnostic skills with strong focus on clinical excellence and patient satisfaction. Candidate will be a quick thinker, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Provider will display exceptional interpersonal skills while working collaboratively to coordinate and deliver the highest quality of care.

• Clinic schedule: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. OR 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Weekday Call: 1:4
  • Call starts 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. 
• Weekend Call: 1:4
• Holiday Call: 1:3
• Daily hospital rounding
• Outreach to Franciscan surrounding area hospitals 
• Average outpatient volume: 12 - 18 patients per day
• Average inpatient volume: 12 – 28 patient per day
• Common Diagnoses:
  • HIV
  • HEP C
  • C. Diff
  • Osteomyelitis
     

Franciscan Physician Network (FPN), a division of FRANCISCAN HEALTH, brings together the many primary care and specialty physician groups associated with Franciscan Health’s hospitals and access points across Indiana and Illinois. FPN includes over 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers.

With 12 hospitals, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic Health Care systems in the Midwest. Of our 260+ locations, many are nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Franciscan Health takes pride in providing compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

At Franciscan Physician Network we strive to create a flexible and realistic work-life balance for our providers. Full- and part-time opportunities are offered with benefits, which could include:

• Competitive compensation, including income guarantee, with bonus incentives
• Generous recruitment bonus program including relocation allowance; commencement and retention packages
• Paid malpractice
• 27 days of Allowed Time Off plus five additional paid days for CME with annual stipend
• Full benefits package, including health, life, dental, vision and legal insurance
• Retirement options, including 403(b), 457(b), 401(a)
• Short- and Long-Term Own Occupation Disability
• Customized marketing support
• Leadership development through board and committee opportunities

For more information, please contact Physician and Provider Services Team at practice@franciscanalliance.org or (844) 376-3627.

Hammond, Dyer, and Munster are cities located in beautiful Lake County, IN. Located thirty minutes southeast of downtown Chicago.  The cities are part of the Chicago metropolitan area, while still maintaining a rural and suburban feel.  Situated along the South Shore of Lake Michigan, the cities offer many opportunities to enjoy the beach, sand dunes, and many outdoor activities. Hammond, Dyer, and Munster offer an affordable cost of living, excellent school options including private and public schools, and a diverse employment base with a strong commercially-insured base of employees.  Munster schools have been rated Indiana Blue Ribbon schools and have been awarded five-star ratings.  

Local Attractions:

• Lake Michigan
• Indiana Dunes
• Lost Marsh Environmental Recreation Area which includes 330-acre championship golf course, and nature preserve
• LEED-certified Centennial Park and Golf Course
• Midwest Training & Ice Center
• Year-Round Festivals and Area Events
• Towle Theater, Centre for the Visual and Performing Arts
• Horseshoe Casino
• The region offers shopping at enclosed shopping malls, an outdoor discount outlet center and miles and miles of popular chain stores in shopping plazas
• Among the South Shore's agri-tourism opportunities are wineries, dairies, restaurants, U-pick orchards/farms, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and farmers' markets and many local breweries
• Many miles of bike paths throughout Northwest Indiana