GI practice seasoned providers in Alton, IL, from St. Louis

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE GI Physician to join our established team based at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, IL, just 15 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri.

St. Louis offers big city amenities and is the 2nd highest paying Metro area in the US for physicians based on the 2025 Doximity Physician Compensation Report.

Plus St. Louis offers 6% lower cost of living than the national average along with safe, family friendly neighborhoods to choose from.

Please feel free to reach out to Jennifer.

Burnett for more questions. Or if you prefer to arrange a call to discuss details, please  to access my calendar and select a time that works best for you.

• Beautiful and spacious clinic on the campus of Alton Memorial Hospital’s Digestive Health Center
• 4 endoscopy suites at Alton Memorial Hospital with room to staff and run a fifth room, volume permitting
• Employed position with ample support and mentorship available
• APP support in the clinic and with inpatient rounding
• Typically 3.5 days in the lab and 1 day of clinic per week
• Ability to be busy right away as group is scheduled out 6 months
• Ability to do advanced GI, ERCP and EUS

• $50,000 Signing Bonus
• Competitive two-year guarantee followed by a lucrative productivity model
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, dental, vision, disability, life and more
• Malpractice/tail insurance
• Matching (up to 6%) 401k and a 457b plan
• CME allowance
• 4 weeks vacation, 6 holidays and 5 days for CME

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC Health Care and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world’s best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care.

BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas.

Aton and Riedel specialize in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and is located in Alton, Illinois.

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient‑specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

• Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
• Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
• Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
• BJC has determined this is a safety‑sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

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