Description

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is seeking a BE/BC Cardiologist who desires to become part of a well-established, collegial group of Cardiology specialists. The open position is due to increased Cardiology volumes from the communities we support, which consistently choose Morris Hospital as a top choice for care.

Benefits Include: 

• Market Competitive Base Compensation starting at $400,000, with additional production/quality compensation available to attain from the start of employment
• Full Medical Education Loan Repayment of $20,000/year
• Moving Bonus of up to $8,000
• CME & General Expense Allowance of $6,000/year
• 6 weeks PTO + additional CME time
• BCBS Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan with match
• Gym Membership Reimbursement & Annual Wellness Incentive Program

• Step into an established practice from day one. We offer a flexible 36-hour workweek in the office, including at least 1 evening.  Outpatient offices are located in Morris (across from the main hospital campus), Dwight, Ottawa, and Channahon, which offer ancillary, primary, specialty care, and advanced Cardio and Imaging services. 
• Work with an outstanding employed group who help each other all the time and have a phenomenal reputation; Dr. Syed Ahmed, Dr. Mostafa Ghanim, Dr. Mary Menz, Dr. Jibran Rana, Sherese Pruss, NP, Morgan Jackson, NP, and Dr. Alexander Green, an Electrophysiologist from Loyola Medical Center—as well as an experience Practice Manager and excellent clinical and non-clinical support staff. 
• Enjoy 1:5 General Call at one hospital, which includes reading a good volume of Echo, Stress, and Nuclear Stress tests, and rounding on inpatients on call days. Our newly remodeled Cardiac Diagnostics Department was expanded and conveniently moved next to the Cath Lab as part of our Master Facility Plan.
• Our Rhythm of Our Youth Program has performed over 5,000 free EKG screenings for local high school students across public and private schools in our service area since 2016, helping prevent sudden cardiac death by identifying students with undiagnosed cardiac abnormalities. 

About the Hospital: 

• For over 115 years, our independent healthcare organization has been committed to improving the health and well-being of area residents. With 28 healthcare centers serving more than 170,000 residents across 20 communities in five counties, we take pride in our patient-centered approach and strong community relationships. 
• Our success is built on the expertise and commitment of our physicians, advanced practice professionals, staff, and volunteers, all working together to provide high-quality, specialized care close to home.
• We’re a Level II Perinatal Care Provider, Primary Stroke Certified, Certified Mammography Facility, and we have been part of an Accountable Care Organization since 01/2015.   We’re also accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons as a Community Cancer Program. Our long-standing Emergency and Radiology Departments also have excellent reputations! Our advanced imaging services provide comprehensive diagnostic and interventional therapies. We have a 24/7 Hospitalist Program that admits inpatients day and night.
• We are a not-for-profit health system that’s a train in motion!  Since 03/18, the hospital began a $74 million master facility plan that included expanding our ED which opened early March 2020 (17 private rooms with state-of-the-art features), newly remodeled Cardiac/EMG Diagnostics, renovated infusion therapy and imaging departments (new women’s center!) and streamlined outpatient lab services.  In April of 2024, we renovated our perioperative services on the hospital main campus, resulting in state-of-the-art facilities for patients undergoing surgery, endoscopy, and minor procedures, and we purchased a Mako Robot while updating our patient registration process. The Morris Hospital YMCA opened in January 2025 as a brand-new 60,000-square-foot facility with physician offices!

Community & Contact Information:

Morris has a population of 15,000 residents and offers low-cost living in safe, family-oriented subdivisions near excellent public and private schools and employment opportunities for families.  Morris is settled alongside the Illinois River, which offers boating, kayaking, hunting, camping, rural-farm living experience, golf courses, several local parks, and biking/running trails along the I&M canal. Enjoy outdoor activities here and nearby at popular Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks.  We have an eclectic, historic downtown with several unique shops, great restaurants, a tea room, an annual CornFest, and a Home for the Holidays Festival.  When you work here, we’re confident you won’t be sitting in traffic on the way to and from the office.  Our area offers easy access to Chicago, and we are close to some of the state’s most prestigious colleges and universities.  Living and working here lets you truly enjoy the best of both worlds, with a central location and nature all around.

Discover why physicians who could work anywhere work here!

For more information, please contact Bre McNally, Manager of Physician Recruitment at (815) 705-1471 or by emailing bmcnally@morrishospital.org