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Job Description

**Location:** Oak Park, IL

**Hospital:** RUSH Oak Park Hospital

**Department:** Endocrinology & Diabetes Care

**Work Type:** Full Time

Endocrinologist

RUSH Oak Park Physicians Group

RUSH Oak Park Hospital

Oak Park, IL

**The RUSH Oak Park Physicians Group, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Care** is currently recruiting for a board-certified/board-eligible **Endocrinologist** , with a special interest in thyroid cancer, endocrine cancers, and endocrine complications of cancer therapies to join its accomplished provider team. The chosen candidate joining our busy practice will predominantly perform outpatient care and inpatient consults and management. The RUSH Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Care has one main location conjoined with the RUSH Oak Park Hospital, state of the art ultrasound machines, a team of advanced Midlevel practitioners, experienced Diabetic nurses, clinical diabetes educators, and a full complement of support staff plus. We work in close collaboration with both RUSH Endocrine Surgery and Otolaryngology.

The RUSH Oak Park Physicians Group

Qualified applicants must have demonstrated excellent qualifications in clinical care and education. Experience with thyroid cancer management would be valued, but mentorship would be available for the ideal candidate with interest. Candidates must be MD/DO physician trained and be board certified or board eligible in Endocrinology.

Oak Park offers residents an equally fun yet unique lifestyle. The city combines architecture and history with artistic pizazz (think creative galleries and studios) and delectable dining options. A few must-see architectural gems include the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and his remarkably designed Unity Temple. Plus, traveling – be it walking through the community’s districts or traveling outside the city – is simple, making Oak Park one of the best places to live in the U.S. Errands can almost always be accomplished on foot and near downtown are the Metra and Harlem Green Line stations. Oak Park is highly engaged when it comes to community events. Festivals and activities are always on the calendar, giving residents a chance to not only have fun but also to connect with their neighbors.

**Rush University System for Health (RUSH)** is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. RUSH includes RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Copley Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. RUSH University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises RUSH Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.

RUSH is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We’re proud to have received Vizient’s Quality and Accountability Study, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.

Join RUSH and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

**Position** Physician - Endocrinology - Chicago (Oak Park)

**Location** US:IL:Oak Park

**Req ID** 9564