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Job Description

Hospital: Rush Oak Park Hospital

Department: Internal Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Physician – Clinical Faculty

Rush Connect Primary Care

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL (Oak Park)

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized academic medical center and the teaching hospital for the Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, is seeking a **Board-Certified/Board-Eligible General Internal Medicine physician** to join **Rush Connect Primary Care** at the Rush Oak Park Hospital campus. This is a unique opportunity for a forward-thinking physician to lead an innovative, hybrid model of care delivery designed around **access, continuity, and team-based population health** .

About Rush Connect Primary Care

Rush Connect Primary Care is redesigning how patients access and experience primary care. The model blends the flexibility of virtual care with the engagement of in-person visits to expand reach, strengthen relationships, and improve outcomes. Care is delivered by a cohesive multidisciplinary team and supported by digital tools, evidence-based workflows, and outcome-driven metrics.

**Model Highlights** :

+ **Hybrid Work Structure** Three (3) virtual care days (~9 hours/day) and one (1) in-person clinic day (~12 hours) per week, supported by standardized operational workflows.

+ **Panel Ownership** The physician leads a multidisciplinary team and maintains ultimate responsibility for a dedicated patient panel.

+ **Team-Based Care** A shared care team—including an APP, RN, MA, social worker, and pharmacist—delivers proactive, coordinated care under physician leadership.

+ **Proactive Population Management** Includes direct oversight of chronic care management (CCM), remote patient monitoring (RPM), preventive screening, and care gap closure.

+ **Technology Integration** Use of Epic, care management platforms, team communication tools, and clinical decision support systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Serve as the **lead clinician and panel owner** , accountable for all clinical care decisions, population outcomes, and care quality for your assigned patients.

+ Provide direct patient care during both virtual and in-person days, including new and follow-up visits, chronic condition management, preventive care, and diagnostic coordination.

+ Guide and collaborate with the APP and care team to deliver timely, comprehensive, and equitable care across settings.

+ Conduct and document care using Epic, leveraging integrated technology to manage results, tasks, and patient communication.

+ Participate and lead in team huddles, performance reviews, and structured improvement initiatives focused on quality, access, and population health.

+ Lead and contribute to innovation efforts, pilot workflows, and technology implementations within Rush Connect.

Qualifications:

+ MD or DO, Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine

+ Licensed or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois

+ Minimum of 1–2 years in outpatient primary care preferred

+ Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary care teams and drive population-level outcomes

+ Strong digital literacy, including experience with EHR systems (Epic preferred) and care coordination platforms

+ Passion for transforming care delivery through innovation, teamwork, and value-based principles

Why Join Rush Connect Primary Care:

+ Be a clinical leader in one of the nation’s most forward-thinking hybrid care models

+ Enjoy a 4-day workweek designed to balance virtual flexibility with in-person continuity

+ Work at the center of population health, care innovation, and health equity

+ Receive academic appointment and leadership development support from Rush University Medical Center

Rush faculty are actively engaged in clinical excellence, research, and teaching. This role offers opportunities for academic advancement and innovation leadership within a mission-driven institution recognized for excellence in both patient care and medical education.

The Division of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center is academically active and growing. There are more than 50 full-time faculty members who do research and provide a considerable amount of education to medical graduates, medical students and other health care trainees. We provide care at over 10 clinical sites across Chicago and its Western suburbs, and we are constantly expanding our academic, educational, and clinical footprint within and outside of Rush Medical College.

**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 regional 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, and the College of Health Sciences.

Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We are committed to fostering and sustaining a climate and culture wherein all staff, faculty, patients, and students thrive. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2024-2025. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 50 of the more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized eleven Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, 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. Additionally, Rush has been named as one of the nation’s "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for past six consecutive years. 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.

We’re passionate about health equity: for the communities we serve, for our patients and for our employees. We know that the South and West Sides of Chicago have historically been underserved. As a result, there is a 16-year gap in the life expectancy of someone in Chicago’s Loop versus someone in Chicago’s West Side. As the largest employer on Chicago’s West Side, we take it seriously that our institution can change this. As part of our Anchor Mission strategy, we hire, invest, buy and source, and volunteer locally. We’ve invested more than $6 million on the West Side since 2018, and that number continues to grow every year. And, of course, we continue to provide excellent patient care for everyone who comes to Rush.

Rush offers competitive total compensation that includes base pay, benefits, and other incentive programs for our employees. The total pay range shown reflects the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, knowledge and skills; relevant experience and training; education, certifications, and licensure; primary work location; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range is for a full-time, 1.0 FTE employee, and includes any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Opportunities for increased compensation based on exceeding productivity targets. Additional compensation may include sign-on and retention bonuses and relocation allowances. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.

**Pay Range:** $245,000 - $329,000

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits, learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

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 - General Internal Medicine - Rush Connect Primary Care - Chicago Suburbs (Oak Park)

**Location** US:IL:Chicago

**Req ID** 19027