Physician, Primary Care: Family Medicine
Listed compensation
$284k-$302k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
UW Health in northern Illinois seeks a BE/BC Family Medicine Physician to join the over 350 employed providers of the SwedishAmerican Medical Group in Rockford, Illinois.
For more than a century, our community-based health system has strived to build a stronger, healthier community for the people of northern Illinois – and that mission began with our passionate primary care providers.
With over 100 primary care providers, we are committed to helping you develop a practice that aligns with your professional goals and allows you to focus on areas of interest.
As a member of our medical group, you will enjoy excellent practice support,
including:
- The region’s largest and most-preferred medical group and health system, with access to a variety of specialists
- Full-service academic hospital support including the UW Health Women and Children’s Hospital and UW Health Heart Hospital
- Excellent tertiary specialty support from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Flexible full- and part-time practice options
- As a teaching hospital, academic and teaching appointments are available with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, providing the opportunity to work with medical students and family medicine residents
Qualifications
- MD or DO; BC or BE in Family Medicine
- Active license in the State of Illinois and active DEA license, or the ability to apply for such licenses prior to or upon hire.
Benefits
UW Health offers a highly competitive salary guarantee with wRVU production and other incentives. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
Competitive Salary Range (Based on Experience)
- $283,693 - $302,415
- Generous vacation and CME benefits
- Potential opportunity for additional compensation
- Professional society dues, credentialing expenses & hospital dues covered
- Interview and relocation expenses paid
- Flexible insurance package with health, dental, vision, disability and life
- Retirement Plan match and contribution
- Malpractice with tail coverage
- Generous provider referral bonus
About the Greater Rockford Area
Recently named the number one housing market in America by The Wall Street Journal, Rockford and northern Illinois offer world-class attractions — all at a cost of living significantly below those of most metropolitan areas.
The greater Rockford area offers superb cultural, recreational, and outdoor amenities along with an eclectic arts community of theater, symphony, museums and dance.
With an award-winning park district, Rockford has unrivaled outdoor opportunities, including Golf Digest-ranked golf courses, endless bike trails and extensive indoor and outdoor sports centers.
We have excellent private, parochial and public-school options, including the Gifted Academy with graduates ranked in the top 5% nationally. Our proximity to Chicago O’Hare International Airport opens up countless travel possibilities, and Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison are each just 90 minutes away or less.
Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging
UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee brings to work each day.
It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will join over 350 employed providers in the SwedishAmerican Medical Group, focusing on developing a practice that aligns with professional goals and areas of interest within primary care. Responsibilities include providing care as a Family Medicine Physician and potentially engaging in academic appointments and teaching with medical students and residents.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Illinois, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$268k (109 salary observations; 238 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,865 salary observations; 6,376 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Primary Care: Family Medicine at UW Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,542 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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