Emergency Medicine Physician
Listed compensation
$450K - $480K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
A welcoming hospital located about an hour from Decatur, IL is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician to join their team! Details are listed below. New graduates are welcome to apply!
Starting Pay Range: $450,000 - $480,000 / Annually
Emergency Medicine Physician Opportunity
- Full-time, direct hire opportunity
- Schedule: Day shift, 10-hour shifts
- Setting: Hospital ER
- Doctor-Patient Ratio: Minimum of 2 Patients per hour
- No call required
- New graduates are welcome to apply!
Emergency Medicine Physician Requirements
- Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine
- Possess or be eligible for an unrestricted IL Medical License
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine
- Must have completed an ER Residency
Emergency Medicine Physician Benefits
- $60,000 Retention Bonus
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Universal Life Insurance,
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement Plans
The Location
Beautiful and welcoming Memorial Gardens, Nature Parks, and Wildlife Sanctuaries are available for exploration within a short drive of the hospital
Great place for families to live and grow, with family-friendly attractions like Zoos, Health and Science Centers, and the Route 66 Drive-In Theater
Unique charm, friendly townspeople, and an enviable lifestyle provides many benefits to residents and visitors alike
Open Green spaces are available for outdoor recreational activities like fishing, boating, camping, and biking
Key Responsibilities
Provide full-time emergency medical care to patients within a hospital ER setting. Manage a patient load of at least two patients per hour during day shifts.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine and have completed an ER residency. Candidates must be Board Certified or Eligible in Emergency Medicine and hold or be eligible for an unrestricted IL Medical License.
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Emergency Medicine Physician at Ironside Human Resources a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,041 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 167 active listings.
Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$465k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $465k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No nights
Living in Decatur
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $140k≈ 0.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,067/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.4
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Decatur, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.