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Wellpath
Edwardsville, Illinois

Medical Director, Local Government

Family MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33k-$36k

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Job Description

  • You Matter
  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
  • Excellent career growth opportunities

Join Us and Find a Career That Supports

  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
  • Autonomy in a warm team environment
  • Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

  • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
  • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
  • Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
  • Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals.

Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How You Make a Difference

As a Medical Director, you will be responsible for providing medical oversight and guidance in accordance with the security regulations of the company and the regulations of the institution to which you are assigned.

You will also ensure that required documentation of services is provided to the Regional or Corporate Medical Director or designee to monitor services and compliance with facility/client contract.

Additionally, you will be responsible for notifying the Regional or Corporate Medical Director and Health Services Administrator or designee of changes in schedule coverage, and for assisting in arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director provides clinical oversight to the facility medical program, adhering to existing policies and procedures for admission, transfer, and referrals.

They supervise the care given by other personnel and provide consultation for all professionals in the system.

The Medical Director partners with the Health Services Administrator to identify problems and recommend solutions to improve patient outcomes, including establishing and maintaining Chronic Care Clinics.

They ensure proper documentation and adherence to the established formulary for therapeutic regimens, as well as providing emergency treatment on-site and responding appropriately in urgent or emergency situations.

The Medical Director serves as a liaison with healthcare providers in the community, consults with medical specialists, and reviews and approves treatment protocols, clinical policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

Medical school graduate.

Experience

Experience in Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Public Health preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Must have and maintain current licensure within the State of employment.
  • Maintains a current DEA number.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Must maintain privileges. Maintains CME requirements for continued medical practice in the State.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We Are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

Requirements

A medical school graduate is required, with experience in family practice, emergency medicine, internal medicine, or public health preferred. Candidates must maintain an active license in the state of employment, a current DEA number, CPR certification, clinical privileges, and required continuing medical education.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipPatient CareStaff SupervisionChronic Care ManagementClinical DocumentationFormulary ComplianceUrgent Care ResponseCommunity Provider LiaisonSpecialist ConsultationTreatment Protocol ReviewClinical Policy DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceCare Coordination

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$34k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $34k 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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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
50%
Loan repayment
36%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,385 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Edwardsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k≈ 8.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,537/mo≈ 57% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
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 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Wellpath

Hospitals and Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
401k
DailyPay
Tuition Assistance
Dependent Scholarships