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UnityPoint Health
Rock Island, Illinois

Emergency Medicine - Physician - Quad Cities

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$190/hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

UnityPoint Health is actively searching for a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician to join our team in the Quad Cities

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.

Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare Becker’s Healthcare for two consecutive years and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Health – Trinity is a regional integrated health care delivery system including four full-service hospitals in Rock Island and Moline, Illinois and Bettendorf and Muscatine, Iowa.

The integrated services available at Trinity Muscatine offer a seamless continuum of care between physician clinics, hospital and home care services.

The hospital campus is home to emergency, orthopedic services, physician clinics, inpatient and outpatient diagnostic care and treatment, home health and occupational medicine. In addition, it is home to Robert Young Center, the region’s only Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.

The Center provides a full continuum of behavioral health services including inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use disorder services.

Full-time opportunity to join an established team of physicians and advanced practitioners serving the Quad Cities

  • Cohesive group of colleagues and experienced support staff that fosters collaboration and autonomy
  • Future opportunities for leadership
  • Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

  • Full-time physicians work an average of 144 hours per month
  • Practice in a variety of locations: Bettendorf, IA - Muscatine, IA - Moline, IL - Rock Island, IL

Shift Duration Varies by Location

  • Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
  • Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the states of Iowa and Illinois
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

We Offer

Shift-based compensation, with $190 per hour for day shifts and $225 per hour for night shifts. Additionally, there is a quarterly performance incentive and wRVU.

Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, education, skills, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on an individual’s qualifications. The pay range does not include other forms of incentives which may include bonuses or differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.

Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation

  • Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience
  • A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve

Community Details

Comprised of six counties in Illinois and Iowa, the Quad Cities boasts a low cost of living, easy commutes, nationally regarded K-12 schools and ample cultural and recreational amenities including theaters, riverfront attractions, hundreds of miles of trails and a plethora of dining options.

Whether it’s watching a sunset, with a drink in hand, from a rooftop bar that overlooks our Mississippi River, taking in the culture that makes up the Quad Cities at summer festivals, or taking a bike ride along the riverbank on a crisp fall, morning, the QC loves their river and are proud to call it home.

Start exploring and indulge in the many diverse experiences and adventures that await you in the Quad Cities.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical Decision MakingAnalytical Skills

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 15,609 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $58 per wRVU — implying roughly $905k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 7 employers

4
$300k
25
$345k-390k
1
$415k
3
$435k-480k
3
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
17% this job
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$275k-$900k
#2

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$238-$278/hr
#3

VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$220-$240/hr
#4

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$225-$230/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Rock Island

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$156k
Typical market rent
$952/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.1
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 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Shift-based compensation with $190/hr day and $225/hr night
Quarterly performance incentive and wRVU
Generous time off and CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
PSLF eligibility
H1-B cap exempt