Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation – Park Ridge, IL
Job Title: Endocrinologist (multiple openings)
Duties: The Endocrinologist at Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation in Park Ridge, IL will recognize and treat diseases, disorders and injuries of the endocrine glands, such as the thyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenals, and pituitary. Use specialized medical instruments, equipment and diagnostic techniques to examine patients for symptoms indicative of glandular disease, disorder or injury, such as diabetes, thyroid diseases, metabolic disorders, over or under production of hormones, menopause, osteoporosis, hypertension, cholesterol (lipid) disorders, infertility, lack of growth (short stature) and cancers of the endocrine glands, and verify the necessity of medical treatment, intervention, and/or surgery. Estimate and explain possible risks and effects of treatment options to patients. Determine the best course(s) of care. Prescribe, administer and monitor effects of medications and therapies that seek to help restore the normal balance of one or more hormones in patients and aid in the long-term management of the deficiency or excess of one or more hormones produced by patients' endocrine system. Study diagnostic images, records, and blood test results to aid in diagnosis. Recommend appropriate dietary, activity and lifestyle programs to aid in regulation of endocrine system function. Requires 15% travel to another hospital in Park Ridge, IL to see patients.
Minimum Requirements: Requires a Medical Degree (M.D.) or its foreign degree equivalent, completion of an accredited medical residency in Internal Medicine, completion of an accredited medical fellowship in Endocrinology and possession of a State of Illinois medical license.
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation's ongoing employee referral program does apply to this position.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across 27 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care. We are a leading employer in the Midwest with a diverse team of over 77,000, including 3,700+ employed physicians and more than 2,000 Advanced Practice Clinicians in our physician-led medical group.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. As a teammate, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.
