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Emergency Medicine Physician

OSF Healthcare · Peru, IL

Posted October 17, 2026

OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center - Peru · 925 West St, Peru, IL, US, 61354

  • Pay: $461,760 – $592,800 per year
  • Employment: Full Time
  • Schedule: shift work (all shifts)
  • Location: OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center - Peru
  • OSF Job IDs: 112261, 103711

Job Specifics

  • Seeking BE/BC Emergency Medicine Physician at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa & Peru, Illinois.
  • 12-Hour shifts
  • Generous staffing model
  • Approximately 19,000 annual visits in Ottawa & 16,500 annual visits in Peru
  • Community Hospitals with 24/7 CT scan, Xray and Sono available

About OSF HealthCare & Saint Elizabeth Medical Center

  • OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois.
  • OSF HealthCare employs more than 24,000 Mission Partners in 147 locations, including 16 hospitals – 10 acute care, five critical access – with 2,097 licensed beds, and two colleges of nursing throughout Illinois and Michigan.
  • OSF Saint Eliabeth Medical Center is a 97-bed acute care facility, fully accredited by The Joint Commission.
  • The Saint Elizabeth staff provides state-of-the-art therapeutic, diagnostic, medical, surgical and support services in Ottawa, with additional staff providing care at OSF Center for Health in Streator, a robust outpatient facility that also features a freestanding emergency center.

Benefits & Perks:

OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:

  • Generous paid time off from Day One!
  • Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge
  • Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!
  • Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member
  • CME time and dollars
  • Signing bonus
  • Concierge relocation services
  • Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
  • Paid occurrence based malpractice
  • Residency/Training Stipend
  • Student Loan repayment and counseling
  • Career Development through our Physician Leadership Academy
  • Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.

The Community:

  • The term “best of both worlds” is a perfect description for Ottawa and LaSalle County. Small-town charm, Family friendly, Outdoors paradise; LaSalle County has all of that. Big-city excitement, Easy access to major transportation, Situated on Interstate 80, and just a short 80 miles from Chicago southwest suburbs.
  • Two navigable rivers, the Fox and the Illinois, meet in the middle of town and flow westward into Starved Rock State Park where more than 2 million people hike through its 18 canyons, climb its majestic bluffs, camp, fish, hunt, cruise the river or enjoy the fine on-site lodging and dining facilities each year.
  • Other nearby recreation opportunities include horseback riding, zip-lining, rafting and Skydive Chicago, the world’s largest skydiving resort. Thriving arts and entertainment communities, strong public and private school systems and a high quality of life with a lower cost of living are among the benefits in this town of 18,000.
  • Visit org/ottawa to access more community resources.

Required Qualifications:

  • Physician Licensed to practice medicine in current state.
  • Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the State of Illinois to prescribe narcotics, if applicable.
  • Board certified or board eligible in the appropriate specialty(ies). Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
  • Must be eligible as a provider for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs.
  • Physician shall meet all qualifications to participate in OSF's programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served.

Employer

OSF Healthcare

OSF HealthCare is a Catholic, integrated health system headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, where the OSF HealthCare Ministry was founded in 1877. OSF serves communities across central and northern Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from the Chicago south suburbs and Rockford to Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Galesburg, Ottawa, Danville and Alton.

The OSF system:

  • Medical centers including OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, the area's only Level I Trauma Center and tertiary care center and a major teaching affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
  • OSF Saint Anthony (Rockford), OSF St. Joseph (Bloomington), OSF St. Mary (Galesburg), OSF Little Company of Mary (Evergreen Park), OSF Sacred Heart (Danville) and community hospitals across the region
  • OSF Medical Group primary and specialty care, OSF OnCall urgent care and OSF OnCall Digital Health
  • Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria

Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose OSF:

  • Recognized six years in a row on the Forbes list of Best Employers by State
  • Published pay ranges on every position, with signing bonuses, student loan repayment and concierge relocation services on many roles
  • Generous paid time off from day one, CME time and dollars, and paid occurrence-based malpractice
  • Career development through the Physician Leadership Academy, and APPs providing care at OSF for more than 40 years with APP leaders throughout the organization

At OSF, every employee is a Mission Partner.

Livability

9,863
Peru population
$167K
Avg 3-bedroom home
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Avg high / low
Nearby cities
Peoria
47.0 mi
Pop. 262,461
DeKalb
46.2 mi
Pop. 40,464
Oswego
48.3 mi
Pop. 35,463
Source: US Census Bureau
Annual family budget — LaSalle County
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Housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare & taxes for a typical family
$167K
Avg 3-bedroom home
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Avg monthly rent
Source: EPI Family Budget Calculator
Source: Zillow
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Yearly rainfall
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Sunny days / yr
Source: WeatherAPI.com
Population — ZIP 61354
10,422
Total residents
4,957
Male residents
5,465
Female residents
Age distribution
total
10,422
0-9
1,141
10-19
1,251
20-29
896
30-39
1,059
40-49
1,386
50-59
1,473
60-69
1,214
70-79
1,118
80+
884
Ethnicity
White
9,707
Black Or African American
104
American Indian Or Alaskan Native
0
Asian
162
Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander
0
Other
78
Two Or More
371
Source: US Census Bureau
37
Walk Score — Car-Dependent
47
Bike Score — Somewhat Bikeable
Source: WalkScore.com
Nearby airports
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 78.00 mi
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) 54.32 mi
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) 59.73 mi
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) 60.22 mi
Quad City International Airport (MLI) 71.20 mi
Source: FAA database
Emergency Medicine Physician
OSF Healthcare · Peru, IL