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Immediate Care Center Physician - Northern Suburbs (Full or Part Time)

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

The role rotates across Glenview, Vernon Hills and other northern suburban sites. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting names rotation across northern Cook and Lake County locations.

This is available full or part time. Which would suit you?

What they are checking: The posting offers both and the answer shapes the arrangement.

The posting says hours and locations as necessary, with on-call coverage as required. What would you want to know about that?

What they are checking: The posting states both in general terms and it is fair to want specifics.

What would you do

How do you work up a patient when you cannot order everything you would in a hospital?

What they are checking: Immediate care has limited imaging and laboratory access, which shapes every decision.

How do you handle a patient who wants antibiotics they do not need?

What they are checking: The most frequent conflict in urgent care and it repeats all day.

How do you manage a full waiting room with no appointments?

What they are checking: Immediate care is walk-in, so flow is the operational problem.

How do you refer a patient on to a specialist and make sure it happens?

What they are checking: The posting names referring patients requiring specialized care to network providers.

About the work

Tell me about your practice and whether your background is family medicine or emergency medicine.

What they are checking: The posting accepts board certification or eligibility in either.

How do you decide a patient in immediate care needs an emergency department instead?

What they are checking: The defining judgment of urgent care, and getting it wrong runs both ways.

How do you follow up on a result that comes back after the patient has gone?

What they are checking: Loose ends are the safety risk in episodic care and the system has to catch them.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Northwestern Medicine is currently seeking Physicians, board certified or eligible in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine, to join our existing Immediate Care Center clinics. This position will rotate across Immediate Care Center locations in the Northern Suburbs (Northern Cook and Lake County) including: Glenview, Vernon Hills, Deerfield, Gurnee and Lake Bluff. Responsibilities: • Treatment of patients at NMG Immediate Care Centers, office locations and health care facilities as may be determined by the President of NMG or his/her designee. • Maintaining a clinical schedule on such days, such hours, and at such locations as necessary to provide timely and comprehensive medical services to NMG patients. • Teaching of medical residents, fellows, medical students, nurses and other health care providers as may be required by NMG. • Providing on-call coverage as reasonably required by NMG. • Referring patients requiring specialized medical care to those specialists and other health care providers and facilities that are members of NMG's affiliated provider network, provided that such referral does not unreasonably interfere with the patients expressed preference for a different healthcare provider, his/her insurers determination of healthcare provider or the patients best medical interests in Physicians medical judgment. • Regular participation in practice unit meetings and quality assurance activities. • Compliance with billing, documentation and related policies, procedures, systems and practices established by NMG as payors with which NMG contracts. • Performance of such other duties as are consistent with Physician's employment and as may be assigned to Physician by the President or his/her designee from time to time. Doctoral Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion – practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.

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