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Immediate Care Center Physician - Sycamore

Northwestern Medicine · Sycamore, 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

This is based at a single site in Sycamore. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting names the address precisely, unlike the rotating western suburbs role.

What would you want to know about staffing and hours at this site?

What they are checking: The posting says almost nothing about the schedule, and it is fair to ask.

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 build a relationship with a community you see one visit at a time?

What they are checking: Urgent care is episodic, and a single-site physician still becomes part of a town.

About the work

Tell me about your practice and whether your background is family medicine, emergency medicine or combined internal medicine and pediatrics.

What they are checking: The posting accepts all three.

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.

What is different about treating a child in immediate care?

What they are checking: The posting accepts dual internal medicine and pediatrics training, so children are part of the mix.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care is currently seeking board-certified physicians in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine. This position will be based in Sycamore (1850 Gateway Drive). DO, MD Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, IM/Peds (dual) All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 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. 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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