Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Company: ApolloMD
Location: Rockford
Posted on: June 17, 2026

Job Description:

Are you looking for a rewarding emergency medicine opportunity that combines competitive compensation, clinical autonomy, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the greater Chicago community all while supporting a healthy work-life balance?

Join ApolloMD at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital, where you will flourish within a respected hospital system that values both excellence in patient care and the physicians who provide it. You ll excel within the collaborative clinical environment offering all the support, flexibility, and professional respect needed to thrive both personally and professionally.

Why Practice with ApolloMD?

ApolloMD is a physician- and APC-operated multispecialty practice that partners with top-tier hospitals, teaching institutions, and health systems. We provide a strong national network of support without sacrificing your autonomy. Our clinicians enjoy:

• Clinician-Owned: Independent group no outside ownership or private equity. Full-time clinicians have the opportunity to become an owner.
  
• Autonomy & Work-Life Balance: We believe in empowering physicians, not micromanaging them.
• Clinician Support: Access to mentorship, professional development, and a network of experienced leaders.
• Award-Winning Workplace: Named one of the Top 100 Workplaces for 2025 by USA Today

• Annual ED Volume 71,000
• 339 Bed Hospital
• 33 Patient care areas
• Level II Trauma Center
• EMR: EPIC
• Daily Physician Coverage : 60-72 Hours /Daily APC Coverage: 50-60 Hours
• 17% admissions
• Pediatric collaboration with University of WI Children s Hospital

A Model Designed for Flexibility & Growth

High-End Compensation + Benefits Package

• Benefit offerings include health, vision, dental, life, disability, and retirement
• Continuing medical education opportunities
• Professional guidance in leadership development and growth
• APC ownership opportunities + APC Advancement Program

Rockford, Illinois is located 90 miles NW of Chicago and has a population of just under 150,000. There is a small-town friendliness mixed with vibrancy from a richness of natural sites and intellectual institutions with diverse cultures and businesses. Rockford offers an excellent place to live, work, and play. Rockford has fantastic schools, a local symphony, a community theatre, and a university.

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