Pays $495k-$575kAnesthesiologist market median is ~$550k (20 jobs)

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Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Palos Heights, Illinois

Physician: Anesthesiologist - NM Palos Hospital

AnesthesiologyIncludes callFull-Time
Posted 5mo ago

About the Role

Anesthesiologist at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. Rotating shifts. Competitive salary $495K-$575K, excellent benefits.

Join Northwestern Memorial Healthcare as a Anesthesiologist – Palos Heights, IL in Palos Heights, Illinois.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $495K - $575K
  • Malpractice insurance covered.
  • CME allowance
  • Paid time off
  • Well-being fund
  • 401k
  • Paid parental leave

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

This position offers competitive compensation. Work with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Palos Heights, Illinois.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will be responsible for the treatment of patients across Northwestern Medical Group and Northwestern Medicine facilities, maintaining a clinical schedule as required to provide timely and comprehensive medical services. This includes providing necessary on-call coverage and adhering to all established billing, documentation, and quality assurance policies.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible (BE) or Board Certified (BC) in Anesthesiology. The role requires compliance with all practice unit meetings, quality assurance activities, and adherence to billing and documentation policies set by Northwestern Medical Group.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

AnesthesiologyPatient CareClinical SchedulingOn-Call CoverageMedical ReferralQuality AssuranceDocumentation ComplianceBilling Compliance

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 40% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$535k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $535k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Anesthesiologist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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About Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

CME allowance
Paid time off
Well-being fund
401k
Paid parental leave
Malpractice insurance