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Purple Cow Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois

Primary Care Physician | Value-Based Care | $174K–$375K

Primary CareFull-Time

Listed compensation

$174k-$375k

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Job Description

Primary Care Physician | Value-Based Care | $174K–$375K

Full-Time | On-Site | 40 Hours Weekly

  • Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
  • Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
  • Call or Text: 272-230-3157
  • LinkedIn: View Elizabeth's LinkedIn

Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.

Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Primary Care Physician to provide value-based healthcare to Medicare patient populations. Physicians practice at a single medical center supported by large care teams, allowing providers to focus on quality of care rather than volume of services. The value-based care model is structured around health outcomes, preventive medicine, low hospital admissions, and patient experience.

Position Overview

  • Primary care for Medicare patient populations
  • Value-Based Healthcare model
  • Single medical center practice
  • Supported by a large care team
  • New graduates are encouraged to apply
  • Highly qualified candidates may also be considered for a Center Medical Director position

Compensation

  • $174,070-$374,920 base annual salary range
  • Actual base salary offer depends on experience, education, geography, and other relevant factors
  • Competitive bonuses structured to reward outcomes

Schedule

  • Full-time
  • 40 anticipated hours per week
  • On-site

Role

  • Assess and diagnose patients
  • Oversee, direct, and administer primary care
  • Prescribe and administer pharmaceutical treatments and medication
  • Maintain Patient Electronic Medical Record data using Canopy and Greenway
  • Collaborate with regional and central leadership to meet health quality goals
  • Work with Practice Managers to direct and manage the center care team
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement savings options
  • Wellness programs
  • Additional resources based on eligibility

Requirements

Requirements

  • Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) graduate REQUIRED
  • Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Board Certified or Board Eligible REQUIRED
  • Active, non-probationary, unrestricted state license REQUIRED
  • Active DEA license REQUIRED
  • U.S. work authorization REQUIRED

Preferred

  • Fellowship training in Geriatrics
  • Experience practicing medicine among geriatric populations
  • Experience operating in a Value-Based Healthcare Model
  • Experience working in a collaborative setting to ensure positive health outcomes
  • Experience in outpatient primary care settings
  • Bilingual proficiency where applicable

Not ready to formally apply? That's completely fine. Many professionals prefer a confidential conversation first.

Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will assess, diagnose, and provide primary care to Medicare patients within a value-based model. They will also collaborate with care teams and leadership to meet health quality goals and manage center operations.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medicare patient managementDiagnosisElectronic medical recordsTeam leadershipOutpatient careClinical collaboration

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $275k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 262 active listings.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
60%
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$356k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,342/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs