Pulmonary Critical Care Physician Opportunity
Listed compensation
$350k-$375k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Pulmonary Critical Care Physician
- Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin, IL
Prime Healthcare Illinois Medical Group
Join a physician-led team at Saint Joseph Hospital, a 184-bed Level II Trauma Center serving the Fox River Valley community. We are seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Pulmonary Critical Care physician to deliver high-acuity inpatient critical care and comprehensive pulmonary services in a collaborative, community-focused environment.
Responsibilities
Inpatient ICU Care: Manage critically ill patients, handle mechanical ventilators, and direct emergency interventions.
- Consultations & Procedures: Perform bronchoscopies, thoracentesis, intubations, and chest tube insertions.
- Team Collaboration: Work with nurses, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary specialists.
Qualifications
- MD or DO degree with board certification/eligibility in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care medicine.
- Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship.
- Strong clinical skills in outpatient, inpatient, and critical care settings.
- Excellent communication abilities and a commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based care.
- Eligibility for Illinois medical licensure.
Pay Transparency
Prime Healthcare Illinois Medical Group offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.
Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.
A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $350,000 - $375,000 on an annualized basis.
The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status: Full Time
Shift: Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Critical Care Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 93% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$363k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $363k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Critical Care Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 21.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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