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WellSpan Health
York, Pennsylvania

Cardiac Surgeon

SurgeryFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Supported. Rewarded. Investing in You.

Job Title: Cardiac Surgeon

Location: York, PA

Employment Type: Fulltime

What You Can Expect at Your Practice

  • Enjoy working in a dedicated Open Heart ICU and specialized Cardiac ICU providing comprehensive care for complex cardiovascular disease, including durable LVAD management
  • Collaborate with highly experienced cardiovascular nursing teams across ICU, intermediate care, and dedicated cardiac units
  • Large, high-volume multi-specialty cardiology group employed by WellSpan, offering advanced cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, and advanced heart failure expertise
  • State-of-the-art 200-bed surgical and critical care tower under construction, featuring dedicated cardiac operating rooms and four hybrid labs

First in Class Benefits

  • Parental Leave up to 4 weeks
  • Six-week STO, plus 6 standard holidays
  • Competitive compensation and incentive plan
  • $5,500 CME allowance

What Sets Us Apart

  • Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recently recognized WellSpan as one of
  • America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care for 2025 – a distinction
  • WellSpan has been honored with for the third year in a row!
  • WellSpan Health has once again been recognized by the American Medical

Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ organization for its efforts to promote the wellbeing of its team members through targeted initiatives and programs that reduce burnout and stressors in the workplace

  • WellSpan Well-being: We focus on promoting overall health and wellness. Our initiatives and activities provide resources and support to help individuals improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Discover Your Dream Location

York, PA

  • Affordable and convenient location near the Maryland/ Pennsylvania line–
  • Hanover offers a low cost of living with easy access to major cities like
  • Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., making it ideal for commuters and families.
  • Outdoor recreation and community events – Residents enjoy scenic parks, the
  • Heritage Rail Trail for biking and hiking, and seasonal festivals like the
  • York Fair, America’s oldest fair.

Confidentially Connect with Our Recruiter

Name: Tammie Chute

Email: tchute@wellspan.org

Website: joinwellspan.org

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education

  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required or
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) Required

Licenses

  • Licensed Medical Physician and Surgeon Upon Hire Required or
  • Licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Upon Hire Required

Courses and Training

  • Certification by the American Board of Surgery or American Board of Medical
  • Specialties with experience as a practicing cardiac surgeon in the United
  • States. Upon Hire Required and
  • Successful completion of a General Surgery residency. Upon Hire Required and
  • Must qualify and be a member of the Medical Staff of the Hospital. Upon Hire

Required

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cardiac surgeryCardiovascular disease managementSurgical proceduresPatient careCollaboration

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$400k (13 salary observations; 106 listings), vs ~$492k nationally (240 salary observations; 2,053 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 30 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSurgery median $485k (middle half $275k–$560k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$400k median in Pennsylvania$492k nationally (−19%)13 state / 240 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Pennsylvania63 active1,243 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 90% no call · 57% no weekends30 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 16% offer loan repayment909 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#4 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed
New Surgery listings752 in the last 30 days461 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Surgeon Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 13 employers
9
<$390k
1
$475k
10
$480k-570k
4
$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
63%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Relocation assistance
25%
CME allowance
19% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$650k-$650k
#2

Mohs Surgeon - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Dermatology Partners · Snellville, Georgia

$650k-$650k
#3

Penn Medicine Clinician- Foot and Ankle Surgeon

$20k – $650k
#4

Vascular Surgeon | Open & Endovascular Surgery | Hollidaysburg, PA

$450k-$650k
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 1.9
Better work-life than 10% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About WellSpan Health

Medical Practices
York, Pennsylvania
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Parental Leave up to 4 weeks
Six-week STO, plus 6 standard holidays
Competitive compensation and incentive plan
$5,500 CME allowance

Living in York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,367/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · York-Hanover, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.