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Dixon, Illinois

General Orthopedic Surgeon Dixon, Illinois

Orthopedic SurgeryNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Specifcis

OSF Healthcare is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible General Orthopedic Surgeon to join a well-established group in Dixon, Illinois

  • Patient Panel already established
  • Clinic hours Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
  • 10 days per month of call
  • Strong APP support team

EPIC EMR

Benefits & Perks

  • OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:
  • Generous paid time off from Day One!
  • Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge
  • Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!
  • Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member
  • CME time and dollars
  • Signing bonus
  • Concierge relocation services
  • Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
  • Paid occurrence based malpractice
  • Residency/Training Stipend
  • Student Loan repayment and counseling

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Full time, clinical base salary pay range for this position: $597,000-$730,000.

Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.

The Community

Dixon, Illinois

Located along the scenic Rock River in Northwestern Illinois, Dixon is a community full of history, recreational opportunities, and other amenities of Midwestern life.

It is hard to think of Dixon without associating the name of her most famous son, President Ronald Reagan, who spent his formative years in Dixon. Today, the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and other sites are popular with tourists.

Often touted as a great place to raise a family, Dixon is home to outstanding schools and parks, a great cost of living, welcoming neighbors, easy access to the Chicagoland area, and a safe small-town environment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Education

Doctorate Licenses/Certifications: Physician Licensed to practice medicine in current state. Board certified or board eligible in the appropriate specialty(ies).

  • Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
  • Must be eligible as a provider for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs.

Physician shall meet all qualifications to participate in OSF's programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.

Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the State of Illinois to prescribe narcotics, if applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The General Orthopedic Surgeon will join a well-established group to provide patient care in a clinic setting. Responsibilities include maintaining a patient panel, utilizing EPIC EMR, and participating in a 10-day-per-month call rotation.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Orthopedic surgeryClinical practiceSurgical proceduresPrescribing narcoticsTeam collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Orthopedic Surgeon Dixon, Illinois at OSF HealthCare a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 359 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution11 jobs · 7 employers

3
<$375k
1
$395k
4
$500k-625k
1
$731k
2
$750k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
73% this job
Sign-on bonus
45% this job
Relocation assistance
36% this job
Loan repayment
27% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$809k-$838k
#2

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Pay Range: $750,000
#3

Orthopedic Surgeon | $50K Sign-On & Loan Repayment | Lakewood, NY

$645k-$731k
#4

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+ 9 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Orthopedic Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Dixon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$195k
Typical market rent
$1,010/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 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.

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

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About OSF HealthCare

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous paid time off from Day One
Vacation and holiday time off
Well-being time
Sick leave
CME time and dollars
Signing bonus
Concierge relocation services
Health, life, dental, and retirement plans