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Carle Health
Urbana, Illinois

Cardiology Hospitalist - Physician

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$600k–$645k

The week · per this posting · 7 on / 7 off

7 on / 7 off: every day of your on-week (including its weekend), then a full week off.

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Non-Invasive Cardiology Hospitalist to join our expanding Cardiology Division in Urbana, Illinois.

Opportunity Details

  • 100% inpatient position
  • 7 on 7 off schedule with 8-hour shifts, 8AM – 5 PM
  • Shared call (~10 days/month)
  • Established team of 2 Cardiology Hospitalists with rounding support from an Advanced Practice Provider in addition to a Cardiology Fellow
  • Join our growing team of 18 Cardiologists at the Carle Heart and Vascular Institute

Comprehensive cardiac medical and surgical services in the subspecialties of heart failure, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, and complex cardiac and vascular surgery

Advanced Practice Nurses in the Cardiology Department work closely with the Cardiologists in all patient care activities

  • Carle Cardiologists cover only one hospital
  • Opportunity for academic appointment at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine
  • New state-of-the-art Heart Center, located adjacent to Carle Foundation Hospital

Opportunity for academic and/or research affiliation with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation’s first medical school focused at the intersection of healthcare and engineering

Carle offers an excellent benefit package including health/dental/life insurance, 403-B plan with employer match, LTD, relocation allowance, CME allowance, and paid malpractice insurance with tail insurance coverage

Carle Health is a not-for-profit organization with public service loan forgiveness eligibility

About Our Community

Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options found in a much larger city.

About Us

Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities.

Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers.

We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College.

Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $600,000 - $645,000. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.

The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The Cardiology Hospitalist will provide 100% inpatient cardiac care, including rounding and patient management. They will work collaboratively with an established team of cardiologists, advanced practice providers, and fellows to deliver comprehensive cardiac services.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Cardiology. The role requires the ability to work a 7 on 7 off schedule with 8-hour shifts.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient careCardiac medical servicesCardiac surgical servicesHeart failure managementClinical rounding

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Illinois, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$372k (43 salary observations; 122 listings), vs ~$318k nationally (397 salary observations; 3,563 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$623k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $623k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.4 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,111 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$600k–$645kHospital Medicine median $328k (middle half $314k–$513k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Illinois vs national$372k median in Illinois$318k nationally (+17%)43 state / 397 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$623k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Illinois52 active1,097 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 27% no weekends37 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentIllinois physician listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 26% offer loan repayment986 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine hiring demand#18 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 49 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed
New Hospital Medicine listings411 in the last 30 days389 the 30 days before (+6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine pay trend−7.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,111 Hospital Medicine listings), 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 Hospital Medicine Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

13 jobs · 5 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23% this job
Relocation assistance
15% this job
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 2.4
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,111 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Carle Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Urbana, IL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
403-B Plan with Employer Match
LTD
Relocation Allowance
CME Allowance
Paid Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage

Living in Urbana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k≈ 0.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,348/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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