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Belleville, Illinois

Fairview Heights Hospitalist Physician in Belleville & Shiloh, IL

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

Fairview Heights Medical Group seeks Hospitalist Physician in Belleville and Shiloh, IL. Requires medical degree or equivalent; IL medical license and completion of Internal Medicine Residency. Contact Carol Pilarski, Carol.Pilarski@bjc.org

Overview

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world’s best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care.

BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.

Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.

Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.

Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.

Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education
  • Doctorate
  • Medicine

Experience

<2 years

  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications

Board Eligible or Board

Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience
  • 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold a medical degree and an Illinois medical license, along with completion of an Internal Medicine Residency. The position requires board eligibility or certification and the ability to work in a safety-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicineMedical documentationInpatient carePatient educationCollaborationMedical records managementSafety-sensitive operations

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

In Illinois, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$362k (56 salary observations; 111 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (581 salary observations; 3,317 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $368k (middle half $327k–$498k)28 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Illinois vs national$362k median in Illinois$306k nationally (+18%)56 state / 581 national salary observations
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Illinois47 active1,218 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 76% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Hospital Medicine pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 15 employers
5
<$290k
18
$290k-330k
4
$330k-370k
3
$370k-410k
3
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%
CME allowance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

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$275k-$900k
#3

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#4

Hospitalist

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+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,207 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About BJC HealthCare

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off (vacation, sick days, holidays, personal time)

Living in Belleville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$184k
Typical market rent
$1,077/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
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.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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