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Marshfield, Wisconsin

Physician - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Visas Accepted
  • H1B
  • Specialty
  • Cardiovascular Surgery

Practice Details

Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield located in Marshfield, WI has an opening for a BC/BE Cardiovascular Surgeon. Cases include cardiac, thoracic, valve, robotic, and TAVR.

Work at our flagship Trauma Level 2 Hospital. We are seeking a physician with 5+ years of experience after fellowship to join the team. Consider exploring this opportunity to come practice as you've always envisioned and help us enhance our program. Call 1:4.

Community Description

Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin, Marshfield is a safe, clean community with a population of about 20,000 people. The region boasts a solid economy and a low cost of living, which includes below-national average costs for housing and transportation.

Community pride is evident in the private and city funds invested in making Marshfield a great place to live. Located one mile outside of town, you will have access to 6,500 acres for hiking, biking, hunting, canoeing, cross-country skiing, berry picking, and wildlife or bird watching or simply enjoying the fresh air.

With excellent schools and high school graduation rates high above the national average, Marshfield is committed to offering and preparing students for top-notch educational opportunities.

Those of us that have chosen to call Marshfield home have come to enjoy the benefits of short commutes, safe and friendly neighborhoods, fresh air and water, bountiful nature, and so much more. Come and see for yourself.

Job Description

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, consult, and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to adult and adolescent patients except where specifically excluded from practice.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed a fellowship provides his/her fellowship log.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery procedures in the last 12 months.

OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery procedures in the last 12 months.

See credentialing for all Board Certifications.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated General Surgical residency program and completion of a fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery or General Thoracic Surgery accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency and fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.

Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable.

Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement.

(Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions) Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.

Compensation

Compensation (Reminder: Compensation range is required for MN based positions)

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Sanford Health – Marshfield Clinic is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. This may qualify you for additional state and/or federal education loan forgiveness programs.

Recruiter Information

Jessica Rutta, Senior Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (715) 2215746 or Email: jessica.rutta@sanfordhealth.org

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will perform history and physical examinations, diagnose, and provide surgical and nonsurgical care to adult and adolescent patients. They will work as part of a team at a Trauma Level 2 Hospital, participating in a 1:4 call rotation.

Key Skills

Cardiac surgeryRobotic surgeryPatient evaluationClinical diagnosisTrauma careMedical consultation

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $525k (middle half $275k–$613k)39 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Wisconsin397 active22,687 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 98% no call · 80% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentWisconsin Physician listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $63k) · 23% offer loan repayment397 active listings, Oct 2026
Surgery hiring demand#10 of 26 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 329 postings, 188 closed
New Surgery listings820 in the last 30 days489 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 20% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,267 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sanford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sioux Falls, SD
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401K Plan
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
CME Allowance

Living in Marshfield

Typical market rent
$1,164/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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