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Normal, Illinois

Hospitalist (PRN) - Physician

Hospital MedicineNo callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$2K–$3K/shift

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician to join our Hospitalist team in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

Opportunity Details

  • PRN position
  • Join an established Hospitalist program with a dedicated Nocturnist team
  • Cover a 12-bed open ICU with support from our Intensivist team
  • No procedures
  • Nursing floor based rounding
  • Hospitalists run all codes
  • Provide coverage for a regional location nearby the Bloomington-Normal area

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

Modern, state-of-the-art facility; Carle BroMenn Medical Center is a 200-bed hospital that is a DNV-Certified Primary Stroke Center, Level II Trauma Center, and an Accredited Chest Pain Center

Great consulting service support

Unfortunately, this position does not qualify for a J1 waiver

About Our Community

Bloomington-Normal is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis.

With excellent schools, affordable housing options, and ease of transportation, Bloomington-Normal offers an abundance of dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options of a much larger city as well as access to outdoor activities such as golf, walking trails, and parks.

This midsize community is home to Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University and includes Central Illinois Regional Airport, a modern airport with direct flights to major cities.

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 $1,815 - $2,815/shift. 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 physician will provide hospitalist coverage, including rounding on nursing floors and managing codes in a 12-bed open ICU. They will work within an established program alongside a dedicated nocturnist team and intensivist support.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. The role requires the ability to work PRN shifts in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Code ManagementICU SupportClinical DocumentationMedical Consultation

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 ~$602k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $602k 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 score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in hospital medicineranked against 1,111 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$472k–$732kHospital Medicine median $300k (middle half $275k–$588k)21 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~$602k 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: 3% remote · 73% no call · 25% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist (PRN) - Physician at Carle Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,111 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 8 employers
4
<$185k
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9
$300k
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$305k-365k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 8 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
25%
CME allowance
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

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

  • No call

Living in Normal

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$250k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,390/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.5
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 · Bloomington, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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