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BJC HealthCare
Belleville, Illinois

Nocturnist - 20 Minutes from St. Louis, MO

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$378,560

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Medical Group is seeking BE/BC Internal or Family Medicine Physician to join our friendly and experienced Nocturnist team in Belleville, IL

Located just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Memorial Hospital Belleville is a 212-bed acute care Magnet-designated hospital offering emergency and critical care services as well as medical and surgical along with a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services

Position Highlights

  • 7 on / 7 off schedule
  • 7 PM to 7AM
  • Full-time requirement of 182-shifts per year with opportunity to pick up additional shifts, if interested
  • ICU with 24/7 Intensivist coverage at main campus
  • Substantial APP support and expansion
  • No procedures, but option if desired
  • Not able to sposor visa or waiver

Compensation & Benefits

  • $378,560 Base Salary
  • Up to $20,000 Quality bonus per year
  • $12,000 tenure bonus starting year three
  • $30,000 Sign-on bonus
  • Quarterly RVU's paid for productivity achieved over the 65th percentile
  • Relocation assistance
  • Health, pharmacy, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, and malpractice insurance offered
  • CME Allowance

Community Description

Belleville, conveniently located just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis, provides a safe, suburban feel close to the big city. Some highlights include:

Great Professional sports including 2019 Stanley Cup winning Blues and the multi-year World Series winning Cardinals

  • Ample fine-dining with vegan friendly restaurants, wineries, and microbreweries
  • Low cost-of-living with a healthy and balanced real estate market in a major metropolitan area
  • Numerous public and private schools
  • Family-friendly communities: safe, inviting, and great for kids
  • Direct access to Lambert International Airport via public transportation
  • For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@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 be a Board Eligible or Board Certified Internal or Family Medicine Physician with a Doctorate in Medicine. The role requires the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner as a safety-sensitive position.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Internal medicineInpatient careHospital medicineMedical documentationClinical collaborationPatient educationCritical care support

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 45 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 87% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

In Illinois, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$380k (42 salary observations; 108 listings), vs ~$316k nationally (437 salary observations; 3,405 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
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,187 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$379kHospital Medicine median $340k (middle half $314k–$513k)32 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Illinois vs national$380k median in Illinois$316k nationally (+20%)42 state / 437 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$379k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Illinois49 active1,196 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 87% no call · 56% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$30k sign-onIllinois Physician listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 24% offer loan repayment996 active listings, Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 8 employers
22
<$305k
0
$305k-325k
2
$325k-345k
0
$345k-365k
3
$365k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 8 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
15% this job
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
7% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Nocturnist

Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#3

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 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

Health, pharmacy, dental, vision insurance
Long-term disability and life insurance
Malpractice insurance
CME allowance
Relocation assistance
401(k) with BJC match
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
Tuition Assistance

Living in Belleville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$183k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,120/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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