Pediatric Physician in Dixon, Illinois
Compensation
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Job Description
Job Specifics
- Join an experienced team of 2 physicians and 1 advanced practice provider
- Established patient panel - with opportunity to grow
- After Hours Call Schedule is 1:10
- Great support system
- Clinic hours are Mon-Fri, 8:00am – 4:30pm
- H1B and J1 visa applications accepted.
Benefits & Perks
- OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:
- Generous paid time off from Day One!
- Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge
- Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!
- Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member
- CME time and dollars
- Signing bonus
- Concierge relocation services
- Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
- Paid occurrence based malpractice
- Student Loan repayment and financial counseling
- Career Development through our Physician Leadership Academy
- Full time, clinical base salary pay range for this position: $250,000-$270,000
Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.
The Community
- Dixon, Illinois
- Six years in a row, OSF has been recognized on the Forbeslist of Best Employers by State.
Located along the scenic Rock River in Northwestern Illinois, Dixon is a community full of history, recreational opportunities, and other amenities of Midwestern life.
It is hard to think of Dixon without associating the name of her most famous son, President Ronald Reagan, who spent his formative years in Dixon. Today, the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and other sites are popular with tourists.
Often touted as a great place to raise a family, Dixon is home to outstanding schools and parks, a great cost of living, welcoming neighbors, easy access to the Chicagoland area, and a safe small-town environment.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Physician Licensed to practice medicine in current state.
Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the State of Illinois to prescribe narcotics, if applicable.
Board certified or board eligible in the appropriate specialty(ies). Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
Must be eligible as a provider for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs.
Physician shall meet all qualifications to participate in OSF's programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served
OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Us
- Physician Recruiter: Kyle Burrows
- Email: kyle.burrows@osfhealthcare.org
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide pediatric care as part of an experienced team of two physicians and one advanced practice provider. Responsibilities include managing an established patient panel and participating in an after-hours call schedule.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Physician in Dixon, Illinois at OSF HealthCare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 730 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
In Illinois, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$255k (48 salary observations; 74 listings), vs ~$242k nationally (507 salary observations; 2,015 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 66% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- Includes call
Living in Dixon
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $195k
- Typical market rent
- $1,010/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- 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.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.