Physician - Cardiothoracic Surgeon

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$850K - $865K

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Job Description

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  • Angel.Headrick@HSHS.ORG
  • Physician - Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants - O'Fallon, IL

Nationally recognized leader in Cardiovascular care, Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants offers an opportunity for an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon to provide advanced cardiac surgical care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of highly regarded cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, structural heart specialists, and cardiothoracic surgeons.

Enjoy the opportunity to practice within a well-established, community-based cardiovascular program with a strong referral base, established surgical team, and continued growth in cardiac and Structural Heart services.

Opportunity Highlights

  • Established cardiac surgery program with a strong regional referral base.
  • Adult cardiac surgery including CABG, aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement, and other cardiac surgical procedures.
  • Strong emphasis on valve surgery, with collaboration across the multidisciplinary Structural Heart Team.
  • Close collaboration with the Structural Heart program, including TAVR evaluation and surgical support.
  • Opportunity to participate in select thoracic procedures.
  • Collaborative cardiovascular team environment working alongside cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, structural interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, advanced practice providers, and experienced cardiothoracic surgeons.

Position Highlights

  • Join an experienced and collegial cardiothoracic surgery team with the opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of the program.
  • Strong commitment to patient-centered, community-based care with a collaborative multidisciplinary approach.
  • Modern surgical facilities with experienced cardiovascular surgical support.
  • Opportunity to develop a rewarding practice while maintaining a strong focus on work-life balance.

Requirements

  • Unrestricted Illinois medical license and DEA (prior to start), BE/BC in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
  • Experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon with a strong background in adult cardiac surgery.
  • Demonstrated experience in aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement.
  • Experience with CABG and other adult cardiac surgical procedures.
  • Excellent clinical judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Interest in contributing to the continued growth of cardiac and Structural Heart services.
  • Visa status: H1B supported; J1 ineligible.

Compensation & Benefits

  • 2-year salary guarantee followed by productivity-based compensation model and ability to out earn.
  • Generous vacation schedule that aligns with incoming practice experience.
  • Comprehensive benefit package including CME funding.
  • Annual quality-based incentive.
  • Sign-on bonus.
  • Housing and Relocation Assistance.
  • Up to $150K in student loan reimbursement.

Compensation Range $850,000.00-$865,000.00

Why Prairie Cardiovascular?

  • For over 40 years, we've led the way in cardiovascular medicine—blending cutting-edge research, advanced treatments, and compassionate care.
  • National Reputation: Known for innovation and excellence in heart care.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work with 80+ cardiologists and surgeons.
  • Advanced Resources: Access to state-of-the-art technology and a strong research arm via Prairie Education and Research Cooperative.
  • Wide Reach: Serve over 40 communities across central and southern Illinois.
  • Comprehensive Care: Part of the HSHS integrated healthcare delivery system with a full complement of cardiovascular and specialty services.

CORE function: Provider

Education Qualifications

Clinical doctorate is required.

Experience Qualifications

  • Competence in delivery of healthcare services for adolescents, adults and geriatric patients is required.
  • Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
  • Licensed physician in the state of practice is required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
  • Maintain a Controlled Substance license for the state and Federal DEA, when applicable to their specialty.
  • Must have successfully completed, or in the process of completing, an accredited residency program.
  • Must be board certified or board eligible.

Job Description

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

  • HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues.
  • HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
  • HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Benefits: HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

  • Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
  • Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
  • Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period
  • Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
  • Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide advanced cardiac surgical care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists and specialists. Participate in adult cardiac procedures including CABG, valve repair, and structural heart services.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Aortic valve repairStructural heart surgeryPatient-centered careMultidisciplinary teamwork

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 78% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 9,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $432k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in O'Fallon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$275k≈ 0.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,637/mo≈ 2% 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 (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.

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

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About Hospital Sisters Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Springfield, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

2-year salary guarantee
Productivity-based compensation model
Generous vacation schedule
CME funding
Annual quality-based incentive
Sign-on bonus
Housing and Relocation Assistance
Up to $150K in student loan reimbursement