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Effingham, Illinois

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Up to $100K Sign On Bonus!

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

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Up to $100K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Up to $100K Sign On Bonus – Effingham, IL – Seeking Hospital Medicine Physicians

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100%25 physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners.

As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities.

Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians.

At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.”

Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

  • Up to $100K sign on bonus for qualified candidates.
  • Seeking Board Eligible/Certified Hospitalist physicians.
  • Current IL state license is a plus.
  • Visa Candidates are encouraged to apply.

The Practice

  • HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital – Effingham, Illinois
  • Total Census: 5-115.
  • 15 -18 encounters per day.
  • Open ICU, with intensivist backup also provided by Vituity.
  • ER covers codes.
  • No procedures.
  • One physician in-house during the night.

Providers will support additional HSHS sites including St. Joseph in Breese, St. Elizabeth’s in O’Fallon, St. Joseph in Highland and Holy Family in Greenville.

The Community

20 minutes outside of St. Louis.

Home to many nationally recognized festivals and cultural events; Belleville’s Annual Chili Cook-Off, Art on the Square, and more!

Recipient of the 2011 All-American City Award for achievement in collaborative community accomplishment.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

  • Superior Health Plan Options
  • Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
  • Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
  • Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
  • Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
  • EAP and travel assistance included
  • Student loan refinancing discounts
  • Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

Key Responsibilities

Physicians will provide hospital medicine services at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois, managing 15-18 patient encounters daily, with support from intensivist backup and ER code coverage. Providers will also support additional HSHS sites in Breese, O'Fallon, Highland, and Greenville.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified Hospitalist physicians, and possessing a current Illinois state license is considered a plus. Visa candidates are encouraged to apply for this position.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

ER CoveragePatient CareClinical Support

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Illinois, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$365k (52 salary observations; 106 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (556 salary observations; 3,232 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; 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)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 49 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 11 employers

4
<$300k
17
$300k-350k
6
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
12% this job
Loan repayment
8% this job
CME allowance
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$275k-$900k
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Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#3

CDI Physician Advisor, Greater East Bay

$278k-$445k
#4

Hospitalist

$118k-$400k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 2.1
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,196 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Effingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$234k
Median resident rent
$725/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k with Match
Profit Distribution
Visa Sponsorship