Pediatric Surgery - Physician

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Carle Health is seeking an additional board-eligible or board-certified Pediatric Surgeon to join its expanding Pediatric Surgery Department at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. This is a 0.8 FTE opportunity within an established, full-spectrum program staffed by two additional board-certified Pediatric Surgeons, a dedicated Pediatric Surgery nurse practitioner, and full Pediatric Anesthesiology coverage. The program has a large built-in referral base, with a growing primary care and pediatric subspecialty physician base. The position includes block surgical time and clinic space adjacent to the hospital, as well as comprehensive support services across the continuum of surgical care, including a da Vinci XI system for robotic cases. The case mix is broad and excludes transplants, burns, oncology, trauma, and pediatric hearts. On-site inpatient specialty support includes Neonatologists, Pediatric Intensivists, and a Pediatric Hospitalist service. Outpatient pediatric specialties include Maternal Fetal Medicine, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Cardiology, Radiology, Psychology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Sleep, Genetics, and Endocrinology. The role offers opportunities to teach General Surgery residents in Carle Foundation Hospital’s ACGME-accredited residency program, as well as teaching and research opportunities at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. The position is based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, a community described as centrally located near Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, with a major research university, transportation options, schools, affordable housing, and dining, arts, sports, and entertainment. The compensation range is $560,000–$564,000, with actual compensation dependent on factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package; details are available through its benefits website.

Requirements

Must be board-eligible or board-certified in Pediatric Surgery.

Responsibilities

Provide pediatric surgical care in an established, full-spectrum program.
Participate in a broad variety of surgical cases; the program excludes transplants, burns, oncology, trauma, and pediatric hearts.
Teach General Surgery residents at Carle Foundation Hospital’s ACGME-accredited residency program, if participating in the available teaching opportunity.
Participate in teaching and research opportunities at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, if participating.