Thoracic Surgeon

OSF HealthCare•Peoria, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

OSF Healthcare is seeking a third thoracic surgeon to join their busy and growing team in Central Illinois. This role involves a variety of complex cases including Tracheal resections, VATS lobectomies, Esophagectomies, Pneumonectomies, and multiple thoracoscopies and rigid bronchoscopies. The practice is highly integrated with a strong clinical and interventional pulmonology program, including an expanding multi-site ION robotic bronchoscopy program. The surgeon will join a progressive practice that is expected to be busy from day one, supported by a primary care referral base of over 300 providers. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL, is a 625-bed Level 1 Trauma Center and the home of the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, serving as a regional tertiary and quaternary referral center. The onsite Cancer Institute is becoming a destination for world-class cancer care, with opportunities to collaborate with state-of-the-art medical and radiation oncology teams in a highly integrated multi-specialty thoracic oncology program that includes proton therapy. There is also an opportunity for investigator-initiated clinical/translational research.

Requirements

Doctorate degree.
Physician Licensed to practice medicine in current state.
Board certified or board eligible in the appropriate specialty(ies).
Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
Eligible as a provider for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs.
Meet all qualifications to participate in OSF's programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.
Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the State of Illinois to prescribe narcotics, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served.

Responsibilities

Perform Tracheal resections, VATS lobectomies, Esophagectomies, Pneumonectomies.
Conduct multiple thoracoscopies and rigid bronchoscopies.
Collaborate with medical and radiation oncology in a multi-specialty thoracic oncology program.
Participate in investigator-initiated clinical/translational research.