Thoracic Surgeon
About the role
OSF Healthcare is adding a third thoracic surgeon to their busy and growing team in Central Illinois. OSF HealthCare consists of 17 hospitals and medical centers, one long‑term facility and two colleges of nursing. The Cardiovascular Institute includes 3 CV surgeons, 4 cardiothoracic surgery physician assistants, and over 55 cardiologists, supported by a highly integrated clinical and interventional pulmonology program with an expanding multi‑site ION robotic bronchoscopy program. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL is a 625‑bed Level 1 Trauma Center and home to the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, serving as a regional tertiary and quaternary referral center. Its onsite Cancer Institute is becoming a destination for world‑class cancer care, offering collaboration with state‑of‑the‑art medical and radiation oncology in a multi‑specialty thoracic oncology program that includes proton therapy. The position provides an opportunity for investigator‑initiated clinical/translational research and a primary‑care referral base of 300+ providers, ensuring a busy practice from day one.
Responsibilities
- Tracheal resections
- VATS lobectomies
- Esophagectomies
- Pneumonectomies
- Multiple thoracoscopies
- Rigid bronchoscopies
- Collaborate with medical and radiation oncology in a multi‑specialty thoracic oncology program including proton therapy
- Participate in investigator‑initiated clinical/translational research
Requirements
- Education: Doctorate
- Licenses/Certifications: 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
- Must be 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
Qualifications
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served
Benefits
- Generous paid time off from Day One!
- Vac