Neurosurgery (Spine) - Physician

Carle Health$500K+*
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Board Eligible/Board Certified Neurosurgeon
  • Completion of a Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship
  • Experience in high-volume spine practice
  • Strong team collaboration skills
  • Familiarity with advanced neurosurgical equipment

Responsibilities

  • Join a large, established neuroscience team
  • Manage a diverse range of cases with a high volume of spine surgeries
  • Work in a collaborative environment with a dedicated support staff
  • Participate in clinical trials and neuroscience research opportunities
  • Provide quality care as part of a comprehensive stroke center
  • Mentor and teach medical students from Carle Illinois College of Medicine
  • Ensure clinical excellence and adherence to best practices

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and life insurance
  • 403-B retirement plan with employer match
  • Relocation allowance and CME allowance
  • Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
  • Opportunities for academic involvement and teaching
Full Job Description
Overview

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Neurosurgeon to join our established Neuroscience Institute in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

Opportunity Details

  • Candidates must have completed a Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship
  • Join a large, vertically integrated health system with a service area of over 3.2 million in the Central and Southern Illinois regions
  • Call is 1:5
  • Our Neurosurgery team has 5 Daytime APPs, 3 Nocturnal APPs, outpatients APPs and excellent support staff
  • High volume spine practice
  • Strong referral base with little local competition
  • Single hospital with strong hospitalist and critical-care support
  • Dedicated Neuro-Intensivists
  • Carle Foundation Hospital is 1 of 4 hospitals in the U.S. with a Siemens 7T MRI Scanner available for clinical and research use
  • State-of-the-art equipment including Zeiss KINEVO® microscope, StealthStation™ Surgical Navigation system
  • Carle Neuroscience Institute (CNI) provides comprehensive medical and surgical services for our patients with brain and spine disorders and participates in several clinical trials for patients who come from all over the Central Illinois region
  • Our collegial team includes Neurology (adult & pediatric), Epileptology and EMU, Vascular Neurology, Neuro-interventional, Neuro-critical care, Neuro-radiology, Neuro-otology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuro-rehabilitation, Neuro-psychology, Pain management program and Sleep medicine program
  • Excellent benefits package that includes health/dental/life insurance, 403-B plan with employer match, LTD, relocation allowance, CME allowance, and paid malpractice insurance with tail insurance coverage
  • Collaborative opportunities with the University of Illinois Beckman Institute for a variety of neuroscience translational research projects as well as opportunity for faculty appointment with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation's first college of medicine focused on the intersection of engineering and medicine
  • Opportunity to teach medical students through the Carle Illinois College of Medicine


About the Carle Neuroscience Institute:
  • As a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center from DNV Healthcare, CNI provides comprehensive services including Vascular Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, and Neuro-interventional services
  • Carle Foundation Hospital is accredited as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)
  • Carle Foundation Hospital is the recipient of 2025 AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
  • The Neurosurgery team at Carle Foundation Hospital has been recognized by the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) as a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction (MTD) as of 2026

About Our Community

Champaign-Urbana has been defined as a micro-urban community, meaning we have many of the amenities of a much bigger city, with the feel of a smaller town. Almost equidistant to Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis for fun weekends away, the area offers excellent schools, a great downtown scene, the University of Illinois, Big 10 sports and an exciting college town atmosphere, including Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

About Us

Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $800,000 - $900,000. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits

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