Orthopedic Surgery Opening in Sterling, IL

## Orthopedic Surgeon — Total Joints | Sterling, IL Northwest Illinois — 2 Hours from Chicago Salary Range: $715,000–$935,000 + Production-Based Bonus ## Position Details * Full-time, permanent position * Schedule: Standard clinical and surgical schedule — call 1 in 3 * Autonomy: Busy practice with 250–450 surgical cases per year potential — Mako Robotics on site; open to subspecialty experience (20–30% maximum subspecialty potential) * Setting: Inpatient and outpatient — 99-bed independent community hospital * Call: 1 in 3 * Current staff: 2 MDs and 2 PAs ## Practice Overview Seeking a BC/BE General Orthopedic Surgeon with Total Joints emphasis to join a well-established, busy practice in northwest Illinois: * General orthopedics with emphasis on total joints * Anterior approach hip replacement experience preferred * Mako Robotics on site * 250–450 surgical cases per year potential * Open to subspecialty experience — 20–30% maximum subspecialty potential * Join 2 existing MDs and 2 PAs in a collegial, well-supported environment * Comfortable work-life balance in a community of approximately 26,000 residents ## Compensation & Benefits * Salary range: $715,000–$935,000 plus production-based bonus potential * Full benefits package — details provided upon inquiry ## Required Qualifications * MD or DO — Board Certified or Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery * Total joints focus — required * Anterior approach hip replacement experience — preferred * Illinois medical license or willingness to obtain ## About the Community – Sterling, Illinois * Charming Twin Cities community of Sterling and Rock Falls — retail center for 103,000+ residents in the surrounding area * Scenic Sauk Valley carved out by the Rock River — catalyst for abundant outdoor recreation * 114 miles from Chicago — easily accessible via Interstate 88; 55 miles from the Quad Cities and Rockford * Excellent schools including public K-12 systems, six parochial schools, and the Whiteside Area Career Center * Sauk Valley Community College in nearby Dixon — well-known nursing program and stepping stone to four-year universities * Two park districts with outstanding recreational and sports facilities for a community of its size * Two local newspapers and six radio stations — strong sense of local community and identity * Family-friendly communities where raising a family and community life go hand in hand