Hospitalist Physician

The Opportunity

A 156-bed community hospital inside Temple Health, in Northeast Philadelphia, with a closed ICU and a full specialty panel behind you. The census sits around 20 patients a day, procedures aren't part of the job, and when a case outgrows the campus it moves to Temple University Hospital Main rather than becoming your problem to solve alone. It is a community service with academic infrastructure underneath it which is an unusual combination, and the reason people stay.

What You'll Own

• A census you can actually round on. About 20 patients a day on a non-academic service no resident hand-offs to chase, no teaching obligations layered on top.
• Medicine, not procedures. No procedures are required in this role. The closed ICU is covered by intensivists.
• RRT and codes, with Temple Health specialty backup on campus and tertiary escalation to Temple University Hospital Main.
• A block schedule that gives back whole weeks. Week on / week off, days, plus roughly 2 nights a month.

Must-Haves

• MD or DO
• Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Pennsylvania license, or eligibility in process
• Hospitalist experience preferred

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in a closed-ICU model
• Epic familiarity
• Comfort with a high-acuity referral population

What Working Here Is Actually Like

• $250,000 $260,000 base depending on experience, plus a $15,000 quality bonus.
• $10,000 sign-on, half released at signature, and a $3,000 CME allowance.
• Full W-2 benefits. Medical, dental and vision from the first of the month after hire; employer-paid life at 1x salary up to $300,000; employer-paid long-term disability at 60% of salary; 401(k). The benefit plan year runs 1 October to 30 September.
• Malpractice and tail both covered. Tail is the one people forget to ask about until they leave.
• Epic throughout Temple Health.
• Free parking, meals and a physician lounge small things that providers on site mention constantly.
• Physician-owned and physician-managed since 2012. When you escalate a problem, it reaches a physician who still works clinical shifts.
• Not a locums agency. An ongoing program position with a named, stable team.
• Licensure is faster than you expect if you're coming from out of state. Pennsylvania participates in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, so if you already hold a qualifying license elsewhere, adding this one typically runs one to three weeks rather than months.

Straight Talk

The block schedule means no PTO accrual your time off is the week you're not working, which suits some people completely and frustrates others who want to stack leave. Worth being clear-eyed about before you sign. Northeast Philadelphia also puts you closer to Bucks and Montgomery County than to Center City, which is a feature if you want space and a drawback if you want to walk to dinner.

About Inhospital Physicians (IHP): IHP is a physician-owned and physician-managed group, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and operating since 2012, running Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Intensivist and post-acute programs for acute-care hospitals, LTACHs and health systems across multiple states. IHP is not a locums agency; these are ongoing program positions with stable, named teams.