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UR Thompson Health
Canandaigua, New York

Physician - Hospitalist Per Diem

Hospital MedicinePer Diem

Listed compensation

$170-$200/hr

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Job Description

At Thompson Health, there is a strong patient focus, friendly atmosphere, supportive leadership and the ability to positively impact the Finger Lakes community. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center and the largest group of employed physicians in the region. This position is at Thompson Hospital a Magnet-designated hospital in beautiful Canandaigua, NY!

Responsibilities

  • Provides medical care on a continuous basis for non-assigned patients admitted to the hospitalist service and provides medical consultations on inpatients at the request of other specialties.
  • Establishes and maintains good communication and working relationships with members of the hospitalist staff, nursing staff, case management and other hospital departments.
  • Collaborates with referring primary care physicians. Accepts and manages patients in the Intensive Care Unit on the hospitalist service or on consultation with Intensivist support.
  • On-site coverage hours include 24/7 with shifts ranging between 8 hours to 12 hours. Works to promote the utilization of all Thompson Health services.

Shift: 7a-7p, 7p-7a: 12 hour shifts per diem

Requirements

  • Board Certified / Board Eligible in Internal Medicine.
  • Will consider candidates BC/BE Family Practice.
  • NYS Licensure and current Registration Required
  • DEA Licensure Required Demonstrated ability to manage patients in the ICU with support provided by Intensivists.

Education

  • Graduation from an accredited Medical School Required (M.D. or D.O.)
  • Completion of Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine (or Family Practice) Required
  • Knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 Coding Preferred
  • Maintains CME per requirements for Board Certification
  • Current ACLS certification

Experience

  • 1-3 years in Hospitalist Medicine preferred
  • Experience with process management and outcome measures preferred.
  • Experience working in a complex team-focused environment preferred.

Pay Range: Per Diem Rate $170/hour for day evening shifts, $200/hour overnight

Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Intensive Care Unit ManagementMedical ConsultationPatient CareCPT CodingTeam Collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In New York, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$272k (47 salary observations; 158 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (391 salary observations; 3,120 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$385k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $357k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 78% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Hospital Medicine Jobs

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 11 employers

5
<$280k
17
$280k-310k
2
$310k-340k
4
$340k-370k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
14%
CME allowance
11% this job
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,161 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Canandaigua

Typical market rent
$1,592/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.