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Asheville, North Carolina

MISSION HOSPITAL - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Practice at the premier tertiary care center in one of the Southeast's most desirable cities! Mission Hospital, the flagship hospital in Western North Carolina, is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible hospitalist to join our dynamic and highly respected inpatient medicine team. This is an exceptional opportunity to practice high-acuity medicine at a regional referral center while enjoying the unmatched lifestyle of Asheville.

Why Mission Hospital?

Mission Hospital is consistently recognized for clinical excellence, advanced specialty support and innovative care delivery. As the region's only level I trauma center and a major teaching and referral facility, Mission offers hospitalists the chance to practice at the top of their license with strong multidisciplinary collaboration.

Position Overview

  • 7-on/7-off schedule
  • Resident and APC support available
  • Closed ICU
  • No procedures or codes
  • Collegial physician-led culture focused on quality and patient safety
  • Opportunities for teaching internal medicine and family medicine residents

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board certified or board eligible in IM or FM
  • Eligible for North Carolina medical license

If you're seeking a hospitalist role that combines clinical complexity, strong support, and exceptional quality of life, Mission Hospital offers a career you can grow with - professionally and personally.

Come elevate your practice in Asheville! Apply today.

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Gardens, waterfalls, and more!

City Description

Asheville is a city in western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. It's known for a vibrant arts scene and historic architecture, including the dome-topped Basilica of Saint Lawrence. The Downtown Art District is filled with galleries and museums to explore. Asheville has many hiking trails and Pisgah National Park to view many of the city's waterfalls and landscape.

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Mission Hospital

Facility Description

Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, is Mission Health's flagship hospital and is an 815-bed facility. Mission Hospital is the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care and the region's only Level II trauma center.

Mission Health operates six hospitals and numerous outpatient and surgery centers and is North Carolina's sixth-largest health system. In 2018, Mission Health was named one of the nation's top 15 health systems for the sixth time by IBM Watson Health.

With approximately 12,000 team members and 2,000 volunteers, Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina.

Job Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Great health benefits
  • RVU program
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Sign-on and relocation incentives
  • Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program
  • Association with a leading physician practice in the U.S.
  • Stability of a respected industry leader
  • Leadership and growth opportunities to further your career
  • Practice with confidence as a member of TeamHealth's National Patient Safety Organization

Key Responsibilities

The staff physician will provide high-acuity inpatient care as part of a dynamic hospitalist team at a regional referral center. Responsibilities include collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and participating in the teaching of internal and family medicine residents.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicine

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 49 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 29% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Physician market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.8 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,169 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $300k (middle half $270k–$375k)417 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in North Carolina497 active22,586 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 29% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment497 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine hiring demand#18 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 49 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed
New Hospital Medicine listings424 in the last 30 days425 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend−4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,169 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 11 employers
5
<$190k
0
$190k-260k
10
$260k-330k
3
$330k-400k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
25% this job
CME allowance
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Castro Valley, CA)

Sutter Health · Castro Valley, California

$180-$190/hr
#3

Hospitalist

$355,080+
#4

Physician (Hospitalist) GP-0602-14

$165k-$336k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,169 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Team Health

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Great health benefits
RVU program
Flexible scheduling
Sign-on and relocation incentives
Clinician wellness program
Leadership and growth opportunities

Living in Asheville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$451k
Typical market rent
$1,726/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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