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Ascension
Manhattan, Kansas

Physician - Pulmonary Medicine General

PulmonologyIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 51m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Ascension as a Pulmonary Medicine Physician – wRVU Incentives in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage
  • HSA/FSA Options
  • Employer-Matched 403(b)
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
  • Ascension-Paid Tuition (Vocare)
  • Reimbursement
  • Ongoing Professional Development
  • Online Learning
  • Employee Assistance Program

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Ascension as a Pulmonary Medicine Physician – wRVU Incentives.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will evaluate and treat patients in a mixed inpatient/outpatient setting, including sleep lab and intensivist consults. They are responsible for coordinating discharge planning, maintaining accurate medical documentation, and participating in academic programs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and be credentialed by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts. Board certification or eligibility in Pulmonology is required for this position.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Sleep medicineDiagnostic skillsTreatment planningPatient consultationInpatient careOutpatient careMeditechAthena

Pulmonology — Physician Career Context

In Kansas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$266k (66 salary observations; 294 listings), vs ~$293k nationally (19,987 salary observations; 49,921 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $264k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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About Ascension

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St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage
HSA/FSA Options
Employer-Matched 403(b)
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
Ascension-Paid Tuition (Vocare)
Reimbursement
Ongoing Professional Development