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Pocatello, Idaho

Hospitalist Dayshift Physician Assistant Position in beautiful Pocatello, Idaho

Hospital MedicineNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Join a collaborative team of 10 Physicians and 5 Advanced Practice Providers
  • Prefer 1 year PA or NP hospitalist experience
  • 7 on/7 off
  • 12-hour swing shift
  • Admit new patients
  • Round on inpatients
  • Take floor calls

About Hospital

Based in Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf Medical Center is a nationally recognized, comprehensive healthcare leader.

With 205 beds, PMC serves as the region’s Level II Trauma and tertiary care center and is home to the Portneuf Heart and Vascular Institute, Portneuf Cancer Center, Portneuf Medical Group and Portneuf Air Rescue.

PMC has a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit, an adult Intensive Care Unit, nationally recognized orthopedic services, a full suite of cardiac care, center of excellence recognized surgeons, imaging, primary and specialty care.

We pursue excellence every day in our hospital and clinics as well as educate the next generation of physicians and health professionals. For more information, please visit our website at Portneuf.org.

The governance of Portneuf Medical Center is split 50/50 between Portneuf Health Trust and the parent company Ardent Health Services As a major employer in Pocatello, we have 1,600 well-qualified employees and we continue to grow.

About the Community

  • Located in southeast Idaho
  • Within 3 hours of The Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, Sun Valley, Jackson, Wyoming and 2 hours of Salt Lake City Metropolitan area
  • Home to Idaho State University
  • Diversity of choice between public, private, and charter school education
  • Premier offerings for fly-fishing, skiing, hiking, biking and golfing

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will admit new patients, perform inpatient rounds, and manage floor calls as part of a collaborative hospitalist team. The role operates on a 7-on/7-off 12-hour swing shift schedule.

Requirements

The position requires a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with at least one year of hospitalist experience. Candidates must be prepared to work in a collaborative, fast-paced hospital environment.

Key Skills

Patient AdmissionInpatient RoundingClinical CollaborationTrauma CareCritical Care

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

In Idaho, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$354k (17 salary observations; 199 listings), vs ~$295k nationally (14,206 salary observations; 58,547 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physician market look like in Idaho?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in hospital medicineranked against 1,218 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Idaho vs national$354k median in Idaho$295k nationally (+20%)17 state / 14,206 national salary observations
Cost of livingIdaho index 95.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Idaho100 active22,617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,218 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist Dayshift Physician Assistant Position in beautiful Pocatello, Idaho at Portneuf Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,218 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 16 employers
5
<$230k
1
$250k
18
$285k-340k
4
$340k-395k
4
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
18%
CME allowance
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

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Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#3

CDI Physician Advisor, Greater East Bay

$278k-$445k
#4

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Castro Valley, CA)

$180-$190/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,218 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Pocatello

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$316k
Typical market rent
$1,049/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pocatello, ID metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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