1099 Full-Time Anesthesiologist - Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Listed compensation
$550k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Job Location: Medstream Rutherford Reg - Rutherfordton, NC
- Salary Range: $550000.00Salary/year
- Job Category: Health Care
MedStream, a division of National Partners in Healthcare, is looking for an anesthesiologist to join our team in Rutherfordton, NC! POSITION DETAILS 26 weeks per year One week on, one week off 1st call every night (light call back) Case mix: General BnB OB (300 cases per year) Regional anesthesia Orthopedic anesthesia Medical supervision 1:3 or 1:3 doc to CRNA ratio New grads welcome!
Qualifications
Must have (or be in process of obtaining) your NC state license, ACLS card, and PALS card. Board re-certification required every ten years.
Key Responsibilities
Provide anesthesiology services across general, obstetric, regional, and orthopedic cases. Participate in first-call coverage each night and medically supervise CRNAs at a 1:3 ratio.
Requirements
Applicants must have or be in the process of obtaining a North Carolina state license, and must hold ACLS and PALS cards. Board recertification is required every ten years; new graduates are welcome.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 70% have no call, 49% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$550k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $583k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $550k | Anesthesiology median $600k (middle half $550k–$700k)28 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$583k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Anesthesiology listings in North Carolina | 15 active | 784 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 70% no call · 49% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
| Anesthesiology pay trend | +5.9% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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About National Partners in Healthcare
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Living in Rutherfordton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $281k≈ 0.5× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $860/mo≈ 2% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.