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UnityPoint Health
Sioux City, Iowa

Hospitalist - Physician - Sioux City, IA

Hospital Medicine Top 5% in Hospital MedicineNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

  • Hospitalist- Physician– Sioux City, IA
  • UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Hospitalist Physician to join our team in Sioux City, IA.
  • UnityPoint Clinic

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care. The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions. The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

Sioux City

UnityPoint Health - Sioux City provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Sioux City and the surrounding Siouxland area. St. Luke’s offers a full range of services and programs that includes a state-of-the-art surgical center, Siouxland’s premier birth center, 24/7 cardiovascular care, and Level III emergency department. In addition, UnityPoint Health - Sioux City is also home to St. Luke’s College which provides high-quality, health system-based education to individuals looking for careers in health care.

  • General
  • Established team of physicians and Advanced Practitioners

Cohesive group of colleagues and supportive staff allowing for autonomy while building the practice according to your preferences

  • Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, who know the patients and the community
  • Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination
  • Specialists include: Ortho, Neuro, Cardiology, ID, Surgery, Nephrology, Pulmonology/Critical Care

Responsibilities

  • Excellent work/life balance with flexible scheduling
  • TeleHospitalist service utilized for overnight coverage
  • No night shifts, no call, no procedures
  • Average census of 16 patients per Physician

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa

Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice

  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)
  • J-1 waiver sponsorship available

We offer

Competitive compensation package

A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.

  • CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

  • A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.
  • Community Details

Sioux City has grown to be one of Iowa’s largest cities – and its meteoric rise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Sioux City is now one of northwest Iowa’s hubs for food production, healthcare, education, tourism and retail. Residents enjoy some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and there’s always something going on – whether it’s Saturday in the Park, one of the largest music festivals in the region, or any number of indoor and outdoor attractions such as Cone Park, the award-winning Art Center or the Sioux City Symphony. Whatever your tastes and whatever your career path, there’s something for everyone in Sioux City.

Please contact Abby Hall, Physician Recruiter, at Abigail.Hall3@unitypoint.org

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospitalist CareClinical DiagnosisMedication Administration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist - Physician - Sioux City, IA at UnityPoint Health a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 967 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 43 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 9% are remote, 60% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 10 employers

3
<$300k
10
$300k-365k
4
$365k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
13% this job
CME allowance
13% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

7.7/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Hospital Medicine

  • No call
  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Sioux City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,275/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.5
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

CME Allowance
Malpractice Insurance
Retirement Contributions
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligible
No Call
No Nights
Flexible Scheduling