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Jefferson Health Plans
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Per Diem Physician

Hospital MedicinePer Diem

Compensation

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The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job Details Jefferson Health is an academic health system serving communities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia region.

With a focus on innovation, patient-centered care, and collaboration, our Abington campuses are committed to delivering high-quality inpatient services in a supportive and team-oriented environment.

Job Description Provide inpatient medical care, including admissions, daily rounds, and discharges Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes Respond to acute medical situations and emergencies on the floor Document care using EPIC electronic medical records Communicate effectively with patients, families, and care team members Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Methodist Associates in Healthcare, Inc. (d/b/a Jefferson Community Physicians) Primary Location Address 2301 South Broad Street,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson.

Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years.

Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive inpatient medical care, including managing admissions, daily rounds, and discharges. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and utilize EPIC for documentation to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified physician capable of responding to acute medical emergencies and communicating effectively with patients and families. Proficiency in EPIC electronic medical records is required for documenting care.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AdmissionsPatient DischargeMultidisciplinary CollaborationAcute CareEmergency ResponsePatient Communication

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$333k (21 salary observations; 150 listings), vs ~$304k nationally (397 salary observations; 3,156 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Physician at Jefferson Health Plans a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,189 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 10 employers

3
<$280k
17
$280k-310k
1
$330k
4
$340k-370k
2
$370k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
4%
CME allowance
4% this job
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$180-$190/hr
#2

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St. Joseph's Health · Paterson, New Jersey

$160-$180/hr
#3

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
#4

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$358k-$366k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Hospital Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Jefferson Health Plans

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Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans
Tuition assistance