Manager Hospitalist Program
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Job Description
The Manager Hospitalist Program is responsible for the day-to-day management and operational oversight of the Hospitalist Program. This position oversees program staff, coordinates operational workflows, supports physician partners, ensures compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements, and drives initiatives related to quality, patient experience, and operational efficiency.
Relies on education, experience, professional training, and judgment to accomplish responsibilities. Works under the direction of the Director Hospitalist Program and exercises independent judgment in managing departmental operations and achieving established objectives.
Responsibilities
- Oversees daily operations of the Hospitalist Program, including staffing coordination, scheduling oversight, workflow management, and operational problem-solving.
- Conducts all aspects of hospital medicine staff employment, including interviewing, performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, recruitment support, onboarding, coaching, and staff development. Maintains time cards, reports total hours worked to payroll, maintains accurate employee files, defines and assists with continuing education for all staff, and monitors physician contracts for compliance.
- Monitors operational, quality, patient experience, and throughput metrics; develops and implements action plans to achieve established goals.
- Collaborates with physician leaders, nursing leadership, case management, and other stakeholders to improve patient flow, communication, and service delivery.
- Ensures compliance with organizational policies, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and departmental procedures.
- Participates in budgeting activities, operational improvement initiatives, reporting, payroll and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 81% have no call, 34% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $78k (middle half $65k–$92k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Louisiana | 272 active | 22,666 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 81% no call · 34% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana Physician listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment272 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Medicine hiring demand | #18 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 49 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed |
| New Hospital Medicine listings | 454 in the last 30 days | 379 the 30 days before (+20%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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