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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Raleigh, North Carolina

Physician, Pulmonology

PulmonologyFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

WakeMed Physician Practices is a multi-specialty group with over 500 physicians in a variety of specialty areas. Our organization places a high value on quality, caring and compassionate physicians and we are committed to providing state-of-the-art health care to our patients and the community we serve.

We are currently seeking a Pulmonology BC/BE physician with an interest in joining our growing group in Raleigh, NC. Our group provides comprehensive pulmonary care through multiple outpatient pulmonary clinics as well as an inpatient pulmonary consult service across the WakeMed Hospital system.

We are supported by an interventional pulmonology service, sleep service, and lung cancer screening program. We are looking for a principally outpatient Pulmonologist to join our growing team.

Experience and interest in clinical teaching is beneficial as the position may include clinical supervision of advance practice providers or internal medical residents.

The WakeMed Physician is responsible for providing quality clinical care to patients cared for by their division. The Physician may be responsible for providing teaching and supervision to residents, medical students and/or APP's within their division.

The Physician is responsible for appropriate coding and corporate compliance and may be responsible for some general administrative responsibilities of the practice.

Physician reports directly to the Director of their assigned division and understands and supports the mission values, and management of WakeMed Physician Practices and WakeMed.

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Medical Physician And Board Certification in Area of Practice Required

Education

Doctorate Medicine Required

Experience

Fellowship/Internship/Residency - Related Area Required

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive pulmonary care in both outpatient clinics and inpatient hospital settings. Additionally, they will supervise medical residents, students, and advanced practice providers while ensuring accurate coding and compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed medical physician with board certification or eligibility in pulmonology. Completion of a related fellowship, internship, or residency is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Inpatient ConsultsSleep MedicineMedical SupervisionPatient Care

Pulmonology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pulmonologist Jobs

8 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs

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$500k
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$638k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution8 jobs

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician (PRN)Per Diem

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$390k-$638k
#2

Pulmonologist (MD/DO) - Ashburn

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$300k-$500k
#3

Outpatient Pulmonologist

$403k-$471k
#4

Sleep Medicine Physician - Outpatient Practice - Saginaw, MI

$425k-$450k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 1.5
Below most Pulmonology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 109 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,577/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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