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Des Peres, Missouri

Hospitalist - Affluent Suburb of St. Louis, MO

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300k

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Medical Group is seeking a board-certified Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician

Teaching Hospitalist position at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, the largest community based hospital with BJC MedicalGroup. BJC MedicalGroup serves thousands of patients every day across Missouri and Illinois. We are a physician-led group and part of BJC HealthCare, one of the top health care organizations in the country. Join our team today!

Position Highlights

  • Teaching position
  • Oversee a team of two interns
  • 7 max patient census per intern
  • 12 Hour Shifts from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
  • Closed, 30 bed ICU

EMR: EPIC

Preferred Experience

  • Teaching beyond residency
  • 2-5 years hospitalist medicine experience

Compensation & Benefits

  • $300,000 Yearly Base Compensation
  • $30,000 Sign-on Bonus
  • $100,000 Student Loan Repayment
  • Tenure Bonus starting year three
  • Quality Bonus - paid yearly
  • Comprehensive benefits including malpractice coverage (with tail provided)
  • Relocation reimbursement available
  • CME Allowance
  • Health, pharmacy, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, AD&D
  • Unable to sponsor J-1 candidates

Community Description

St. Louis offers a host of attractions and activities that include the nationally recognized St. Louis Zoo, Forest Park, The Muny, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Busch Stadium, Scottrade Center, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, The City Museum, St. Louis Art Museum, Peabody Opera house, Fox Theatre, Chaifetz Arena, The Hill, Union Station, and more!

Fantastic sports culture with both the 2019 Stanley Cup winning Blues and the multi-year World Series winning Cardinals Features ample fine-dining, vegan friendly restaurants, gluten-free friendly eateries, wineries, and microbreweries.

Low cost-of-living with a healthy and balanced real estate market in a major metropolitan area. Access to great public and private schools. Family-friendly communities: safe, inviting, and great for kids. Direct access to Lambert International Airport via public transportation.

For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org

Overview

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician-led organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with top-ranked hospitals in the Midwest region.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to extraordinary care in over 145 locations and over 25 specialties in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. Our providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction, quality health care, and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center Hospitalists are medical physicians who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients. They are located on the campus located in Town & Country, MO.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.

Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.

Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.

Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.

Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Doctorate

  • Medicine

Experience

<2 years

  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications

Board Eligible or Board

Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience
  • 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctorate in Medicine and be board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Preferred qualifications include 2-5 years of hospitalist experience and prior teaching experience beyond residency.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical documentationInpatient careClinical collaborationEpic EMRICU management

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $330k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 86% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 8 employers

4
<$300k
17
$300k-350k
4
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
9% this job
Sign-on bonus
4% this job
Relocation assistance
4% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,194 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Des Peres

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$530k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,750/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About BJC HealthCare

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $30,000
Student loan repayment $100,000
Tenure bonus starting year three
Quality bonus paid yearly
Comprehensive benefits including malpractice coverage (with tail provided)
Relocation reimbursement
CME allowance
Health, pharmacy, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, AD&D