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BJC HealthCare
Saint Louis, Missouri

Practice Administrator Hospitalist

Hospital MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$76k-$124k

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

Hospitalist Practice Administrator

We Are Looking For

  • Hospital Medicine Experience
  • Working with and scheduling providers
  • Scheduling in Amion or Qdenda
  • Managing locum agreements
  • Financial experience, quality metrics and staffing expense management
  • Bachelors highly preferred

Location: Christian Hospital/Alton Memorial Hospital

Schedule: Early morning/days

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.

Christian Hospital Hospitalists are medical physicians who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients. They are located on the campus located in North St. Louis, MO.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Practice Administrator leads the business and clinical operations at one or more ambulatory clinics. This role provides comprehensive on-site leadership for clinical and non-clinical operations.

Responsibilities include direct supervision of approximately 15-25 providers, management of clinical and non-clinical leaders and staff, managing patient experience, managing financial and administrative activities and developing plans to support operational and team success.

Practice Administrators collaborate with hospital departments to ensure operational goals of the practice and partner hospitals are met.

Responsibilities

Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.

Interacts and collaborates regularly with providers to give direction and oversight of effective schedules, efficient clinic work flow and patient flow. Establishes and maintains a cooperative relationship of trust and engagement with providers. Collaborates with Physician Leaders as needed.

Develops and implements business plans in alignment with larger short/long-term organizational goals. Uses BJC high reliability operating systems to monitor overall department performance toward goals, makes adjustments based on trends, and leads performance improvement efforts.

Leads and participates in daily huddles and rounding for facilitation of patient flow to ensure patient, employee and provider satisfaction. Develops and implements department standard work and procedures. Available for immediate and timely response to barriers or obstacles to daily workflows. Escalates issues as appropriate via established processes to ensure timely resolution.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education
  • High School Diploma or GED

Experience

  • 2-5 years
  • Supervisor Experience

< 2 years

Preferred Requirements

  • Education
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Business/HC Admin

Experience

  • 5-10 years
  • Supervisor 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

The role requires 5-10 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Business or Healthcare Administration is preferred. Candidates must have experience in hospital medicine, provider scheduling, and financial management.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Locum managementTeam leadershipPerformance evaluationBudgetingPatient flow managementOperational planningStaff onboarding

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 86% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in hospital medicineranked against 1,221 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$76k–$124kHospital Medicine median $90k (middle half $70k–$110k)41 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$110k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Missouri22 active1,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 86% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Hospital Medicine pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,221 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Practice Administrator Hospitalist at BJC HealthCare a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,221 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 11 employers
3
<$300k
23
$300k-335k
7
$335k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$275k-$900k
#2

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Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#3

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#4

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,221 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BJC HealthCare

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

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,292/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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