Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
Jefferson Health is seeking board-certified or board-eligible Pulmonologists to join our growing multidisciplinary pulmonary care teams across various regions, including our academic flagship campuses and community-based hospitals, such as those within the Einstein Healthcare Network. We offer a diverse range of practice environments, from high-acuity academic centers with teaching opportunities to community-focused hospitals with a strong emphasis on personalized care.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate clinical excellence in pulmonary medicine, a commitment to patient-centered care, and the ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team. Opportunities exist in both outpatient and inpatient settings, with flexibility to align with your clinical interests, including critical care, advanced bronchoscopy, or subspecialty niches.
Job Description
Provide comprehensive diagnosis, management, and treatment of pulmonary conditions including asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep-related disorders
- Interpret pulmonary function tests, chest imaging, and sleep studies
- Perform and interpret bronchoscopies and other pulmonary procedures (as applicable)
- Participate in inpatient consults and/or ICU coverage (based on site-specific needs)
- Collaborate with critical care, thoracic surgery, radiology, and oncology teams
- Document care in a timely and accurate manner using electronic medical records (EMR)
- Engage in quality improvement initiatives and continuing education
- Teach and mentor residents, fellows, and medical students (at academic sites)
- Participate in departmental and hospital-wide meetings and initiatives
Work Shift
- Workday Day (United States of America)
- Worker Sub Type
- Regular
- Employee Entity
- Primary Location Address
- 132 S 10th 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.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for pulmonary conditions while performing procedures such as bronchoscopies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in inpatient consults or ICU coverage as required.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in pulmonary medicine. The role requires clinical excellence and the ability to work effectively within academic or community hospital settings.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 38 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 92% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$322k (308 salary observations; 2,861 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,608 salary observations; 63,751 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $332k (middle half $275k–$588k)173 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $322k median in Pennsylvania | $308k nationally (+5%)308 state / 10,608 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Pennsylvania | 919 active | 22,604 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 92% no call · 68% no weekends38 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 16% offer loan repayment919 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Critical Care Medicine hiring demand | #12 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings | 99 in the last 30 days | 90 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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