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Buffalo, New York

HIT TEAM (NEG) PHY - EM - TRAVELING PHYSICIAN - NY

General MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280–$280 /hr

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Job Description

Build your emergency medicine career in New York as a member of our EM physician HIT travel team! Join TeamHealth as a regional traveler in Western NY, working across several of our premier locations in Buffalo and central/upstate New York.

Enjoy a wide range of practice opportunities and the ability to work at multiple area hospitals within a smaller region. You will be supported by a team of leaders who specialize in supporting our travel team physicians, and a team of schedulers who work closely with our client facilities to provide a seamless experience for our clinicians. Live locally in Western New York or NYC and enjoy easy commutes to our facilities.

If you are looking for a full-time regional travel position with an industry leader, you are just right for this opportunity! We are now accepting applications for qualified full-time candidates who are emergency medicine residency trained or family medicine, or internal medicine trained with extensive EM experience.

Competitive compensation, with an estimated base salary range of $280 to $280 hourly.

Apply today and become a part of our dynamic team!

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Job Benefits

  • Paid professional liability insurance with tail
  • Paid travel
  • Flexible scheduling and collaborative leadership TeamHealth
  • Access to leadership development programs such as LEADership Fundamentals, LEAD (Leadership Education and Development), Coach Development Academy, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the National Medical Leadership Conference (NMLC)
  • Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program

Key Responsibilities

Provide emergency medical care as a traveling physician across various premier hospital locations in Western and Upstate New York. Collaborate with leadership and scheduling teams to ensure a seamless clinical experience at client facilities.

Requirements

Candidates must be residency trained in emergency medicine, or family/internal medicine with extensive emergency medicine experience. The role requires the ability to travel and work at multiple hospital locations within the region.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical practicePatient care

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$582k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $540k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the General Medicine market look like in New York?
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Listed pay$582kGeneral Medicine median $245k (middle half $229k–$363k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$540k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
General Medicine listings in New York13 active188 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York physician listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
General Medicine hiring demand#26 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 21 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 123 postings, 220 closed
New General Medicine listings96 in the last 30 days29 the 30 days before (+231%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Team Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Knoxville, TN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid professional liability insurance with tail
Paid travel
Flexible scheduling
Collaborative leadership
Access to leadership development programs
Clinician wellness program
Referral program

Living in Buffalo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,421/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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