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Birmingham, Alabama

BAPTIST HEALTH PRINCETON HOSPITAL - ICU - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Critical Care MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Expand your impact in Birmingham, Alabama. TeamHealth is seeking a critical care physician to join the ICU team at Baptist Health Princeton Hospital. This role focuses on providing expert care for critically ill adult patients, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex cases in the intensive care setting.

Opportunity Overview

  • Work for TeamHealth, a national leader in hospital medicine
  • Baptist Health Princeton Hospital is a well-established acute care facility with 505 licensed beds serving western Jefferson County from its campus just west of downtown Birmingham
  • Supportive leadership with TeamHealth's robust resources, clinical education, and performance tools
  • Physician-led culture with opportunities for leadership and advancement
  • Excellent APC support and collaborative HM and ED team
  • EMR: EPIC

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct patient care in the ICU, including daily patient assessment, management of life-support technologies, ventilator management, hemodynamic support and critical care procedures
  • Collaborate with specialists, hospitalists, nursing, respiratory therapy and ancillary services to develop and implement individualized care plans
  • Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, clinical decision-making, and family communication
  • Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record system
  • Support quality improvement initiatives, patient safety efforts and institutional protocols within the ICU
  • Participate in scheduled coverage, including nights or weekend call as defined by the department schedule

Qualifications

  • Board-certified/board-eligible in critical care medicine, internal medicine, or family medicine
  • Alabama medical license or eligibility
  • Strong clinical and communication skills

Interested in learning more? Apply today!

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City Caption

Alabama's largest city

City Description

With a population of more than one million people, Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama situated in the center of the state near the Talladega National Forest and Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama.

Visit the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum or one of the city's notable Civil Rights landmarks and museums. Another attraction of note is the city's growing culinary scene; pair fantastic eats with a brewery tour to explore the region's many local brewing companies.

Add to all these perks an affordable coast of living and easy access to exciting destinations like Atlanta, the Gulf Coast, Chattanooga and more!

Facility Caption

Baptist Health Princeton Hospital

Facility Description

Baptist Health Princeton Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, is a full-service community hospital dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-focused healthcare.

The hospital offers a broad range of medical and surgical services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's health, imaging, and inpatient services. With modern facilities and a skilled clinical team, Baptist Princeton emphasizes coordinated care and positive patient outcomes.

As part of the Baptist Health system, the hospital benefits from shared resources, advanced clinical protocols, and a strong commitment to compassionate service for the communities it serves.

Job Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Sign-on and relocation incentives available
  • Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
  • Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
  • Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness and referral programs
  • Affiliation with one of the largest and most respected physician-led practices in the U.S.
  • Career stability with an established industry leader
  • Leadership development and growth opportunities
  • Practice with confidence as part of TeamHealth's national Patient Safety Organization

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Life-support managementMultidisciplinary collaborationElectronic medical record documentation

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 88% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

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Salary Distribution46 jobs · 12 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
5% this job
Relocation assistance
5% this job
Loan repayment
2%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Birmingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$112k
Typical market rent
$1,322/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
Sign-on and relocation incentives
Flexible scheduling
Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
Clinician wellness and referral programs
Leadership development and growth opportunities