Hospitalist Physician (57429)
Listed compensation
$148K–$148K
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Kankakee, IL 60901Salary Range: $147,804.00 - $147,805.00 Salary Hospitalist Physicians – Independent Physicians Resource, Inc. – Atlanta, GA. Job Duties: (Multiple Positions Available) Provide medical care to adult patients in a hospital in a timely manner.
Visit patients at least once a day to determine their health status and if they need to remain at the hospital. Provide inpatient medical care to patients of private physicians. Review the patient's plan of care with the patient, family, and appropriate health care providers on a daily basis.
Collaborate with team, other healthcare professionals, and ancillary personnel to resolve issues or concerns.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements: Must have an M.D. or foreign equivalent degree. Must be Board Certified or Board eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine. Subject to periodic transfers to various unanticipated locations within the U.S. Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.
How to Apply
Send resumes to Alyson Roberson, HR Manager, Independent Physicians Resource, Inc., 5665 New Northside Dr., Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328, or email to aroberson@apollomd.com. Please reference job title + IAJ26 in cover letter and/or email subject line.
Key Responsibilities
Provide timely inpatient medical care to adult patients and determine their ongoing health status. Collaborate with healthcare teams and families to review and manage patient care plans.
Requirements
Must hold an M.D. or foreign equivalent degree. Candidates must be Board Certified or Board eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $148k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Kankakee
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $183k≈ 1.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,266/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.4
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Kankakee, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.