BAPTIST HEALTH WALKER HOSPITAL - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · 7 on / 7 off
7 on / 7 off: every day of your on-week (including its weekend), then a full week off.
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Job Description
Are you looking for a daytime hospitalist position with visa sponsorship and excellent compensation near Birmingham, Alabama? Check out Walker Baptist, an amazing community hospital in Jasper!
Walker Baptist is a 267-bed acute care facility staffed with over 600 professionals offering a full range of services including fast, life-saving response times for patients with chest pain or stroke systems: cardiology, orthopedics, including rehabilitation, psychiatric care, urology and detox therapy. Walker Baptist is a hospital that is passionate
about helping its community.
Welcome to Jasper, the friendliest town in the state of Alabama! Located only 40 minutes from downtown Birmingham, Jasper boasts a full service community hospital affiliated with the Orlando Healthcare System.
Position Overview
- Block schedule of 7-on/7-off with round-and-go model
- Day shifts only
- Full nocturnist coverage
- Open ICU
- Easy transfers to affiliated higher level of care
- Excellent compensation including hourly rate, RVU bonus and quality bonus
- Position offers sign-on bonus and relocation
Apply today to find out more about this exciting position!
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City Caption
Jasper, Alabama
City Description
Jasper, Alabama, is a city rich in history and outdoor adventure. Jasper features several outdoor recreational areas like the Lewis-Smith Lake and Dam, Clear Creek, and Walker County Public Fishing Lake. Whether you love to spend your off days kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, or hiking and biking, Jasper has it!
Job Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, life and long and short term disability
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- Generous compensation, sign on bonus and relocation bonus
- Free CME library
Key Responsibilities
The staff physician will work a 7-on/7-off block schedule providing daytime hospitalist services. Responsibilities include rounding on patients, managing open ICU cases, and coordinating transfers to higher levels of care.
Requirements
The position is open to new graduates and requires a medical degree and licensure to practice in Alabama. The facility explicitly supports H1B and J1 visa sponsorship for qualified candidates.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 81% have no call, 32% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · top 10% in hospital medicine | ranked against 1,173 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Hospital Medicine median $300k (middle half $268k–$375k)425 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Alabama index 88.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Hospital Medicine listings in Alabama | 13 active | 1,177 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 81% no call · 32% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Alabama Physician listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment214 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Medicine hiring demand | #18 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 49 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed |
| New Hospital Medicine listings | 452 in the last 30 days | 398 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Medicine pay trend | −4.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$250k | $50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates BAPTIST HEALTH WALKER HOSPITAL - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN at Team Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,173 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,173 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Jasper
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $232k
- Typical market rent
- $1,604/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.