Hospitalist-Medical Director
Listed compensation
$325k-$350k
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Rome Health is seeking a Board-Certified Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to lead our established Hospitalist Program. This position offers a balanced blend of clinical practice and administrative leadership within a collaborative, patient-centered environment.
Position Highlights
- Monday–Friday schedule
- 50% clinical and 50% administrative responsibilities
- Competitive compensation of $325,000–$350,000
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
- Four weeks of paid time off
- CME days and annual allowance
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
- Opportunity to lead and develop an established hospitalist team
- Academic environment with opportunities to teach residents
- 140-bed community hospital
- Leadership Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and administrative oversight for the Hospitalist Program
- Promote high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care
- Support physician recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, and retention
- Collaborate with hospital leadership and interdisciplinary teams
- Guide quality-improvement, patient-safety, and operational initiatives
- Help shape the continued growth and direction of the program
- Community Highlights
- Affordable housing and short commutes
- Welcoming, family-friendly communities
- Four seasons of outdoor recreation and cultural activities
- Located near the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains
- Nearby colleges, universities, and highly regarded schools
- Convenient access to destinations throughout Central New York
About Rome Health
Rome Health is a nonprofit healthcare system serving Central New York through primary, specialty, emergency, surgical, maternity, rehabilitation, and long-term care services. For more than 135 years, our team has combined skilled clinicians, advanced technology, and personalized care to support the health of our community.
For Confidential Consideration, Please Send Your CV To
Ally Macisco, CPRP | Physician Recruiter|amacisco@romehealth.org
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director will provide clinical and administrative oversight for the Hospitalist Program while promoting high-quality, patient-centered care. Responsibilities include physician recruitment, mentorship, and guiding operational initiatives to support program growth.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board-Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. The role requires a physician capable of balancing clinical practice with administrative leadership in a hospital setting.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
In New York, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$305k (21 salary observations; 48 listings), vs ~$296k nationally (169 salary observations; 958 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 53% have no call, 35% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$338k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $313k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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$358k-$366kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Above average in Hospital Medicine
- No weekends
Living in Rome
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $214k
- Typical market rent
- $1,472/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.7
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Utica-Rome, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.