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Durham, North Carolina

HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Job Summary

The Duke Cancer Institute is actively recruiting for a Hospitalist Physician to integrate into our Oncology Inpatient Services. Hospitalist Physicians in Oncology are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for adult oncology patients admitted at Duke University Hospital, and teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Oncology Hospitalist physicians will supervise teams of house staff and/or advanced practice providers (APPs) engaged in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of his/her overall professional responsibility. During times of high census, the Oncology Hospitalist may need to engage in direct patient care activities. Patient care activities will include, but are not be limited to:

Assessment, evaluation, pain and symptom management, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic recommendations, and medical decision making.

Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor- friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment.

Extensive and on-going communications with primary oncology teams who routinely manage the cancer care of patients in the outpatient setting.

Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the interdisciplinary team.

Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements.

Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Oncology initiatives.

  • Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
  • Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

  • Graduate of an accredited MD or DO medical school
  • Completion of Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Hematology/Oncology Fellowship preferred, but not required

Certification

Board Eligible IM pending or recent graduates may apply, but otherwise American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification is required.

  • Board Certified in Hematology and/or Oncology is preferred, but not required.
  • License
  • License to practice medicine issued by the NCMB
  • Federal and State DEA License

Experience

  • Welcome all New Grad applicants; Hospitalist and/or Hematology/Oncology experience optional
  • Job Hours
  • 16 shifts per month, approximately 7am – 7 pm

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.

To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Key Responsibilities

The Oncology Hospitalist will provide direct clinical care for adult oncology patients, including assessment, pain management, and care planning. They will also supervise house staff and advanced practice providers while teaching medical trainees and students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed an Internal Medicine residency program. ABIM certification is required, and a valid North Carolina medical license and DEA license are necessary.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentationTeam supervisionInterdisciplinary collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 11 employers

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<$280k
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$280k-310k
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4
$340k-370k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
14%
CME allowance
11%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,161 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Durham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$363k
Typical market rent
$1,659/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.6
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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