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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Cary, North Carolina

Physician, Hospitalist (Cary)

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The WakeMed Physician is responsible for providing quality clinical care to patients cared for by their division. The Physician may be responsible for providing teaching and supervision to residents, medical students and/or APP's within their division.

The Physician is responsible for appropriate coding and corporate compliance and may be responsible for some general administrative responsibilities of the practice.

Physician reports directly to the Director of their assigned division and understands and supports the mission values, and management of WakeMed Physician Practices and WakeMed.

The WakeMed Hospitalist physician is responsible for providing quality clinical care to patients cared for by the Hospitalist division.

Work with a team of experienced and highly skilled physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners that are committed to the Wake Way as we pursue improving the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.

The physician may be responsible for providing teaching and supervision to APP's within their division. The physician may also opt into being responsible for providing teaching and supervision to medical students and residents.

The physician is responsible for appropriate coding and corporate compliance and may be responsible for some general administrative responsibilities of the practice.

The physician reports directly to the Hospitalist Medical Director and understands and supports the mission values and management of WakeMed Physician Practices and WakeMed. EMR is Epic.

Shift schedule is flexible and variable with 10-hour shifts that are typically 8 am to 6 pm though other shifts exist that may necessitate afternoon and evening hours (e. g. 2 pm to midnight, 4 pm to 2 am). We do have a dedicated nocturnist group which makes overnight shifts less likely.

ICU is closed with onsite 24/7 critical care support. Procedures are optional as we have onsite support from numerous specialists (e. g. Interventional Radiology)

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Medical Physician And Board Certification in Area of Practice Required

Education

Doctorate Medicine Required

Experience

Fellowship/Internship/Residency - Related Area Required

Key Responsibilities

The physician is responsible for providing high-quality clinical care to patients within the Hospitalist division and supervising medical staff. They must also ensure appropriate coding and corporate compliance while supporting the mission and management of WakeMed.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctorate of Medicine and be a licensed medical physician with board certification in their area of practice. Completion of a fellowship, internship, or residency in a related area is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospitalist medicinePatient supervisionMedical teachingEpic EMRCoding complianceAdministrative practice management

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Physician market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.8 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,186 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $300k (middle half $266k–$372k)432 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in North Carolina507 active22,663 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 80% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment507 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+2.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,186 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 14 employers
6
<$225k
1
$250k
18
$275k-325k
4
$325k-375k
1
$395k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
15%
Loan repayment
11%
CME allowance
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,186 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Cary

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$484k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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