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Calvary Hospital
Bronx, New York

Associate Physician (Per Diem)

Palliative CareIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$109/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Job Description

Description

For over 125 years, Calvary Hospital and Calvary @Home located in the Bronx, New York has been dedicated to the palliative care of advanced cancer and other terminally ill patients and their families.

Through a caring, compassionate, philosophy of non-abandonment, the hospice provides a full spectrum of palliative services, including emotional, spiritual, and physical care.

The hospice receives patients from referring institutions throughout New York City and the entire tristate area. When you come to Calvary Hospital, you're not just getting a job, you're joining a family.

Requirements: To assume temporary duties of patient care during assigned periods of time at the discretion of the Calvary Hospital Medical Director.


Location:
Bronx Campus

Status: Per Diem

Shifts: Evenings, Monday - Friday (4pm - 8am) and 24 hours on Weekends/Holidays

Salary: $109.00/hourly

Qualifications:

  • Medical degree from an approved institution.
  • New York State License.
  • Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Board of Family Practice, or have demonstrated substantially equivalent training and expertise.
  • Competent to care for patients in the advanced stage of disease.
  • Exhibits an ability and attitude relative to the spirit of care and tradition of Calvary Hospital as required by specific job duties and functions.

COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged for all new hires prior to beginning employment at Calvary Hospital.

Palliative Care — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$227k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $210k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Palliative Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 95 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
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.

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