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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hospitalist Physician for Per diem coverage nights

Hospital MedicinePer Diem

Listed compensation

$150-$160/hr

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Job Description

Fox Chase Hospital | Pennsylvania

PPE is seeking a qualified Per Diem Hospitalist for Fox Chase to provide overnight coverage when full-time hospitalists are on vacation or otherwise unavailable. This is an excellent opportunity for a physician seeking flexible per diem shifts in a hospital setting.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide overnight hospitalist coverage for admitted patients.
  • Evaluate and manage patients requiring inpatient medical care.
  • Handle approximately 0–3 admissions per night.
  • Conduct patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and coordinate care.
  • Monitor patient conditions and respond to changes in clinical status.
  • Collaborate with nursing staff, specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Complete accurate and timely medical documentation.
  • Ensure continuity of care and appropriate handoffs to the daytime hospitalist team.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO with Internal Medicine or Family Medicine training.
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, as applicable.
  • Active Pennsylvania medical license.
  • Strong clinical judgment and excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hospital environment.

Position Highlights

  • Per diem overnight shifts.
  • Flexible coverage based on full-time physicians’ time off.
  • Low admission volume of approximately 0–3 admissions per night.
  • Ideal opportunity for physicians seeking supplemental income and schedule flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

Provide overnight hospitalist coverage, evaluating and managing admitted patients, with approximately 0–3 admissions per night. Assess patients, develop treatment plans, monitor clinical status, coordinate with healthcare professionals, document care, and hand off patients to the daytime team.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningCare CoordinationClinical MonitoringPatient HandoffsInterprofessional Collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$334k (17 salary observations; 158 listings), vs ~$305k nationally (413 salary observations; 3,295 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$322k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $330k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 10 employers

3
<$280k
17
$280k-310k
1
$330k
4
$340k-370k
2
$370k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
4%
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 5.7
Better work-life than 80% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Physicians Practice Enhancement

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Red Bank, NJ
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible per diem schedule
Low admission volume (0-3 per night)