| It has become clear that more doctors are choosing | | | | in a row, rather than only getting a half day off in the |
| hospitalist jobs as their source of employment. The | | | | middle of the week. |
| main reason is many of these physicians have no | | | | The pay isn't too shabby either. It is one of the main |
| desire to run their own business. They don't want to | | | | differences between working in residency and |
| worry about long hours, paperwork and poor | | | | providing inpatient care in a hospitalist position. The pay |
| reimbursement. Many of these doctors are also more | | | | range is between $150,000 and $190,000, depending on |
| comfortable serving in a hospitalist position because it's | | | | who provides the hospitalist service. It's possible the |
| similar to what they did while working in residency. | | | | base pay won't change much, but there is usually a |
| Some of these doctors prefer providing inpatient care | | | | quality-related bonus plan that can become quite |
| over working in an outpatient practice. Maybe because | | | | significant. The service also provides malpractice |
| it's what they are used to and they feel more | | | | insurance. |
| comfortable. It can be ideal for a young doctor | | | | Most hospitalist jobs provide care from anywhere |
| because the schedule caters towards their family. | | | | between 10 and 18 patients in one day. They are |
| Most hospitalist jobs have a doctor work seven days | | | | helped by clinical nurses who provide assistance. |
| on and seven days off. The shifts might be 12-hour | | | | Some places have the doctors provide support to |
| segments, but the advantage of getting a significant | | | | nurses at night and then the normal physician handles |
| block of time is often what many doctors like. They | | | | the care in the morning. It all depends on the hospitalist |
| enjoy the time spent with their family for several days | | | | service and the way they provide care. |