How to hire an academic hospitalist

How to hire an academic hospitalist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step academic hospitalist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an academic hospitalist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new academic hospitalist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The academic hospitalist hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   An academic hospitalist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, academic hospitalists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents academic hospitalist salaries for various positions.

   Type of Academic Hospitalist	Description	Hourly rate
   Academic Hospitalist	Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. Physicians examine patients; take medical histories; prescribe medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests... Show more	$49-152
   Pediatrician	A Pediatrician diagnoses and treats childrens injuries and diseases. They examine patients and maintain records such as medical history, reports, and examination results.	$59-140
   Hospitalist	A hospitalist, also known as a physician, is primarily responsible for diagnosing and treating patients' ailments or injuries, providing optimal care and service. They assess a patient's condition by running tests, interviews, and examinations, providing consultations, prescribing or administering medicines, coordinating with other health experts, and following up on patients' cases... Show more	$67-158

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Inpatient Care
   • Internal Medicine

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage acute and chronic illnesses including cardiac, respiratory, GI, infectious and skin issues.
   • Complete admission history and physicals, develop differential diagnosis, order appropriate laboratoryand diagnostic studies, present pertinent data to attending staff ..
   • Perform minor suturing as indicated.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the academic hospitalist job description is a good way to get more applicants. An academic hospitalist salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an academic hospitalist in Ohio may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level academic hospitalist. Additionally, an academic hospitalist with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average academic hospitalist salary

   $181,184yearly

   $87.11 hourly rate

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   Entry-level academic hospitalist salary

   $103,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average academic hospitalist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Wisconsin	$237,730	$114
   2	Minnesota	$236,446	$114
   3	Oregon	$217,047	$104
   4	California	$211,989	$102
   5	Connecticut	$208,838	$100
   6	New York	$206,544	$99
   7	Illinois	$204,051	$98
   8	Nebraska	$197,737	$95
   9	Missouri	$193,928	$93
   10	Colorado	$192,621	$93
   11	Maryland	$190,513	$92
   12	Pennsylvania	$189,255	$91
   13	Michigan	$186,387	$90
   14	Texas	$174,656	$84
   15	Ohio	$171,524	$82
   16	Indiana	$170,717	$82

   Average academic hospitalist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Mayo Clinic	$269,390	$129.51	24
   2	Mercy Corps	$246,047	$118.29	1
   3	University of Maryland, Baltimore	$233,582	$112.30	3
   4	Northwestern Medical Center	$230,596	$110.86
   5	St Agnes Home	$226,724	$109.00
   6	Franklin County Medical Center	$220,971	$106.24
   7	Atlantic Health	$219,000	$105.29	10
   8	StMarysMadison	$215,511	$103.61
   9	WellSpan Health	$215,043	$103.39	37
   10	Abington - Jefferson Health	$211,486	$101.68
   11	National Medical Association	$206,932	$99.49
   12	Westchester Medical Center	$205,182	$98.65
   13	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	$204,629	$98.38
   14	Einstein Healthcare Network	$204,487	$98.31
   15	Oregon Health & Science University	$202,726	$97.46	3
   16	American Association of Neurological Surgeons	$198,071	$95.23
   17	Legacy Health	$195,854	$94.16	31
   18	University of California	$195,721	$94.10
   19	Columbia University in the City of New York	$194,330	$93.43	1
   20	Ascension Michigan	$191,122	$91.89	26

4. Writing an academic hospitalist job description

   An academic hospitalist job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an academic hospitalist job description:

   Academic hospitalist job description example

   Block Schedule 7 on/7 off

   
   

   Medical College of Wisconsin is a private academic medical institution in partnership with Froedtert Health, a seven-hospital system in and around Milwaukee with over 1,700 providers and 40 locations. They are seeking a psychiatric hospitalist to join their growing, active department! The psychiatric hospitalist evaluates and treats patients on the 16-bed inpatient psychiatry unit located at Froedtert Menomonee Falls. The successful recruit will closely collaborate with and provide supervision to APNPs, fellows, residents, social workers and nurses to identify and meet the needs of patients admitted for severe, acute psychiatric needs. Weekend clinical responsibilities (during an “on” week) will also include providing psychiatric consultation to the medical services at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, a 285-bed community hospital. You can look forward to:

   • Work a “7 days on, 7 days off” block schedule!
   • Competitive compensation package of up to $400,000
   • Flexibility to work at other clinic locations within MCW on off-week, if desired.
   • Extensive opportunity for teaching, scholarship/research, and community engagement.
   • Join a family-friendly department with a highly collegial work environment which offers great quality of life
   • Be part of an expanding team with new clinic and academic space
   • Participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System, a public pension program with an 8% retirement match; vested after five years

   
   

   Big City in Metro Midwest!

   • 1.4 million in Milwaukee Metro area and only 1.5 hours away from Chicago !
   • Beautiful suburbs of coastal metropolitan on the shores of Lake Michigan
   • Ranked " 7th Best U.S. City for Physician Pay " by Becker's Healthcare
   • A cost of living that is 13% lower than the national average
   • Numerous beaches and over 140 parks for all to enjoy
   • A "foodie heaven," home to the world's largest music festival, and so much more
   • Live in the #1-ranked school district in Wisconsin in 2021 by niche.com!

   
   

   Reference: PSY 7928

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5. Post your job

   To find the right academic hospitalist for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with academic hospitalists they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit academic hospitalists who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your academic hospitalist job on Zippia to find and recruit academic hospitalist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting academic hospitalists requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new academic hospitalist

   Once you've decided on a perfect academic hospitalist candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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