Hospitalist physician vs physician

The differences between hospitalist physicians and physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a hospitalist physician and a physician. Additionally, a hospitalist physician has an average salary of $246,629, which is higher than the $238,887 average annual salary of a physician.

The top three skills for a hospitalist physician include patients, internal medicine and EMR. The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Hospitalist physician vs physician overview

	Hospitalist Physician	Physician
Yearly salary	$246,629	$238,887
Hourly rate	$118.57	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	40,597	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

What does a hospitalist physician do?

A Hospitalist Physician is responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating hospitalized patients. They supervise communication with hospitalized patients, family members, and nurses, as well as handle problems, emergencies, and changes in situations rapidly.

What does a physician do?

Physicians' general responsibility is to check, diagnose, and treat a patient's condition to improve their overall wellness. A physician could be General Practitioners or Specialist Physicians, wherein General Practitioners are physicians who provide regular checkups for patients depending on their needs and refer them to a Specialist Physicians who are more skilled in a particular field of expertise for a thorough diagnosis. Physicians monitor a patient's medical history and ensure follow-up checkups to observe if the condition of a patient is changing over time. A physician may refer a patient to other health professionals for further examination as needed.

Hospitalist physician vs physician salary

Hospitalist physicians and physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospitalist Physician	Physician
Average salary	$246,629	$238,887
Salary range	Between $167,000 And $362,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	Puyallup, WA	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	Alaska	Wisconsin
Best paying company	Yuma Regional Medical Center	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between hospitalist physician and physician education

There are a few differences between a hospitalist physician and a physician in terms of educational background:

	Hospitalist Physician	Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Hospitalist physician vs physician demographics

Here are the differences between hospitalist physicians' and physicians' demographics:

	Hospitalist Physician	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between hospitalist physician and physician duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist physician example responsibilities.

Conduct vendor assessments with variety of EMR vendors to assure adherence with CMS standards.
Maintain CRM database of referring physicians, including their demographics, referral patterns and other relevant information.
Participate in a pilot program that utilize physician assistants to assist physicians with covering unassign patients on the hospital wards.
Perform EKG, monitoring & interpretation of EKG.
Coordinate with marketing, sales and CME departments to build cohesive community physician outreach program.
Organize and schedule physician to physician meetings, lunch and learn events, and CME programs.

Physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Maintain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Treat complicated oncology cases in ICU and emergency.
Schedule new, follow-up and diagnostic testing for cardiology patients.
Attend radiation oncology clinic for new patients beginning treatment as well as follow-ups for returning patients.
Schedule tests and procedures (including radiology, cardiology, and respiratory) utilizing the hospital and clinic computer systems.

Hospitalist physician vs physician skills

Common hospitalist physician skills

Patients, 37%
Internal Medicine, 17%
EMR, 17%
Acls, 4%
Surgery, 4%
Emergency Medicine, 4%

Common physician skills

Patients, 22%
Surgery, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
EMR, 6%

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