Hospitalist Locum Tenens Physician

Position Overview

One of our Partners in South Carolina is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internal Medicine Hospitalist to provide full-time locum tenens coverage beginning this spring. This is a 7-on / 7-off model at a rural South Carolina facility with a stable census, no APP coverage, and a highly defined call structure. The group strongly prefers to onboard one physician to meet the need on an ongoing basis.

Pay Ranking: Top 15% nationally for locum tenens hospitalist provider pay (2025 market data)

Assignment Highlights

• Full-time 7-on / 7-off schedule

• Schedule cycle runs Tuesday through Monday

• Orientation will occur March 30 or March 31, depending on start date

• Alternating 24-hour call every other day/night

• Physician on call manages all ED admissions and floor calls

• Two hospitalists on service at a time

• Average hospitalist service census: 21 patients

• Individual physician workload averages 10–22 patients per day

• No APP coverage

• Open ICU (6 beds)

• Onsite call house available

• Daily multidisciplinary rounds (Monday–Friday)

• EMR: Epic

Job Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient hospitalist care for adult medical patients

• Admit patients from the Emergency Department

• Manage inpatient floor calls while on call

• Participate in alternating 24-hour call coverage

• Read and interpret EKGs

• Perform and interpret stress tests

• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds

• Coordinate care with nursing, case management, and consulting services

Skills & Experience

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Internal Medicine

• Comfortable practicing independently in a rural hospital setting

• Ability to manage a wide range of inpatient medical conditions

• ICU exposure preferred (procedures a plus but not required)

• Must be able to read EKGs and perform stress testing