Hospitalist | Day Shift | APP Support | Waterfront Michigan | Port Huron, MI
Job at a glance
Job description
The Opportunity
A day hospitalist line at a 139-bed Prime Healthcare hospital in Michigan's Blue Water Area, working with APP support and an open ICU running around four patients with 24/7 tele-intensivist coverage behind it. Call is 1-in-3 and built into the salary rather than bolted on. Port Huron itself is waterfront — boating, beaches, and a cost of living that makes a hospitalist salary go considerably further than it does downstate.
What You'll Own
- A day census shared with APP support rather than carried alone.
- An open ICU of roughly four patients, with 24/7 tele-intensivist coverage for the decisions you want a second opinion on.
- 1-in-3 call, included in the salary rather than an unpriced add-on.
- A day-shift line — this is not a nocturnist role.
Must-Haves
- MD or DO
- Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Michigan license, or eligibility in process
Nice to Have
- Prior open-ICU or tele-intensivist collaboration
- APP collaboration experience
- Epic familiarity
What Working Here Is Actually Like
- $260,000 salary with a $30,000 bonus.
- Full W-2 benefits. Medical, dental and vision from the first of the month after hire; employer-paid life at 1x salary up to $300,000; employer-paid long-term disability at 60% of salary; 401(k). The benefit plan year runs 1 October to 30 September.
- Malpractice and tail both covered. Tail is the one people forget to ask about until they leave.
- Epic.
- 24/7 tele-intensivist support on a small open ICU.
- Physician-owned and physician-managed since 2012. When you escalate a problem, it reaches a physician who still works clinical shifts.
- Not a locums agency. An ongoing program position with a named, stable team.
- Waterfront living on Lake Huron and the St. Clair River, with Metro Detroit an easy drive.
- Licensure is faster than you expect if you're coming from out of state. Michigan participates in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, so if you already hold a qualifying license elsewhere, adding this one typically runs one to three weeks rather than months.
Straight Talk
Call is 1-in-3 and it is inside the salary — that's a real obligation, and worth weighing against a base that looks straightforward. An open ICU also means you co-manage critically ill patients rather than handing them off, with tele-intensivist support rather than someone at the bedside.
About Inhospital Physicians (IHP): IHP is a physician-owned and physician-managed group, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and operating since 2012, running Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Intensivist and post-acute programs for acute-care hospitals, LTACHs and health systems across multiple states. IHP is not a locums agency; these are ongoing program positions with stable, named teams.
Job Responsibilities
Provide inpatient medical management for 18–20 patients per day
Conduct daily rounds and coordinate care with nursing staff, specialists, and case management
Admit, evaluate, and manage adult medical patients
Respond to Rapid Response and Code Blue events with ICU/Anesthesia team assistance
Communicate with patients and families regarding care plans and progress
Collaborate with APPs and consultants to ensure timely, quality care
Utilize EPIC EMR for documentation and orders
Participate in team meetings, quality initiatives, and performance improvement efforts
Work two night shifts per month as part of the schedule
Qualifications
MD or DO degree with completion of an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency
Eligible for an active Pennsylvania medical license
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Excellent clinical judgment and communication skills
Comfortable managing general inpatient cases in a non-academic setting
Team-oriented with a collaborative approach to patient care
Working Hours
Skills
Strong clinical decision-making and diagnostic reasoning
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven team collaboration in fast-paced inpatient settings
Skilled at managing time-sensitive priorities and multitasking
Comfortable working independently in a non-teaching environment
Proficient in EPIC EMR or similar electronic medical systems
Committed to evidence-based medicine and quality patient outcomes
Compassionate bedside manner with a focus on patient experience