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Hospital-Based Physicians

Hospitalists, intensivists, emergency medicine and anesthesia.

Units in this group

Hospitalist

Admitted medical inpatients — admissions, rounding, discharge and rapid response.

Intensivist

Critically ill patients in medical, surgical or mixed ICUs.

Emergency Medicine

Undifferentiated emergency patients across all acuities.

Anesthesiology

Surgical and procedural patients requiring anesthesia across all services.

How these units differ

They look interchangeable on a job description and are not. The single most common cause of a failed placement in this group is a req that names the unit but not the acuity, the ratio or the equipment — so a candidate arrives qualified on paper and unable to hold the assignment.

UnitTypical workload
HospitalistTypically 12–18 encounters per shift
IntensivistUnit census-based
Emergency MedicinePatients per hour based
AnesthesiologyCase-based

What to specify when you send the req

We ask for patient population, acuity, ratio, equipment and shift pattern at intake, plus the exact credential the unit requires rather than the job title. If you are not sure what to specify, describe the patients and we will work backwards to the credential.

Licensure in this division

Physicians and advanced practice providers are licensed in all 50 states. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is widely described as portability and is not — it is an expedited route to obtaining several separate state licenses, each still issued and regulated independently. The physician assistant compact has been enacted but is not yet issuing privileges. Privileging, which runs on your medical staff committee calendar, is usually the binding constraint rather than licensure.

How we work these reqs

Every candidate is spoken to before submittal, with licensure, certifications and unit-specific competency confirmed up front. Rates sit inside the ranges on our published cost breakdown.

Need hospital-based physicians coverage?

Tell us the unit, the ratio and the start date.