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)
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
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
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