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Explore Locums Hospitalist Opportunities with AMN Healthcare

Are you a Hospitalist Physician professional seeking locums job opportunities? Look no further! AMN Healthcare is your trusted partner in finding temporary positions that align with your career goals. With a total of 31 locum tenens Hospitalist jobs currently available, your next exciting opportunity awaits.

Competitive Compensation for Temporary Hospitalist Jobs Awaits You

When it comes to compensation, AMN Healthcare ensures that our locum tenens opportunities are both rewarding and competitive. The pay rates for our current temporary Hospitalist jobs range from $339k per year to $387k yearly. In the last year, average pay rate based on Hospitalist jobs was $347k per year. As of Oct 01, 2026, the average annual salary for available locum tenens Hospitalist jobs stands at $362k per year.

Stay Informed About Salary Trends for Locums Hospitalist Jobs

Understanding the salary landscape is crucial when evaluating your career options. Based on historical data from the last year of posted locums Hospitalist jobs, the average annual salary remains steady at $347k per year. Additionally, the highest paying job for a temporary Hospitalist position in the past year reached $560k annually, illustrating the potential for substantial earnings in the Hospitalist field.

Flexible Start Dates to Suit Your Schedule

AMN Healthcare recognizes the importance of flexibility in your career. As of Oct 01, 2026, we offer locum tenens Hospitalist jobs with various starting dates, including Oct 14, 2026 (30 jobs) and Nov 1, 2026 (1 job). This flexibility allows you to plan your assignments according to your preferences, making your transition into a new role seamless.

Diverse Facilities Hiring Hospitalist Professionals

Temporary jobs for Hospitalist Physicians span across various healthcare facilities, including Short Term Acute Care Hospital (102 jobs), Hospital (12 jobs), Critical Access Hospital (4 jobs), Indian Health Service (3 jobs), and Clinic (3 jobs) facilities. This diversity not only broadens your options for gaining new experience but also provides valuable networking opportunities.

Benefits of a Locums Hospitalist Job

Opting for a temporary position offers unique benefits, including:

  • Variety and Adventure: Locums roles allow you to work in different settings and healthcare institutions, offering a diverse and enriching experience.
  • Flexibility: You have control over your schedule, enabling you to achieve a desirable work-life balance.
  • High Earning Potential: Locums positions often come with competitive pay rates, offering you the opportunity to earn a significant income while maintaining flexibility.
  • Skill Enhancement: Exposure to various healthcare environments enhances your clinical skills and adaptability.

Ready to embark on your next locums adventure? Explore our exclusive locum tenens Hospitalist jobs on AMNHealthcare.com and take the first step towards a dynamic and rewarding career in healthcare. Your dream job is just a click away!

Search Top Paying Locum Tenens Hospitalist Jobs in the U.S.

AMN Healthcare currently has 31 locum tenens Hospitalist positions available in the United States. Search the most recent jobs below, or click the button below to view all jobs.

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Highest Paying Jobs in California

AMN Healthcare currently has Hospitalist positions available in California.
locum tenens
Nocturnist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$184 to $200
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Nocturnist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details and requirements for this opportunity:
  • Schedule: 7:00p-7:00a
  • Total Census Per Provider Per Shift: 22
  • Procedures Required: Arterial Line Insertion, Central Line, Intubation, Vent Management
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Cerner
  • Support: Advanced Practice Provider 8a-6p. Emergency Room Physician as Backup.
  • Certifications and License Required: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Active California State License, Board Certified or Board Eligible
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 90 Days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locums tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & support for this opportunity:
  • Schedule: Various 12 hour shifts available
  • Total census per provider per shift: 53 per 24 hours
  • Procedures required: Standard
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): EPIC
  • Support: Hospitalist will be responsible for Advanced Practitioner supervision
  • Certifications and licenses required: Active California state medical license, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Board Certified or truly Board Eligible, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locums tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & support for this opportunity:
  • Schedule: Various shifts available. 7a-7p, 1p-1a, 3p-3a, 7p-7a
  • Total census per provider per shift: 284 (243 7AM census and 40 admits per day)
  • Procedures required: Standard
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): EPIC
  • Support: Hospitalist will be responsible for Advanced Practitioner supervision
  • Certifications and licenses required: Active California state medical license, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Board Certified or truly Board Eligible, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locums tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & support for this opportunity:
  • Schedule: Various shifts available. 7a-7p, 7p-7a
  • Total census per provider per shift: 28
  • Procedures required: Standard
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): EPIC
  • Support: Hospitalists will be responsible for Advanced Practitioner supervision.
  • Certifications and licenses required: Active California state medical license, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Board Certified or truly Board Eligible, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days
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Highest Paying Jobs in New Mexico

AMN Healthcare currently has Hospitalist positions available in New Mexico.
locum tenens
Nocturnist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$184 to $200
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Nocturnist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need.     Details and requirements for this opportunity: 
  • Schedule: 7 on 7 off, Sunday through Saturday 7:30pm – 7:30am
  • Total census per provider per shift: 12-15
  • Procedures required: Lumbar punctures, paracentesis, thoracentesis, joint aspirations, and central line placements
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS)
  • Support: The hospital consists of 75 physicians and 24 mid-level providers.
  • Certifications and license required: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • Credentialing timeframe: 45-60 days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need.   Details and requirements for this opportunity: 
  • Schedule: Saturday – Sunday 7:30a-8:00p (1/2 lunch)
  • Total census per provider per shift: 3 – 4
  • Procedures required: General hospitalist procedures
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): RPMS
  • Support: Registered nurses, medical assistants and mid-level support
  • Certifications and license required: Board Certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine, Basic life support (BLS), any unrestricted state license
  • Credentialing timeframe: 45-60 days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need.     Details and requirements for this opportunity: 
  • Schedule: 7 on 7 off, Sunday through Saturday 7:30am – 7:30pm (12 hour shifts)
  • Total census per provider per shift: 12-15
  • Procedures required: Lumbar punctures, paracentesis, thoracentesis, joint aspirations, and central line placements
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS)
  • Support: The hospital consists of 75 physicians and 24 mid-level providers.
  • Certifications and license required: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are required
  • Credentialing timeframe: 60 days
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Highest Paying Jobs in Washington

AMN Healthcare currently has Hospitalist positions available in Washington.
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & requirements for this opportunity:
  • September 2024 – Ongoing, Varied shifts, 7 on 7 off 
  • Inpatient Setting 
  • Duties: Inpatient Medicine including day rounding, admitter and nocturnist
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 30 to 60 days
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & requirements for this opportunity:
  • As Soon As Possible – Ongoing, 12-hour shifts 
  • Setting: Hospital Setting 
  • Required Procedures: Standard Cases, Admissions, and inpatient rounding
  • Typically 13 -14 patients per day, but can go up to 16 patients per day
  • Credentialing Timeframe: 60 days 
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details & requirements for this opportunity: Schedule: Day shifts (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), swing shifts (2:00 p.m. to midnight), and night shifts (7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.). Preferred blocks of 7 days every other week, with possible 14-day blocks. Commitment of 6–12 months. Practice Setting: Inpatient. Types of Cases: Hospitalist medicine, admissions, rounding, cross coverage, adult inpatient care, and code response for assigned patients. Credentialing Timeframe: Approximately 90 days. Electronic Medical Record: Epic. Certifications Required: Basic Life Support, Drug Enforcement Administration registration.
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Highest Paying Jobs in New Hampshire

AMN Healthcare currently has Hospitalist positions available in New Hampshire.
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$184 to $200
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Nocturnist Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details and requirements for this opportunity: ·      Schedule: On-site nocturnist coverage, nights and weekends; 12-hour shifts. ·      Total census per provider per shift: Typically 15-22 patients per shift ·      Procedures required: None. ICU rounding required with intensivist support available. Vent management and procedures are supported by intensivists and other specialty teams. ·      Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Meditech ·      Support: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, case managers, respiratory therapy, on-site intensivist, Emergency Department physicians, surgeons, and intensivists available for procedural support. Number of physicians/advanced practice providers not specified. ·      Certifications and license required: Board Certification required; active state license required. ·      Credentialing timeframe: Pending information
locum tenens
Hospitalist Physician
  • October 14, 2026
$179 to $194
Hourly Pay*
This facility is seeking a Hospitalist Medicine Physician for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need. Details and requirements for this opportunity: · Schedule: To be determined. Must be available to work days/nights/weekends. · Total census per provider per shift: To be determined · Procedures required: To be determined · Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Sunrise Allscripts · Support: To be determined · Certifications and license required: Board certification, active New Hampshire license, Drug Enforcement Administration license · Credentialing timeframe: 60 days
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Nationwide Statistics on Hospitalist Locums Travel Jobs

At AMN Healthcare, we try to provide you with the data you need to make a decision about working a Hospitalist locum tenens job. We’ve compiled nationwide information about salary ranges and trends over the last 3 months, along with other important stats about types of healthcare facilities in the US offering work so you have the latest at your fingertips.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Locum Tenens Hospitalist Jobs

How many locums Hospitalist jobs are currently available?

As of 10/1/26, AMN Healthcare currently has 31 exclusive travel Hospitalist job opportunities waiting for you.

What is the salary range for locum tenens Hospitalist jobs?

The pay rates for the available locums Hospitalist Physician jobs range from $203k to $560k per year, providing competitive compensation options.

What is the average annual salary for Hospitalist locums positions?

As of 10/1/26, the average annual salary based on 487 locum tenens Hospitalist jobs is $347k yearly, ensuring you are fairly rewarded for your expertise.

Can you tell me about historical salary trends for travel Hospitalist positions?

Based on historical data from the last year, the average annual salary for locum tenens Hospitalist jobs, was $347k per year. The highest-paying position in the past year reached $560k annually, showcasing the potential for substantial earnings.

Are there flexible start dates available for these Hospitalist jobs?

Yes, as of 10/1/26, AMN Healthcare offers locum tenens Hospitalist Physician jobs with various starting dates to accommodate your schedule. Some options include a start date of 10/14/26 (30 jobs) and 11/01/26 (1 job).

What types of healthcare facilities offer locum tenens Hospitalist jobs?

Our locum tenens Hospitalist Physician opportunities span across diverse healthcare settings, including Short Term Acute Care Hospital (102 jobs), Hospital (12 jobs), Critical Access Hospital (4 jobs), Indian Health Service (3 jobs), and Clinic (3 jobs).

What locums Hospitalist jobs are available at Short Term Acute Care Hospital facilities?

AMN Healthcare has 5 Hospitalist jobs at Short Term Acute Care Hospital facilities with pay ranging from $348k to $387k per year as of 10/1/26.

Are there locums Hospitalist jobs available at Indian Health Service facilities?

AMN Healthcare has 1 locums Hospitalist Physician jobs at Indian Health Service facilities with pay ranging from $348k to $377k per year as of 10/1/26.

* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.