Internal Medicine / Family Medicine Hospitalist

Job description

Your future role at a glance
Location: Franklin, WI
Facility Name: Franklin Hospital
Schedule: Full-Time
Sign-on bonus: $30,000
Seniority bonus: (7+ years post-residency experience): $10,560
Relocation assistance: (if applicable): Up to $10,000
Productivity incentives: 2.5% Quality Metric bonus annually
CME Allowance: $4,000
Malpractice coverage with tail
This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.
How you’ll make an impact in this role
• Join an Established Team: Collaborate within a balanced daytime environment featuring 3 daytime rounders and 1 overnight Nocturnist, ensuring seamless transition and clear peer communication.
• Practice Setting: Dedicated inpatient rounding with a highly manageable daily workflow averaging 13–17 encounters (including starting census plus admissions).
• Clinical Environment: Experience clinical depth in an open ICU setting with the opportunity to perform minor procedures, supported by the extensive subspecialty resources of the broader network.
• Optimal Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a highly predictable and sustainable 7-on/7-off daytime schedule, requiring only 176 shifts annually to maintain full-time status.
• Board Certification: Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Licensure: Eligible for an unrestricted Wisconsin state medical license and DEA registration.
• Lead Comprehensive Care: Evaluate and treat inpatient cases with advanced diagnostic and clinical skills, acting as the primary attending or consulting physician to stabilize and heal acute panels.
• Champion Quality & Value: Partner with the medical staff to improve cost-effectiveness and patient safety, directly impacting clinical outcomes while maximizing your performance incentives.

About the Facility
Franklin Hospital is a key community anchor within the Ascension Milwaukee Hospitals network, which features seven regional facilities averaging 250–300 beds. Backed by a strong 24/7 hospitalist presence and renowned service lines across southeastern Wisconsin, Franklin Hospital blends cutting-edge technology with a supportive, modern clinical environment. As a nonprofit network, we are deeply committed to delivering compassionate, personalized healthcare to all, with a profound focus on community service.
Why Physicians Choose Milwaukee
Ideally located right on the shores of Lake Michigan just 90 miles north of Chicago, the Milwaukee metropolitan area (including the thriving suburb of Franklin) offers a spectacular blend of urban culture and convenient, family-friendly living.
• Sports & Entertainment: Home to the Bucks, Brewers, and Packers, alongside the world-class Milwaukee Art Museum and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
• Outdoor & Family Life: Enjoy sailing on Lake Michigan, exploring an extensive county park system, visiting a top-tier zoo, or hiking scenic lakefront trails.
• Festivals & Food: Experience a booming, diverse culinary scene and legendary summer events, including Summerfest—the largest music festival in the country.

Why Physicians Choose Ascension
• Clinician-Led Culture: Step into an environment where provider engagement and experience are recognized as the primary drivers of excellent clinical outcomes.
• Stability & Scale: Gain the professional advantages, innovative technology, and competitive wages of a national network featuring 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers.
• Mission-Centered Care: Join a team that answers a high calling—delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and deeply compassionate healthcare rooted in service.

What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.

Education:
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

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Benefits that help you thrive
Benefits that help you thrive
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

*Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension Wisconsin has been providing rewarding careers to healthcare professionals since 1848. Operating a network of hospitals, clinics and sites of care from Racine to Appleton, you will find opportunities that allow you to create a career path you'll love, all while delivering innovative care to the communities we serve.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics and senior living communities.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you. At Ascension, you are part of a bigger story of care.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
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