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Hospitalist jobs in Iowa

20 open hospitalist jobs in Iowa at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $141.92 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physicians, All Other in Iowa, opens in a new tab) for physicians, all other here.

20
Open in IA
5
Employers hiring
9
Towns
$141.92
BLS median in IA
23rd of 51 states and territories

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Where the hospitalist jobs are in Iowa

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What hospitalists earn in Iowa

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Iowa, May 2025

$141.92/hr ($295,190 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physicians, All Other in Iowa, opens in a new tab)

Median for physicians, all other, against $127.85 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physicians, All Other, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 1,440 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physicians, All Other in Iowa, opens in a new tab) employed in Iowa. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Physicians, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring hospitalists in Iowa

What the job takes

Medical school, then an internal medicine or family medicine residency.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

    Official page

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

    Official page

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

    Official page

  • Certification

    Board certification in internal medicine (with a focus in hospital medicine)

    American Board of Internal Medicine. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

    Official page

  • Certification

    Board certification in family medicine

    American Board of Family Medicine. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

    Official page

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

    Official page

Hospitalist jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do hospitalists make in Iowa?

Too few open hospitalist jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $141.92/hr ($295,190 a year) for physicians, all other in Iowa (May 2025), against $127.85 nationally, 23rd highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Where in Iowa are the most hospitalist jobs?

Cedar Rapids (4), Des Moines (3), Dubuque (3), Fort Dodge (3) and Grinnell (2). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring hospitalists in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: UnityPoint Health (14), Vohra Wound Physicians (2) and Weatherby Healthcare (2). In all, 5 employers have hospitalist jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a hospitalist in Iowa?

Medical school, then an internal medicine or family medicine residency. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in internal medicine (with a focus in hospital medicine) (American Board of Internal Medicine; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility), Board certification in family medicine (American Board of Family Medicine; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Iowa's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Iowa, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Iowa, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  6. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  7. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  8. Board certification in internal medicine (with a focus in hospital medicine): American Board of Internal Medicine
  9. Board certification in family medicine: American Board of Family Medicine
  10. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitalist jobs in Iowa. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/hospitalist/iowa

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