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Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Nocturnist Physician

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$285k-$375k

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Job Description

  • Emergency Medicine NOCTURNIST Physician
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Longwood Specialty Physicians (LSP)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess (BID) - Plymouth

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth is seeking a high energy, board eligible / certified Emergency Medicine Physician to join our staff of dynamic, highly regarded ED practitioners. This is a Nocturnist Attending Physician position in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  • Job Requirements
  • Residency trained; board eligible / certified in Emergency Medicine
  • Massachusetts state licensure

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

BID - Plymouth is a 170 bed acute care community hospital located an hour south of Boston, MA and 45 minutes east of Providence, RI. Serving more than 250,000 residents in Plymouth and Barnstable counties, BID-Plymouth is the region’s leading provider of high-quality healthcare. With its multiple specialty centers, community involvement and full-service ED, BID - Plymouth offers a truly integrated health system to its patients.

  • 45-bed ED with dedicated Fast Track and separate 7 bed Behavioral Health unit
  • Primary Stroke Center; On-site acute PCI
  • Excellent sub-specialty back-up
  • Additional compensation for overnight schedule
  • 30% admission rate from the ED
  • 46,000 annual ED visits

Longwood Specialty Physicians (LSP), is a network of practitioners committed to providing community care close to home and delivering world-class medical expertise in the communities it serves.

As part of its dedication to excellence, Longwood Specialty Physicians is associated with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), renowned organizations that offer access to innovative research, advanced education, and a network of 680+ providers.

Together, they support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance between work and home for their teams. LSP compassionately serves patients in the community setting to create a healthy future for them and their families.

Pay Range

$285,000 - $375,000

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time.

Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations.

In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality emergency medical care as a Nocturnist attending physician in a 45-bed emergency department. Manage patient admissions and collaborate with sub-specialty teams to ensure integrated care within the hospital system.

Requirements

Candidates must be residency trained and board eligible or certified in Emergency Medicine. A valid Massachusetts state medical license is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careStroke careClinical practiceMedical researchCommunity health

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 48 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 79% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

In Massachusetts, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$287k (41 salary observations; 87 listings), vs ~$305k nationally (575 salary observations; 3,293 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$330k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $312k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 9 employers

4
<$300k
16
$300k
6
$330k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
8% this job
PSLF eligible
8%
Sign-on bonus
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Plymouth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$659k≈ 2.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,794/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage
CME Allowance