Nocturnist Physician
Listed compensation
$285k-$375k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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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
Key Skills
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).
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