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Detroit, Michigan

Physician - Hospitalist-Nocturnist

Hospital MedicineNo callFull-Time

Pay not listed · no call · Detroit, Michigan.

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Job Description

About Us

Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.

With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.

Job Summary

The Physician provides quality patient care in a clinical setting. The Physician also assists management in developing policies and procedures relating to patient needs.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide quality treatment to all patients in a professional manner
  • Participate in the teaching/training program(s)
  • Communicate with administrators, and Physicians to facilitate practice operations
  • Participate in team effort to guarantee efficient services to patients

Conforms to the ethical code of conduct of his/her professional organization, to the Wayne Health Corporate Compliance Program and all standards of the Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and to clinic policies and procedures

Maintains a current professional license, professional liability insurance at limits required by Wayne Health Credentialing as applicable

Attend meetings and training as requested including participation in mandatory annual Wayne Health training in such areas as: recipient rights, confidentiality, corporate compliance, prevention of violence and management of unsafe behaviors, and cultural competence

  • Participates in professional development activities and keeps current with healthcare trends and practices
  • Obeys confidentiality as required by all federal, state, regulatory and Wayne Health policies
  • Perform related duties as assigned

Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training

Licensed M.D. or D.O. Board eligible

Skills and Abilities

High level of interpersonal skills, written and verbal, necessary to effectively communicate, establish, and maintain productive working relationships with people inside and outside the Department and/or Practice

Excellent analytical ability necessary to independently identify and resolve extremely complex and unusual problems or discrepancies

  • Clinical knowledge to meet the medical requirements relating to various procedures
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, personnel and/or financial data
  • Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and manage time
  • Patient management skills necessary to provide quality care

Safety Requirements

Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures

Working Conditions/Schedule

Perform a minimum of 26 weeks of inpatient rounding/consult service, 7 nights on and 7 nights off, 12-hour shifts per night.

Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer

Key Responsibilities

The Physician provides quality patient care in a clinical setting and assists management in developing policies and procedures. They also participate in teaching programs and collaborate with administrators to facilitate practice operations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a licensed M.D. or D.O. degree and be board eligible. Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills are required to manage complex patient needs and maintain professional standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Problem solvingTime managementCommunicationMedical procedures

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Hospitalist-Nocturnist at the employer a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,183 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 12 employers

5
<$280k
17
$280k-310k
1
$338k
5
$340k-370k
1
$374k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
12%
CME allowance
8%
Relocation assistance
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$160-$180/hr
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$358k-$366k
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,183 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Detroit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$80k
Typical market rent
$1,341/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Hospitals and Health Care
Detroit, MI
51-200 employees