Nocturnist Job Near Kansas City, KS
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Job Description
A four-star hospital seeks another associate to join a well-established hospitalist department. No procedures required… Responsibility involves overnight admissions and cross cover; respond to codes; ER intubates. Average 6-12 admissions overnight (includes the APP co-admissions).
Work schedule consists of 7 nights on w/7 nights off between 7pm–6am. Phone backup/call begins at 7p, in house by 8p, with APP assistance with admissions until midnight. Financial package offers a competitive salary, incentives, relocation, malpractice, benefits, retirement, vacation/CME, and sign-on bonus. Servicing over 150K residents, this area offers an array of outdoor activities, top-rated school systems & easy access to big city amenities in Kansas City.
For more details on this position and others we have available, email us at info@atlanticmedsearch.com or call (954) 344-0606.
Key Responsibilities
The nocturnist is responsible for overnight admissions, cross-covering patients, and responding to medical codes. The role involves working in-house from 8pm to 6am with APP assistance for admissions.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified physician capable of managing hospitalist duties during overnight shifts. The position requires the ability to perform intubations and manage patient admissions independently or with APP support.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 49 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 73% have no call, 33% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Kansas City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $222k
- Typical market rent
- $1,326/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.