Nocturnist Critical Care Physician
Listed compensation
$480K
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Job Description
When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”
About This Role
Join Intermountain Medical Center's growing ICU team as a Critical Care Intensivist. As an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide care for complex, critically ill patients while supporting advanced critical care therapies at Intermountain Health's flagship quaternary hospital.
Intermountain Medical Center is a state-of-the-art academic medical center featuring 96 ICU beds across four specialized ICUs, with continued expansion underway.
This role provides an opportunity for a nocturnist intensivist to work in our Shock Trauma ICU and/or Cardiac ICU depending on the interest and background of the applicant.
Intermountain Medical Center is nationally recognized, including a #1 U.S. ranking for myocardial infarction survival and a Three-Star STS rating for cardiac surgery.
In This Role, You Will
- Practice at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah
- Work a night schedule of 5:00 PM–7:30 AM
- Average 9–10 shifts per month (approximately 1,680 annual hours)
- Have opportunities to participate in medical teaching
- Potentially to receive protected academic time
How We'll Support You
- Competitive annual base salary of $480,000
- $30,000 starting bonus
- Up to $20,000 relocation assistance
- Student loan repayment assistance (if applicable)
We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
What You’ll Bring
- MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
- Residency training in Internal Medicine or Anesthesia or Emergency Medicine
- Board certification or eligibility in Critical Care Medicine
- Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain one
- Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
- We are not able to accept candidates requiring Visa sponsorship at this time
Location
Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center
Work City
Murray
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$7.25 - $999.99
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.
If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.
I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.
Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you.
While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment.
Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.
All positions subject to close without notice.
Key Responsibilities
Provide expert critical care to complex patients within the Shock Trauma and Cardiac ICUs at a flagship quaternary hospital. Participate in multidisciplinary team rounds and contribute to medical teaching initiatives.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed residency training in Internal Medicine, Anesthesia, or Emergency Medicine. Board certification or eligibility in Critical Care Medicine and an active Utah medical license are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nocturnist Critical Care Physician at Intermountain Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 207 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 88% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$480k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $485k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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