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Benefis Health System
Great Falls, Montana

Physician – Nocturnist – double coverage + admitter support – stable hospital – Montana

Hospital Medicine Above average in Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are
committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit.
At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their
careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art
facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System has a great opportunity for an Internal Medicine physician
to practice Hospital Medicine at our large community academic tertiary trauma
referral center located in Great Falls, Montana.  We offer a wide variety of
patients and pathology, collaborative teams, great specialty support,
competitive compensation and benefits and flexible scheduling that accommodates
an adventurous Montana lifestyle! 

Position Details

* Nocturnist shift (7p-7a), 7on/7off with dedicated advanced practice provider
support (7p-7a) and 2 physician admitters (7a-5p and 11a-9p)  
* Epic EMR providing easy access to colleges and specialists
– dragon dictation  

* Dedicated swing/nocturnist office space next to emergency department with
easy access to all areas of the system   

* Average # of admissions 8-10 per night - not required to attend RRTs
or code blues but may be needed at NP request 

* Great access to specialists with over 440 providers on our medical
staff representing 40 specialties, including: Neurosurgery, CVT Surgery,
Interventional Radiology, Interventional and General Cardiology, General
Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Nephrology, Orthopedics, Inpatient
Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, and more!  

* No procedures required and no ICU coverage as intensivists are in house
24/7 for consultation  

* Oversight of Internal Medicine residents required   
* Cover only 1 hospital with 349 acute care beds, admitting medical and
surgical patients 16 years of age and older (adult), excluding last
trimester obstetrical, and providing medical coordination and inpatient
management for surgical patients  

How we support you 

* Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures
with additional performance bonuses 

* Generous sign-on / relocation bonus 

* Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues  

* 5-7% retirement match + 457b program 

* Paid malpractice + tail 

* Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional
development  

* Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership
to bring ideas forward and solve issues  

* J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration
council 

Why we stand out 

* Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
* Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO
with a 20+ year tenure
* Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff
* Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including
neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced
gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
* Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
* Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families
receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of
their unique needs and traditions.
* International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and
adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in
north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and
enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe
place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless
activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical
rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical
school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon
fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60
miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include
camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing,
rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor
sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain
West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to
practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best
cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider. 

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a
level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially
stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on
providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded
Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of
the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide
advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer
great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular,
advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a
state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance
program, including fixed and rotor wing.   

Visit our website  https://www.benefis.org
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for more information 

Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org
[EricaMartin@benefis.org] or ProviderCareers@benefis.org
[ProviderCareers@benefis.org]

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide nocturnal coverage for a hospital, managing admissions and inpatient care for adult medical and surgical patients. They will work alongside an advanced practice provider and a physician admitter, ensuring quality patient care and coordination.

Requirements

Candidates should be board-certified in Internal Medicine and have experience in hospital medicine. Oversight of Internal Medicine residents is required, indicating a need for teaching and mentorship skills.

Key Skills

Patient ManagementTeam CollaborationResident Oversight

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 60% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
Sign-on bonus
27% this job
Loan repayment
20%
CME allowance
20% this job
Relocation assistance
13% this job

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Work-life snapshot

1.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Hospital Medicine

  • Includes call

Living in Great Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k
Typical market rent
$1,374/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.8
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Great Falls, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Benefis Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Great Falls, Mt
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

CME allowance ($5,000)
License/dues ($1,000)
5-7% retirement match
457b program
Paid malpractice + tail
Physician wellness programs
Monthly leadership meetings
J1 waiver sponsorship