Assistant Attending (Nocturnist)
Pay as listed: $275k-$450k · New York, New York · pays below the median of 41 Hospital Medicine listings (38th percentile).
Listed compensation
$275k-$450k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
About Us
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.
MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is one of the world’s premier cancer centers, committed to exceptional patient care, leading-edge research, and superb educational programs. The blending of research with patient care is at the heart of everything we do.
The institution is a comprehensive cancer center whose purposes are the treatment and control of cancer, the advancement of biomedical knowledge through laboratory and clinical research, and the training of scientists, physicians and other health care workers.
The Hospital Medicine Service in the Division of Supportive and Acute Care Services, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking a full-time nocturnist faculty member at the Assistant Attending level.
We are a team of over 45 faculty (including both day hospitalists and nocturnists) with a focus on internal medicine and oncology. The majority of our faculty are internal medicine trained/boarded; no specific training in medical oncology is required.
Our available nocturnist positions are primarily focused on overnight coverage of the inpatient medicine service at Memorial Hospital.
Responsibilities Include
- Admitting patients to the medical service
- Providing cross-coverage of inpatients
- Supervising and teaching house staff
- 7 PM to 7 AM shifts with flexible scheduling
- 146 shifts per year including weekends.
- Participation in quality improvement projects and research, if interested
For This Position, Candidates Are Required to Have
- Graduated from an ACGME-accredited residency program
- Superb clinical and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Superior communication skills
- Familiarity with clinical research.
- Board certification or board eligibility in internal medicine.
- Strong palliative medicine skills are a plus (subspecialty training not required)
Eligibility for Licensure in New York State
- Please send CV, a letter outlining your interest and names/contact information of three references via email to:
- Kathleen Atlas, MD
- Interim Chief, Hospital Medicine Service
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center atlask@mskcc.org
- Salary Range: $275,000 – $450,000
- Pay Range: $0.00 - $10,000,000.00
- FSLA Status: Exempt
Closing
At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.
MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Key Responsibilities
The nocturnist will provide overnight coverage for the inpatient medicine service, including admitting patients and providing cross-coverage. Additionally, the role involves supervising and teaching house staff while participating in quality improvement and research initiatives.
Requirements
Candidates must have graduated from an ACGME-accredited residency program and be board certified or eligible in internal medicine. Applicants are required to possess strong clinical and interpersonal skills and must be eligible for licensure in New York State.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$363k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $336k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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