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Mooresville, North Carolina

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Lake Norman Hospital Medicine Nocturnist

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

As a part of Duke Health Lake Norman, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, convenient work hours, and many opportunities for career advancement. Become a part of a team that values and invests in you.

Duke Health Lake Norman Advanced Practice Highlights

The smallest of Duke Health’s four hospitals at 123-beds, the Duke Health Lake Norman hospital offers APPs opportunities to practice within team based integrative care in a variety of specialties, including emergency medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, women’s services, and surgical specialties.

Located in Mooresville, NC, you can enjoy a thriving lakeside community with top schools, outdoor recreation, and exceptional quality of life.

Commitment to ongoing learning for APPs through annual CME funding and access to high-quality Duke CME offerings including APP Grand Rounds and a professional advancement program. APPs are leaders in multiple arenas within Duke.

Duke APPs are expected to work to top of scope in order to contribute to Duke’s missions which include clinical practice, education, and research.

Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital is seeking Nocturnist APPs to join our growing Hospitalist program in Mooresville, NC. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stellar program of 7 Hospitalists focused on quality patient care while being an ambassador for Duke Health programs at Lake Norman.

Position Highlights

  • 7-on/7-off schedule
  • Work alongside a supervising physician
  • Typical nocturnist responsibilities: submitting orders, consults, cross coverage for calls
  • Subspecialists available for consults
  • Very stable group (extremely low turnover)

Duke Health Lake Norman in Mooresville, NC offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services. Facilities include a 123-bed hospital with 24-hour emergency medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, maternal-fetal medicine and women’s services, and a weight loss surgery center among its services. The campus has an outpatient imaging center and outpatient surgery center.

Duke Health offers a robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity. Providers enjoy Duke benefits including retirement planning, health insurance and CME.

Mooresville is on Lake Norman, the largest lake in North Carolina, and less than 30 miles from Charlotte. The area boasts excellent schools, a variety of outdoor recreational activities on Lake Norman, and a thriving local economy. With a strong sense of community and a relaxed lifestyle outside the largest city in NC, Mooresville is perfect for physicians seeking a balance in work and life.

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Key Responsibilities

Serve as a Nocturnist APP within the Hospitalist program, managing patient care through order submission and consults. Collaborate with supervising physicians and subspecialists to provide high-quality integrative care.

Requirements

Must be a qualified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant capable of working to the top of their professional scope. Ability to handle nocturnist responsibilities in a hospital setting is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

ConsultationHospital Medicine

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Mooresville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$394k
Typical market rent
$1,655/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Retirement planning
Health insurance
CME funding
Professional advancement program
Team-based care