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Included Health
Texas · Remote OK

Nocturnist Physician, Urgent Care

Urgent CareIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$213K

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

We're looking for a board-certified physician with broad clinical expertise and a passion for improving healthcare access and quality.

You'll provide care to patients of all ages across a wide range of conditions, maintain accurate and current patient records, and work collaboratively with our provider and support teams. You should have at least 3 years of post-residency experience in high-volume Urgent Care or Primary Care settings.

Start a conversation with us and learn how you can positively impact the lives of patients and play a role in improving healthcare.

This role will report to the Medical Director of Urgent Care.

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Responsibilities

Perform age-appropriate history and virtual examinations, evaluate, diagnose, recommend treatment plan and document findings appropriately and timely

  • Deliver high quality patient care while maintaining safety
  • Document medical information of patients and review patient history at each visit
  • Request consultation or referral with other health care providers when appropriate
  • Counsel and educate patients

Order and Interpret Diagnostic Tests as Needed

  • Evaluate, triage and manage pediatric and adult patients for acute care, and have experience with chronic disease management and mental health conditions
  • Actively maintain knowledge of current medical research and trends
  • Provide administrative support or cross-coverage for reviewing laboratory test results

Required Qualifications

  • Completion of a 3-year Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine residency
  • 3+ years post residency experience in a fast paced Urgent Care or Primary Care outpatient setting
  • Active ABMS or AOA Board Certification in Family Medicine or dual boarded Internal Medicine + Pediatrics
  • Completion of U.S. Medical Licensing Examination
  • Eligible for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLCC) is required
  • Active and unrestricted state medical license in at least one state; residing in an IMLC state is required
  • Experience and comfort providing care for all ages, newborn to adult populations
  • Ability to function within an integrated medical practice
  • Extensive breadth of clinical expertise
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Demonstrable Proficiency with Technology

Not under current exclusion or sanction by any state or federal health care program, including Medicare or Medicaid, and is not identified as an “excluded person” by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services or the General Service Administration (GSA), or reprimanded or sanctioned by Medicare

Must maintain Medicare active status

Preferred Qualifications

  • Multistate licensure
  • Telemedicine or virtual care experience with video based visits
  • Experience with Athena EMR
  • Experience and interest in supervising Nurse practitioners

Physical/Cognitive Requirements

  • Prompt and regular attendance at assigned work location.
  • Ability to remain seated in a stationary position for prolonged periods.

Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, computer and other office-related equipment.

No heavy lifting is expected, though occasional exertion of about 20 lbs. of force (e. g., lifting a computer / laptop) may be required.

Ability to interact with leadership, employees, and members in an appropriate manner.

  • Shift Obligations
  • 1,560 annual hours - 60 hours of work per pay period (every two-weeks)
  • Weeknights: 8 hour shifts between 11p–6a clinician's timezone
  • Every other weekend: two 8-hour shifts (Sat & Sun, 11p–6a clinician's timezone)
  • Holiday shifts: 3 per calendar year
  • Please only proceed to apply if you are comfortable with the contractual scheduling requirements

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Modified Full-Time Nocturnist: 32hrs/wk min - $213,000/yr on average with guaranteed base + equity + benefits. Additionally, Included Health offers productivity incentives for employees who exceed the visit target. Details of the incentive structure will be discussed during the interview process.

About Included Health

Included Health is a new kind of healthcare company, delivering integrated virtual care and navigation. We’re on a mission to raise the standard of healthcare for everyone.

We break down barriers to provide high-quality care for every person in every community — no matter where they are in their health journey or what type of care they need, from acute to chronic, behavioral to physical.

We offer our members care guidance, advocacy, and access to personalized virtual and in-person care for everyday and urgent care, primary care, behavioral health, and specialty care. It’s all included. Learn more at includedhealth.com.

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Included Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Included Health considers all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and California law.

Requirements

Requires a Family or Emergency Medicine residency, ABMS/AOA Board Certification, and at least 3 years of post-residency experience in Urgent or Primary Care. Must hold an active state medical license and be eligible for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient DiagnosisMental Health CarePediatric CareAdult CarePatient EducationInterpersonal CommunicationTechnology Proficiency

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 88% have no call, 48% require no weekends — this position is remote.

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

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $55 per wRVU — implying roughly $275k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$213k midpoint, that is roughly $9k–$15k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
22%
Sign-on bonus
4%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 4.5
Better work-life than 30% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 327 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Remote
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Included Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Francisco, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

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