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Bridgeport, Connecticut

Physician, Emergency Medicine Nocturnist

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Nocturnist Emergency Medicine Physician

Bridgeport Hospital – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Position Overview

Bridgeport Hospital is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join our team as a nocturnist. This role focuses on providing high-quality, patient-centered care during overnight hours in a fast-paced, high-acuity emergency department.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive emergency medical care for patients presenting with acute illness or injury during overnight shifts

  • Perform timely assessment, diagnosis, stabilization, and treatment across a broad spectrum of conditions
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including advanced practice providers, nursing, and specialty consultants
  • Ensure accurate and efficient documentation in the electronic medical record

Participate in quality improvement initiatives and adhere to departmental protocols and patient safety standards

Schedule & Environment

  • Primarily overnight shifts
  • High-volume, community-based hospital with access to specialty services
  • Supportive team environment with APP and subspecialty coverage

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team.

All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

A strong, positive and collaborative culture exists among the emergency medicine attending, the ED nursing staff, the private physicians, the hospitalist physicians, the physician assistants, the nurse practitioners, the emergency medical services staff, medical and PA students, the volunteers, and the ancillary/support staff.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

Rapid evaluation and stabilization of critical conditions involving adult, pediatric, medical, surgical, gynecologic and obstetrical illnesses and trauma-related injuries. Resuscitation of acutely ill and injured patients in all ED clinical areas: the main ED, Fast Track and ED Crisis.

Obtain a complete patient history of the present medical illness, past medical history, review of systems, and medication list and allergies. Perform a vectored physical examination based on the presenting complaint may include performing a pelvic exam, trauma examination or pediatric assessment. Accurately document patient findings of the physical examination, history, allergies, treatment, response to treatment, and consultants' reports in a timely manner.

Clinically efficient and evaluates an appropriate number of patients per shift and can simultaneously manage multiple patients. Selects the next patient to be seen based on the severity or condition and complaint.

Qualifications

Education

Graduation from an accredited medical school with an M.D., D.O., or MBBS degree and completion of an approved Emergency Medicine training program with board certification or board eligibility in Emergency Medicine, or completion of an approved Pediatric Residency training program with acute care experience, board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, or completion of a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship training. Board certification must be completed within year one of employment.

Experience

One year of related experience preferred.

Licensure

M.D. or D. O. degree

Special Skills

Management of acutely ill and injured patients of all ages. Skills that are included in basic and advanced cardiac life support, advanced trauma life support, basic life support, and pediatric advanced life support courses are examples of some of the skills required.

Proficiency in the use the departmental computer for patient management, order entry, patient tracking, and laboratory, radiology, and medical record retrieval is essential. Licensure & Certification: Licensed as an MD in Connecticut.

Certificates to dispense controlled substances by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and a permit from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Affairs.

Additional Information

  • To learn more, please email our In-House Provider Recruiter:
  • Dalton Hazlet, dalton.hazlet@ynhh.org
  • Or schedule a meeting, Book time with Hazlet, Dalton: Meeting
  • Websites: northeastmedicalgroup.org ynhhs.org
  • EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID

180647

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSPALSATLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTrauma careMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentation

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 90% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution42 jobs · 10 employers

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25
$345k-390k
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5
$435k-480k
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$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
27%
Sign-on bonus
15%
Relocation assistance
12%
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bridgeport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$404k
Typical market rent
$1,990/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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