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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Burlington, Vermont

Physician Hospitalist - Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120k-$154k

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description

The Division of Hospital Medicine at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is a team of over 77 physicians and 29 advanced practitioners dedicated to providing outstanding patient care. As a tertiary care academic medical center, we treat a wide range of patients, including many with highly complex medical conditions. We also have a strong commitment to medical education, hosting many trainees throughout the year.

  • Nocturnist Role Details
  • Schedule: 7 on, 7 off block schedule.
  • Code Response: Nocturnists do not respond to codes; the ICU handles them.
  • Rapid Response: Nocturnists currently lead Rapid Responses with residents.
  • Admissions: Overnight Internal Medicine admissions are handled by residents, with 4-6 staffed by a Nocturnist.

Patient Care: Provide direct patient care and supervise Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs) for both admissions and cross-coverage.

Work Environment

  • Our division is a collegial group that values and recognizes provider contributions.
  • Candidate Qualifications

Education

Strong academic credentials are required, including Residency Training in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.

Qualities: Candidates should be committed to providing exceptional patient care. We're looking for individuals who are hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional.

Retention Incentive

  • After 1 year: 1 shift reduction per month for 1.0 FTE (or equivalent).
  • After 3 years: Additional shift reduction for 1.0 FTE (or equivalent).
  • Clinical Programs & Initiatives
  • We have several exciting programs and initiatives underway, including:

Collaborative Unit-Based Care: A model with about 85% geographic cohorting and daily multidisciplinary and transition care rounds across all sites.

Co-Management Services

  • Orthopedic Surgery at LHMC
  • Hematology at LHMC

Inpatient Teaching

  • Rounds with Internal Medicine residents and UMass Chan medical students.
  • Junior Hospitalist rotation for new PGY2 Internal Medicine residents every July and August.
  • Medicine rotation for international medical students at LHMC (approximately 25 students annually).
  • Interested candidates please send CV to Ellen Haggerty, Physician Recruiter, at ellen.haggerty@lahey.org

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.

All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

Pay Range

$120,000.00 USD - $154,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.

Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Nocturnist will provide direct patient care, manage overnight admissions, and supervise Advanced Practice Practitioners. They are also responsible for leading Rapid Responses and participating in medical education for residents and students.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed residency training in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Strong academic credentials and a commitment to professional, collegial patient care are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionMultidisciplinary roundsAcademic medicinePhysician leadership

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Vermont is 98.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$137k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
4%
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,188 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Burlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$504k≈ 4.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,329/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
Up to 8.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retention incentive: shift reduction after 1 and 3 years
Comprehensive benefits package