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Atlanta, Georgia

Nocturnist - Northside Hospital Atlanta

Hospital MedicineIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Northside Hospital Atlanta invites you to learn more about the Nocturnist role at our Sandy Springs location. An ideal location to obtain work/life balance!

The Nocturnist role at Northside Atlanta Hospital is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care during the admission process. This role includes evaluating and managing patients admitted to the hospital, ensuring efficient and effective care transitions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

As a nationally recognized leader in multiple specialties, Northside Hospital works to collaborate with the best of providers, to help us continue to advance our model of high-quality and compassionate care into the future with a passion for Excellence, Innovation, Community, and Teamwork. Northside Hospital's model of excellence is reflected in its recent awards, including being recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Companies and being certified as a Best Place to Work!

Position Overview

  • Large, collegial and established Hospitalist group
  • 5 on 10 of schedule—for an ideal work-life balance
  • Community Hospital
  • Position Benefits
  • Retirement Plans- 403B,457M, Fully Funded Pension Plan
  • Medical, Dental, Life starting on Day 1
  • CME Allowance
  • Cell-phone Stipend
  • Relocation Stipend available

Qualifications

REQUIRED:1. Medical Degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Diploma for completion of an American Board of Internal Medicine accredited Internal Medicine internship and residency.

3. NBME or Flex certification.

4. American Board of Internal Medicine certification or true eligibility.

5. Unrestricted DEA number.

6. Unrestricted Georgia medical license.

7. Minimum of 3 years of experience post residency.

PREFERRED:1. Current BCLS/ACLS certification.

Work Hours

7p-7a

Weekend Requirements

Yes

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Hospitalist servicesMultidisciplinary collaborationAdmission managementClinical evaluation

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 46 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 13 employers

5
<$270k
14
$270k-315k
4
$315k-360k
4
$360k-405k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
20% this job
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
8% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Nocturnist

Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#2

Hospitalist

Cooper Norcross University Hospital · Vineland, New Jersey

$56.73-$192.31/hr
#3

Hospitalist PRN

$118k-$400k
#4

Physician - Hospitalist - Swing Shift

$358k-$366k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 1.5
Better work-life than 40% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,101 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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.

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About Northside Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement Plans - 403B, 457M
Fully Funded Pension Plan
Medical, Dental, Life starting on Day 1
CME Allowance
Cell-phone Stipend
Relocation Stipend available