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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Critical Care Nocturnist Physician - Atlanta, GA - 2027 Opportunity

Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

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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 Atlanta Hospital is looking for an experienced nocturnist critical care physician. Join a fast-growing, dynamic group who share a team approach with a pleasant and collegial atmosphere.

Northside Hospital is seeking to add an outstanding Nocturnist Intensivist to join our well-established Critical Care team in Atlanta. As a nationally recognized leader in multiple specialties, Northside Hospital works to partner with the best of providers, to help us continue to advance our model of high-quality and compassionate care into the future. Critical Care physicians with a passion for Excellence, Innovation, Community, and Teamwork should apply.

  • Education, Training, & Experience
  • MD
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care
  • Active or ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Georgia.
  • Works well in a team environment.
  • Pulmonary/CC Fellowship preferred, but not required
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 3-4 years of experience post fellowship training.

Position Overview

  • Work with an experienced team of providers.
  • Full-time day 7 on 7 off schedule
  • Work with well-trained and experienced staff.
  • Nocturnist shift is always staffed with 2 physicians and APP support.
  • Position Benefits
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Medical, Dental, Life
  • Retirement Package - 403B,457, and includes a robust fully funded Pension
  • CME Stipend
  • Cell-phone Allowance
  • Relocation Stipend

Why Choose Northside Hospital?

Northside is so much more than just a hospital. It’s an extensive network of state-of-the-art facilities staffed with skilled, caring professionals who are dedicated to the health and wellness of the communities we serve. Excellent compensation and full benefits package available, including a funded pension.

Northside Hospital System Includes

  • Five not-for-profit, acute-care hospitals, located in Atlanta, Cumming, Canton, Duluth and Lawrenceville
  • Over 300 Northside Hospital-affiliated outpatient centers and medical office buildings throughout the Atlanta Region
  • 3,900 providers on staff and more than 24,000 employees
  • Northside serves more than 4 million patients annually.
  • Nationally recognized expertise in Cancer Care, Maternity Services, Radiology, Surgery and Women’s Health.
  • Contact Morgan.Dudkowski@Northside.com

Qualifications

  • Education, Training, & Experience
  • MD
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care
  • Active or ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Georgia.
  • Works well in a team environment.
  • Pulmonary/CC Fellowship preferred, but not required
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 3-4 years of experience post fellowship training.

Work Hours

7p - 7a

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pulmonary medicinePatient careClinical leadership

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 90% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
24% this job
Sign-on bonus
9%
Relocation assistance
6% this job
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Package
Pension
CME Stipend
Cell-phone Allowance
Relocation Stipend