Nocturnist Physician - Emergency Medicine - Forrest General Hospital - Hattiesburg, MS

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Relias Healthcare is a physician-led Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist staffing company that was started in Tupelo, MS. Relias Healthcare's mission is to create environments where clinicians have the resources to practice high quality care while providing our health system partners value and innovative solution.

Facility Information: Forest General Hospital is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is a 547 bed, Level II Trauma Center. It is part of larger system Forrest Health Hospitals that also services the surrounding community hospitals.

Featured specialty services include behavioral health and addiction services, cancer, emergency, trauma, heart, vascular, orthopedics, neurosurgery, surgery and women's and children's services.

In addition to Forrest General Hospital, Forrest Health hospitals include: Highland Community Hospital, Picayune; Jefferson Davis Community Hospital & Extended Care Facility, Prentiss;

Marion General Hospital, Columbia; Pearl River County Hospital & Nursing Home, Poplarville; Perry County General Hospital, Richton; and Walthall General Hospital, Tylertown.

Job Details

  • 75K annual ER volume
  • 60 Beds
  • EMR: Epic
  • 76 hours of physician coverage per day
  • 72 hours of APC coverage per day
  • Level II Trauma Center

Benefits

  • 1099 Employment
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Malpractice and Tail Coverage Provided

Community Description Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg, MS, known as the ‘Hub City’ of the South, is located halfway between Mississippi’s premiere Gulf Coast and its’ state capital of Jackson. US Conference of Mayors named Hattiesburg one of two “Most Livable” cities in the nation. Latest census shows Hattiesburg’s population of ~47,000 and is the fifth most populated city in the state of Mississippi out of 423 cities.

The secret to Relias' success is Providers are our Priority!

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality emergency medical care as a nocturnist physician at a Level II Trauma Center. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage patient care within a 547-bed hospital system.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified physician capable of working in a high-volume emergency department. Experience in emergency medicine or hospitalist services is required to manage the facility's trauma and specialty care needs.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma CareClinical PracticeEpic EMR

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 45 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 91% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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