Nocturnist
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: H-MD-137715-1
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Nocturnist
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: New Britain, Connecticut
- Coverage Period: Dec 01, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
- Shift Schedule: Night, 6p – 6a
- Hours Per Shift: 12
- Shifts: 5 on/5 off; 12-14 shifts per month
- Reason for Coverage: Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 18-20 patients per day
- Case Mix: General adult hospital medicine, including admissions and cross-coverage
- Rounding: Not Included
Facility Information
EMR System: Epic
Job Requirements
- Board: BC in Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Licenses: Active CT medical license required
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide overnight hospitalist coverage including admissions, cross-coverage, and emergency response.
- Manage a patient census of 18–20 patients per shift.
- Perform history and physical exams, order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team and utilize Epic EMR.
- Work a 5 on / 5 off schedule with 12-hour night shifts (6p–6a).
Key Responsibilities
Provide overnight hospitalist coverage including admissions, cross-coverage, and emergency response for a patient census of 18-20. Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team and perform history and physical exams while utilizing the Epic EMR system.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM) and hold an active Connecticut medical license. The role requires the ability to work a 5 on/5 off schedule with 12-hour night shifts.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
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).
Of the 41 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 71% have no call, 24% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Hospital Medicine median $300k (middle half $278k–$588k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Hospital Medicine listings in Connecticut | 17 active | 1,119 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 71% no call · 24% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut physician listings (all specialties): 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $80k) · 21% offer loan repayment295 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Medicine hiring demand | #18 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 49 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed |
| New Hospital Medicine listings | 404 in the last 30 days | 406 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Medicine pay trend | +2.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Benefits & Perks
Living in New Britain
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $318k
- Typical market rent
- $1,661/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.