Locum Physician Hospitalist - Nocturnist
Compensation
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Job Description
Details
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*Practice Setting:
Hospital
Date Coverage
December 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027
Shift Description
12-Hour Night Shift from 7 PM to 7 AM (One Week On, One Week Off)
Patients per Day
16 Patients in the Hospital
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Support Staff
Help with patient care and be available for emergencies. APP will handle patient admissions.
Current EHR (Electronic Health Record)
Cerner
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Skills Needed
Internal Medicine, caring for adult patients in the hospital (no ICU/CCU experience needed)
Coverage Dates
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1. November 24, 2026, 7 PM - December 1, 2026, 7 AM
2. December 8, 2026, 7 PM - December 15, 2026, 7 AM
3. December 22, 2026, 7 PM - December 29, 2026, 7 AM
4. January 5, 2027, 7 PM - January 12, 2027, 7 AM
5. January 19, 2027, 7 PM - January 26, 2027, 7 AM
6. February 2, 2027, 7 PM - February 9, 2027, 7 AM
7. February 16, 2027, 7 PM - February 23, 2027, 7 AM
8. March 2, 2027, 7 PM - March 9, 2027, 7 AM
9. March 16, 2027, 7 PM - March 23, 2027, 7 AM
10. March 30, 2027, 7 PM - April 6, 2027, 7 AM
11. April 13, 2027, 7 PM - April 20, 2027, 7 AM
12. April 27, 2027, 7 PM - May 4, 2027, 7 AM
13. May 11, 2027, 7 PM - May 18, 2027, 7 AM
14. May 25, 2027, 7 PM - June 1, 2027, 7 AM
Shift Information
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- 12-hour night shift from 7 PM to 7 AM every four weeks starting, and then it will change to every other week in December.
Weekend Work
Yes
Requirements
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Board Certified
Must Be Certified.
BLS and ACLS
Must Have These Certifications.
DEA
Need Verbal Confirmation at the Time of Name Clearance.
Clean Background
Important for quick approval (if there are any issues, the provider will be redirected).
Michigan License
Must Have It Ready.
Employee Health Requirements
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Flu Vaccine
Must Have for the 2024-2025 Season.
COVID Documentation
If the 2024-2025 Booster Is Not Received, a Declination Is Needed.
TB Testing
Two-step skin test within the last 12 months or Quantiferon within the last 6 months.
TB Questionnaire
Must Complete It.
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Hep B
Need a Titer with Numbers or a Declination.
MMR
Vaccine Series or Titer with Numbers.
Varicella
Vaccine Series or Titer with Numbers.
TDAP
Adult Vaccine Within the Last 10 Years.
Certification and License Requirements:**
- Must be Board Certified.
- Must have a license in Michigan.
Key Responsibilities
Provide nocturnal hospitalist coverage, managing approximately 16 adult patients per shift. Collaborate with support staff and handle emergency situations while utilizing the Cerner EHR system.
Requirements
Must be a board-certified physician with a valid Michigan medical license and current BLS and ACLS certifications. Candidates must have a clean background and meet specific health and immunization requirements.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$294k (120 salary observations; 1,183 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,623 salary observations; 56,282 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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- Median resident rent
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- Residents’ average commute
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