Nocturnist
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Job Description
- Job Id: A-MD-71682
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Nocturnist
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Flint, MI
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 7p-7a
- Reason for Coverage: FMLA
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 22
- Rounding: Included
Facility Information
EMR System: Cerner PowerChart
Privileges & Compliance
Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
Required Procedures
No procedures required. Focus on patient management and cross-coverage.
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Active MI License
- DEA: Verbal Confirmation required
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Other Qualifications: Clean background required for quick privileging
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide nocturnist coverage for inpatient service from 7p-7a.
- Manage and admit approximately 22 inpatients per night.
- Perform cross-coverage and respond to medical emergencies.
- Collaborate with nursing and specialty backup as needed.
- Document patient progress in Cerner PowerChart.
Key Responsibilities
Provide nocturnist coverage for inpatient services, including managing and admitting approximately 22 patients per night. Perform cross-coverage duties and respond to medical emergencies while collaborating with nursing and specialty backup.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified physician with an active Michigan medical license and current DEA registration. Requires BLS and ACLS certifications and a clean background for quick privileging.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
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 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Lansing
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $193k
- Typical market rent
- $1,222/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.0
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.