Emergency Medicine Physician (Nights) | Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, North Carolina
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Job Description
Join us as a Emergency Medicine Physician (Nights) at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina
Duke Health's Growing Emergency Medicine Team is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Emergency Medicine Physician to join our Emergency Department as a full-time night physician.
This position offers an exceptional opportunity to practice high-quality community emergency medicine while benefiting from the clinical excellence, reputation, and resources of the nationally recognized Duke University Health System. Physicians enjoy the advantages of practicing within a collaborative Duke network while maintaining the autonomy, efficiency, and collegial culture of a community-based emergency department.
As part of Duke Health, providers have opportunities for professional collaboration with colleagues across one of the country's leading academic health systems, known for its commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, quality improvement, and patient-centered care. Duke Health Lake Norman's Emergency Department provides 24/7 emergency care delivered by board-certified emergency physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and emergency care professionals. [Duke Health.org]
Position Highlights
- Dedicated night Shift Opportunity
- Full-time dedicated night physician position
- Full-time status defined as 120 clinical hours per month
- Standard schedule of 10 twelve-hour shifts per month
- Opportunity for additional shifts for physicians seeking increased earnings and schedule flexibility
- Predictable scheduling that supports excellent work-life balance
Compensation & Benefits
- Extremely competitive night-shift incentive program
- Highly competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Paid malpractice coverage
- CME allowance and professional development support
- Retirement savings opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off and additional physician benefits
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses and injuries
- Perform emergency procedures including airway management, procedural sedation, fracture reduction, wound management, vascular access, and resuscitation
- Provide evidence-based care across a broad spectrum of emergency medicine conditions
- Lead multidisciplinary teams during critical care and trauma
- Collaborate effectively with consultants, hospitalists, specialists, nursing staff, and APP colleagues
- Supervise and work with experienced APPs
- Maintain timely and accurate electronic medical record documentation
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and departmental leadership
Qualifications
- Required
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
- Completion of an accredited Emergency Medicine residency
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or AOBEM)
- Eligible for unrestricted North Carolina medical licensure
- DEA registration and credentialing eligibility
- Current ACLS, ATLS, and PALS certification
- Preferred
- Community emergency medicine experience
- Strong critical care and procedural skill set
- Experience practicing within a physician-APP collaborative model
- Commitment to patient-centered, high-quality emergency care
Why Duke Health Lake Norman?
This is an opportunity to join a growing emergency department within the Duke University Health System while living in one of North Carolina's most desirable communities. Physicians benefit from:
- The prestige and resources of Duke University Health System
- Collaboration with a nationally respected network of physicians and specialists
- Strong physician leadership and collegial culture
- Experienced APP support
- Modern emergency department environment
- Community-focused practice with academic-level standards of care
- Excellent work-life balance with only 10 shifts per month required for full-time status
- Additional earning opportunities through extra shift availability
- About Mooresville, North Carolina
Located on the shores of Lake Norman and just north of Charlotte, Mooresville offers exceptional quality of life with waterfront living, excellent schools, thriving communities, and abundant outdoor recreation. The region continues to experience significant growth while maintaining its family-friendly atmosphere and easy access to all the amenities of the Charlotte metropolitan area.
- Recruiting Advertisement Version
- Emergency Medicine Physician - Dedicated Nights
- Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC
- Join Duke Health and enjoy the best of both worlds: the resources and prestige of one of America's leading health systems with the lifestyle and collegiality of a thriving community emergency department.
- Full-Time = Only 120 Hours/Month
- 10 Twelve-Hour Shifts Per Month
- Dedicated Night Position
- Extremely Competitive Night Shift Incentives
- Outstanding Compensation & Benefits Package
- Additional Shift Opportunities Available
- Strong APP Support Model
Beautiful Lake Norman / Charlotte Region Location
If you are seeking a long-term emergency medicine opportunity with exceptional compensation, predictable scheduling, Duke Health resources, and an outstanding quality of life, we encourage you to apply.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.
To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Please Note
To be considered for this position, please attach your CV, select SUBMIT APPLICATION, and complete the application questions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 35 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 89% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Emergency Medicine median $353k (middle half $275k–$588k)152 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Emergency Medicine listings in North Carolina | 13 active | 1,052 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 63% no weekends35 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment501 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Emergency Medicine hiring demand | #1 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed |
| New Emergency Medicine listings | 455 in the last 30 days | 460 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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