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Emergency Medicine Physician (Nights) | Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, North Carolina

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

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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

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Trauma management

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).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedEmergency Medicine median $353k (middle half $275k–$588k)152 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in North Carolina13 active1,052 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 63% no weekends35 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings455 in the last 30 days460 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 10 employers
4
<$325k
20
$350k
1
$365k
2
$395k-430k
2
$430k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
21%
CME allowance
18% this job
Relocation assistance
18%
Loan repayment
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Duke Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid malpractice coverage
CME allowance
Retirement savings opportunities
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off
Night-shift incentive program

Living in Mooresville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k
Typical market rent
$1,675/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.