Nocturnist
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Job Description
- Job Id: 104820
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Nocturnist
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Petoskey, MI
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Dec 01, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
- Shift Schedule: 7p-7a
- 7 days on/7 days off
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
Coverage Dates
- Days: 7a-7p
- Dec 1-7
- Dec 29 - Jan 4
- Nights: 7p-7a
- Nov 25 - Dec 1
- Dec 8-15, 22-29
- Jan 5-12, 19-26
- Feb 2-9, 16-23
- Mar 2-9, 16-23
- Mar 30 - Apr 6
- Apr 13-20
- Apr 27 - May 4
- May 11-18
- May 25 - Jun 1
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 16
- Admissions: Yes
- Rounding: Included
- Case Mix: Internal Medicine, Adult Inpatient
Facility Information
- EMR System: Cerner
- Support Staff Available: APPs
Privileges & Compiance
- Hospital Priviledges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures/Duties
- Internal medicine IP management, admissions, rounding, code coverage.
Job Requirements
- Board: BC
- Licenses: MI
- DEA: Active
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Other Requirements: Clean record
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide overnight inpatient rounding and management for 16 patients per day.
- Perform admissions as needed, with support from APP team.
- Respond to code calls and emergencies during night shifts.
- Collaborate with APP staff for efficient patient flow and continuum of care.
- Maintain accurate documentation and communicate effectively with daytime hospitalist team.
Key Responsibilities
Provide overnight inpatient rounding, management, and admissions for 16 patients per day. Respond to code calls and emergencies while collaborating with the APP team to ensure efficient patient care.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified in Internal Medicine with an active Michigan medical license and DEA registration. Requires current BLS and ACLS certifications and a clean professional record.
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 ~$293k (124 salary observations; 1,211 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,718 salary observations; 56,708 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, 78% 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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Living in Petoskey
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $462k
- Median resident rent
- $1,006/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.