Nocturnist

Job Details

The Farber Institute for Neurosciences at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University is recruiting Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Nocturnists in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine to join a growing, academically focused hospitalist team. This role supports the medical co-management and consultative care of neurosurgical patients as clinical faculty within the Farber Hospitalist Division of the Department of Neurological Surgery.
This is an excellent opportunity for physicians interested in complex inpatient medicine, interdisciplinary collaboration, and academic engagement—without ICU management responsibilities.

Job Description

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide overnight medical cross-coverage and consultative care for neurosurgical patients
• Manage 15–30 cross-coverage patients per night
• Handle approximately 4–6 new patient encounters per shift (admissions and consults)
• Participate as team leader during code blue and rapid response events
• Collaborate closely with neurosurgery, neurology, APCs, residents, and interdisciplinary teams
• No ICU patient management responsibilities

Schedule

• Nights: 182 shifts annually
• Typical structure: 7-on / 7-off rotating schedule

Team & Support Structure

• Dedicated APP support for spine services during weekdays
• No assigned house staff; close collaboration with residents, APCs, and learners across the hospital
• Occasional medical students rotating on daytime electives

Procedures

• Procedures (e.g., central line placement) are occasionally available but not required
• NG tube placement required on occasion

Faculty Development & Academic Opportunities

Faculty are encouraged to participate in professional development offerings, including:

• Intermediate and step-down level care management
• Pre-operative assessment and peri-operative medical optimization
• Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Clinical research and scholarly activity
• Leadership and faculty development programs

No prior expertise in neurology or neurosurgery is required.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• $2,000 annual CME allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Malpractice insurance provided
• Academic appointment in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with a secondary appointment in Neurological Surgery, commensurate with experience

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Strong inpatient medicine and clinical decision-making skills
• Comfort leading emergency response teams
• Interest in teamwork, teaching, quality improvement, and patient safety

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

132 S 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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