Nocturnist Attending Physician

Position Overview 

 

The Section of Hospital Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine seeks Attending Physicians to provide high-quality inpatient care during overnight hours at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and/or NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Nocturnists work closely with physician assistants and multidisciplinary teams to manage new admissions, address acute clinical issues, and ensure safe transitions to daytime care. 

 

Clinical Care 

 

Provide attending-level evaluation and management of patients being admitted to medical services overnight, including diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, reassessment, and timely clinical documentation. Collaborate closely with NewYork-Presbyterian physician assistants as well as Emergency Department physicians and care teams, subspecialty consultants, and nurses. Respond to acute clinical changes, escalate care when indicated to critical care team, communicate with patients and families, and provide handoff to daytime Hospital Medicine teams when needed. 

 

Overnight Clinical Services and Nocturnist Expectations 

 

NYP-Weill Cornell 

 

General Medicine Service: Complete approximately six admissions per night. Support physician assistants who provide most cross-coverage including rapid responses. Perform medical consultation for patients in need of urgent preoperative risk stratification and optimization and acute medical issues. 

 

Oncology Service (Leukemia, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant, Cell Therapy): Complete admissions (variable number per night) with remote support from oncologists as needed. Support physician assistants who provide most cross- coverage including rapid responses. 

 

Nocturnists do not cover code blue responsibilities. 

 

NYP-Lower Manhattan (General Medicine): Complete up to six admissions per night. Support physician assistants who provide most cross-coverage. Nocturnists are responsible for rapid responses and codes.  

 

Nocturnists are typically assigned to all of the above clinical assignments in a rotating fashion. Site-specific responsibilities may change as needed per Hospital Medicine leadership. 

 

Medical Education and Academic Activities 

 

Weill Cornell Hospital Medicine supports an active academic mission in medical education, quality improvement, patient safety, and research. Nocturnists participate in clinical teaching and guidance for physician assistants and PA students and may teach residents and medical students. Additional educational, scholarly, and faculty development activities are available as appropriate to academic appointment and professional interests. 

 

Job Expectations 

 

Full-time Night Position: 130 twelve-hour shifts (7 PM to 7 AM); 15 nights on backup call in event colleague is unable to work (paid extra if called in) including weekend and holiday assignments, assigned with consideration of faculty preferences. Number of consecutive shifts varies from 1-6 depending on scheduling needs and nocturnist preferences. Six weeks of vacation. Remainder of time can be used for CME, teaching, academic activities, scholarship, and other Hospital Medicine activities (faculty meetings, committee participation).  

 

Qualifications 

 

MD or DO degree or equivalent, completion of an accredited Internal Medicine residency, and board eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) experience welcome but not required. Procedural competencies welcome but not required. Experience managing leukemia, lymphoma, bone marrow transplant patients welcome but not required. Candidates must be eligible for an unrestricted New York State medical license and institutional medical staff appointment and privileges. Strong clinical judgment, reliability, communication, and teamwork are required. Prior inpatient and academic medical center experience is preferred. 

 

Compensation 

 

Assistant Professor $272,363 - $282,363 

 

Associate Professor $314,737 - $324,737 

 

Professor $341,123 - $351,123 

 

Weill Cornell Medicine provides the above salary ranges in compliance with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salaries listed are for full-time employment, not including bonuses, clinical incentive compensation, or benefits. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, internal equity, specialty, training, and hospital/community needs. The salary ranges for New York City based roles represent WCM’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. 

 

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