Nocturnist Opening in Southern Rhode Island

Enterprise Medical Recruiting; Wakefield (RI); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Medical Recruiting is seeking a nocturnist for a 100-bed acute-care community hospital in southern Rhode Island. The schedule is 7:00 PM–7:00 AM, 12 night shifts per month, with an admitting physician overlap from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM to ensure smooth handoffs.

The role focuses on overnight admissions/consults to hospital medicine with an open ICU and 24/7 Intensivist coverage. No procedures required; strong salary and benefits are offered in a supportive, community hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Overnight shifts 7:00 PM–7:00 AM.
• Admitting overlap with daytime team for handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Overnight admissions/consults to hospital medicine services.
• Overnight inpatient cross-coverage with census 40–50 and open ICU coverage.

Job description

A 100-bed acute-care community hospital in southern Rhode Island is adding a Nocturnist to its team. We have earned numerous distinctions for patient care and safety over the years, including a 5-star HCAHPS rating, a 5-star CMS rating for overall hospital quality, and A’s for hospital quality and patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.

About the Opportunity:

• Full-time is 12 night shifts per month
• This is a collegial hospital-employed group with a longstanding history of low provider turnover at an independently-operated non-profit community hospital
• Hours are 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
• A Hospitalist Admitter is scheduled daily from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM and provides a two-hour overlap with the start of the nocturnist shift.
• Meditech EMR with Vocera Secure Messaging, with an upcoming upgrade to Epic EMR and an agentic AI/Scribe implementation.
• Responsible for overnight admissions/consults to hospital medicine services.
• Volume is typically 5-10 admission/consults per evening.
• Responsible for overnight inpatient hospital medicine cross-coverage, with an average overnight inpatient census of 40–50.
• Open ICU with 24/7 Intensivist coverage.
• No requirement for procedures, lines, intubation, or ventilator management.
• Robust salary and benefits package

Location/Community:

• Located in southeastern Rhode Island, 32 miles from Providence, 90 minutes from Boston, and 3 hours from New York City
• This community of 10,000 people has a small-town feel with a vibrant local downtown
• Convenient access to larger metro areas while maintaining a quieter coastal lifestyle.
• The area is known for its proximity to some of Rhode Island’s best beaches, including those in nearby Narragansett, as well as outdoor recreation like the William C. O’Neill Bike Path, which runs through town. The town's walkable Main Street features local shops, restaurants, and historic architecture, and it sits along the scenic Saugatucket River.

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