Remote Nighthawk Diagnostic Radiologist Physician

MDS Staffing; Clewiston (FL); Remote; USD 250,000 - 320,000; Part time

Job summary

MDS Staffing seeks a Remote Nighthawk Diagnostic Radiologist to provide final interpretations of CT, MRI, X-ray and ultrasound for ED and inpatient studies from a fully remote site.

The position requires an active Florida radiology license and offers a 1099 independent contractor arrangement with flexible coverage windows, including evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays, with defined handoffs and backup support.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Florida radiology license.
• Experience interpreting CT, MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound studies.
• Proficient with secure remote reading using PACS and dictation tools.
• Able to work as a 1099 independent contractor and meet hospital turnaround and communication requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide final interpretations of CT, MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound for ED, inpatient, and assigned hospital studies.
• Communicate critical findings promptly and document them per hospital policy.
• Support remote coverage during evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays with defined handoffs.
• Coordinate with named reader and backup as agreed.

Skills

CT interpretation

MRI interpretation

X-ray interpretation

Ultrasound interpretation

Remote reading

HIPAA compliance

Education

Florida radiology license

Tools

Novarad PACS

Dragon Medical dictation

Job description

Remote Nighthawk Diagnostic Radiologist

100% remote, Active Florida license required, 1099 independent contractor, Long-term opportunity

Medical Center, Clewiston, Florida

Remote Diagnostic Radiologists: recruit a coverage team for evenings, overnights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays, with a named reader and backup during assigned periods

Schedule and coverage

• Proposed evening and overnight coverage window: 4 PM-8 AM daily. Coverage may be divided among physicians with defined handoffs; this is not a requirement for one physician to work a continuous 16-hour shift.
• Separate weekend daytime coverage: 8 AM-4 PM. Holiday coverage to be finalized.
• Flexible recurring assignments and block arrangements may be considered, including seven nights on / seven nights off for an agreed overnight segment.
• Recruit physicians for primary coverage and credentialed backup. Other facility reading may be considered subject to an agreed arrangement and the ability to meet hospital turnaround and communication requirements.
• Preliminary estimate: approximately 30-35 reads across the combined evening and overnight period. Exact hours, modality mix, wRVUs, and arrival patterns require confirmation; weekend daytime volume has not been supplied.

Productivity compensation

• Daytime 8 AM-5 PM - $50 per wRVU
• Evening 5 PM-10 PM - $65 per wRVU
• Overnight 10 PM-5 AM - $70 per wRVU
• Early morning 5 AM-8 AM - $60 per wRVU

The weekday remote coverage hour from 4 PM-5 PM uses the daytime rate. Compensation is based on actual wRVU productivity with no compensation cap. There is no guaranteed shift or daily payment unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. Read counts are not equivalent to wRVUs.

Benefits and responsibilities

• Malpractice and tail coverage provided or paid; $1 million per claim / $3 million aggregate.
• No commute or onsite overnight services; no breast imaging or mammography; no onsite procedures or IR coverage.
• Provide final interpretations of CT, MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound for Emergency Department, inpatient, and other assigned hospital studies.
• Communicate critical, urgent, and unexpected findings promptly and document those communications according to hospital policy.

Remote technology

Novarad PACS, Dragon Medical dictation, secure remote access, and hospital technical support. Physicians must maintain reliable high-speed internet and an appropriate professional reading environment. Workstation requirements will be coordinated during onboarding; remote access must meet hospital security, privacy, and HIPAA requirements.