Nocturnist Physician

Hospitalist/Nocturnist

Join our team as a Hospitalist/Nocturnist in Kansas City, MO, providing care in an acute care hospital setting. This locum tenens position offers ongoing coverage starting March 1, 2026.

Job Description

• Provide inpatient hospitalist care including admissions and rounding
• Participate in day or nocturnist coverage based on assignment
• Collaborate with advanced practice providers, intensivists, and specialty consultants
• Manage patients within an open ICU model with intensivist support
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the Meditech EMR

Requirements

• Active Missouri medical license
• Board certified preferred
• MD or DO degree
• Hospital medicine experience preferred
• Comfortable working within a team-based hospitalist model; interest in participating in a developing ECMO program

Compensation & Benefits

• Daily overtime after 12 hours; weekly overtime after 168 hours
• Competitive benefits package for full-time placements
• Competitive Medical Director stipend available
• Malpractice insurance covered

Patient Information

• Patient demographics: Adults
• Admissions: Yes (day and night admitting roles)
• Rounding: Included
• Case mix: General inpatient medicine; critical care exposure through open ICU model; no procedures required

Facility Information

• Number of beds in department: 590 hospital beds
• Trauma level: Level I Trauma Center
• EMR system: Meditech
• Office equipment available: Standard inpatient hospital resources
• Specialty backup available: Full specialty support
• Support staff available: Advanced practice providers and intensivists
• Reason for coverage: Full-time vacancy