Hospitalist/Nocturnist

Updated 1/02/26
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Physician
Hospitalist
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Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship No

Job description

Job description
JOB OVERVIEW
  • Job Title: Hospitalist/Nocturnist
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Kansas City, MO
  • Service Setting: Acute Care Hospital
  • Coverage Type: Clinical Only
  • Coverage Period: 03/01/2026 Ongoing COVERAGE DATES
  • Starting March 1, 2026 (ongoing coverage)

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
  • No. 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

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
  • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
  • Overtime: Daily overtime after 12 hours; weekly overtime after 168 hours

Benefits: Competitive benefits package for full-time placements
  • Additional Stipend: Competitive Medical Director stipend available
  • Malpractice Insurance: Covered

JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Licenses: Active Missouri medical license
  • Board: Board Certified preferred
  • Degree: MD or DO
  • Experience: Hospital medicine experience preferred
  • Other Qualifications: Comfortable working within a team-based hospitalist model; interest in participating in a developing ECMO program

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