Hospitalist - Nocturnist [TJU]

Job Details

The Farber Institute for Neurosciences at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University is recruiting Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Nocturnists in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine to join a growing, academically focused hospitalist team. This role supports the medical co-management and consultative care of neurosurgical patients as clinical faculty within the Farber Hospitalist Division of the Department of Neurological Surgery.
This is an excellent opportunity for physicians interested in complex inpatient medicine, interdisciplinary collaboration, and academic engagement—without ICU management responsibilities.

Job Description

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide overnight medical cross-coverage and consultative care for neurosurgical patients
• Manage 15–30 cross-coverage patients per night
• Handle approximately 4–6 new patient encounters per shift (admissions and consults)
• Participate as team leader during code blue and rapid response events
• Collaborate closely with neurosurgery, neurology, APCs, residents, and interdisciplinary teams
• No ICU patient management responsibilities

Schedule

• Nights: 182 shifts annually
• Typical structure: 7-on / 7-off rotating schedule

Team & Support Structure

• Dedicated APP support for spine services during weekdays
• No assigned house staff; close collaboration with residents, APCs, and learners across the hospital
• Occasional medical students rotating on daytime electives

Procedures

• Procedures (e.g., central line placement) are occasionally available but not required
• NG tube placement required on occasion

Faculty Development & Academic Opportunities

Faculty are encouraged to participate in professional development offerings, including:

• Intermediate and step-down level care management
• Pre-operative assessment and peri-operative medical optimization
• Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Clinical research and scholarly activity
• Leadership and faculty development programs

No prior expertise in neurology or neurosurgery is required.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• $2,000 annual CME allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Malpractice insurance provided
• Academic appointment in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with a secondary appointment in Neurological Surgery, commensurate with experience

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Strong inpatient medicine and clinical decision-making skills
• Comfort leading emergency response teams
• Interest in teamwork, teaching, quality improvement, and patient safety

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

909 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.