Physician Hospitalist - Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Overview
- Location
- Lahey Clinic
- Schedule
- 7 on, 7 off block schedule · Night shifts 7 on, 7 off
- Employer-listed pay
- $120,000
- Practice
- Academic tertiary care medical center · Hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Lahey Hospital Nocturnist hospitalist position with 7-on/7-off night schedule supervising APPs and residents, teaching internal medicine and medical students, at a tertiary care academic medical center. Compensation includes base salary plus performance incentives and shift reduction retention incentives.
What the posting highlights
- Nocturnist supervises advanced practice practitioners and residents on admissions and cross-coverage; ICU handles code response
- Care setting: Inpatient hospital medicine
- Patient population: Patients with highly complex medical conditions
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
One shared annual scale compares the source-listed range with what 168 physicians report earning (national cohort). Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.
Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $120,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- tion about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy). Pay Range: $120,000.00 USD - $154,000.00 USD The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary ran
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Annual base salary with eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation including productivity and quality bonuses
- Bonus / incentives
- Performance-based incentive compensation including productivity and quality bonuses
Benefits named in the posting
- Retention incentive: shift reductions after 1 year and 3 years
Pay in context
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Employer
Beth Israel Lahey Health (MA)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic tertiary care medical center
- Facility type
- Hospital
- Patient population
- Patients with highly complex medical conditions
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $120,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- The posted pay sits below what 168 Internal Medicine physicians report (national median $340,000) — what closes that gap: productivity upside, bonus, equity, or schedule?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 7 on, 7 off block schedule
- Call burden
- Night shifts 7 on, 7 off
- Shift type
- Night shifts
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient hospital medicine
- Coverage model
- Nocturnist supervises advanced practice practitioners and residents on admissions and cross-coverage; ICU handles code response
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- 5 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Description The Division of Hospital Medicine at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is a team of over 77 physicians and 29 advanced practitioners dedicated to providing outstanding patient care. As a tertiary care academic medical center, we treat a wide range of patients, including many with highly complex medical conditions. We also have a strong commitment to medical education, hosting many trainees throughout the year. Nocturnist Role Details Schedule: 7 on, 7 off block schedule. Code Response: Nocturnists do not respond to codes ; the ICU handles them. Rapid Response: Nocturnists currently lead Rapid Responses with residents. Admissions: Overnight Internal Medicine admissions are handled by residents, with 4-6 staffed by a Nocturnist. Patient Care: Provide direct patient care and supervise Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs) for both admissions and cross-coverage. Work Environment: Our division is a collegial group that values and recognizes provider contributions. Candidate Qualifications Education: Strong academic credentials are required, including Residency Training in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine . Qualities: Candidates should be committed to providing exceptional patient care. We're looking for individuals who are hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional. Retention Incentive After 1 year: 1 shift reduction per month for 1.0 FTE (or equivalent). After 3 years: Additional shift reduction for 1.0 FTE (or equivalent). Clinical Programs & Initiatives We have several exciting programs and initiatives underway, including Collaborative Unit-Based Care: A model with about 85% geographic cohorting and daily multidisciplinary and transition care rounds across all sites. Co-Management Services: Orthopedic Surgery at LHMC Hematology at LHMC Inpatient Teaching: Rounds with Internal Medicine residents and UMass Chan medical students. Junior Hospitalist rotation for new PGY2 Internal Medicine residents every July and August. Medicine rotation for international medical students at LHMC (approximately 25 students annually). Interested candidates please send CV to Ellen Haggerty, Physician Recruiter, at ellen.haggerty@lahey.org Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy). Pay Range $120,000.00 USD - $154,000.00 USD The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled