Nocturnist- Houston Methodist Sugar Land
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting — no sign-up to start.
At a glance
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
Houston Methodist is hiring a Nocturnist- Houston Methodist Sugar Land. The Nocturnist at Houston Methodist Sugar Land provides comprehensive inpatient care overnight, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring clear communication with patients and families, and supporting quality improvement and resident education while adhering to hospital protocols and documentation standards.
Key focus areas include Provide comprehensive inpatient care during overnight hours, including admissions, consultations, and managing medical emergencies, Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including specialists, nursing staff, and ancillary services, to deliver high-quality care, and Ensure timely communication with patients, families, and referring physicians to facilitate care transitions.
Successful candidates bring Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), and Board-Certified In Internal Medicine. Important skills include Clinical Judgment, Decision-Making, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Patient-Centered Care, and Continuous Learning. Preferred (not required): Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, and Respect.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Key Responsibilities:
Provide comprehensive inpatient care during overnight hours, including admissions, consultations, and managing medical emergencies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including specialists, nursing staff, and ancillary services, to deliver high-quality care. Ensure timely communication with patients, families, and referring physicians to facilitate care transitions. Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety measures, and hospital protocols. Maintain accurate and timely documentation in compliance with medical records and billing standards. Support the training and development of residents and medical students, as applicable.
Qualifications:
Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). Licensure/Certification: Board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Active Texas Medical License or eligibility for licensure in Texas. Experience: Prior experience in a hospitalist or nocturnist role preferred. Demonstrated ability to manage acute inpatient care efficiently. Skills: Strong clinical judgment and decision-making abilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous learning.
Schedule and Benefits:
Schedule: Full-time, 7-on/7-off nocturnist schedule, 12-hour shifts. Compensation and Benefits: Competitive salary with performance incentives. Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage. Retirement plans with employer matching. Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and paid time off. Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
TMHPO Physician
- Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
- INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
- COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
- RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
- EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
- Practices the Caring and Serving Model
- Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards
- Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)
- Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees’ experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience
- Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job
- Actively supports the organization’s vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values
- Refer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
- Uniform
- Scrubs
- Business professional
- Other (department approved)
- On Call*
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Work Shift :
1 - Day (United States of America)
Job Category :
Non-clinical
With more than 40 locations throughout the Greater Houston area, Houston Methodist Primary Care Group brings quality, compassionate care to the entire family and to the communities where our patients work and live. As part of the Houston Methodist health system — one of the nation’s leading health systems — the Primary Care Group offers efficient access to world-class specialty care and hospital services from a network comprised of the nation’s leading hospitals and health care professionals.
Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is an integral part of Houston Methodist’s overall strategy to become one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. Established as a nonprofit corporation certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, the Specialty Physician Group enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.