Physician Nocturnist

Title: SCMG Physician - Nocturnist

Reports to Position: SCMG Clinical Division Director, Hospital Medicine

Department: SCMG Hospitalist Program

Date last reviewed: October 21, 2025

Departmental Summary: The SCMG Hospitalist Program providers address the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hospitalized patients who have been referred from the community primary care doctors, emergency room doctors, or other physicians in the hospital.

Position Overview: The Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician responds to admission requests and assumes care at such time that patients are transferred out of the Emergency Department or directly admitted from an outside facility as specified by each SCHS hospitals medical staff bylaws. The Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician (night shift) provides medical care as the attending of record for adult inpatients (minimum age 18) presenting with primary internal medicine pathology and provides their services twenty‑four (24) hours daily all days of the year.

Work schedule: Shifts are generally ten to eleven (10‑11) hours in duration and Physician will work minimum of 118 shifts per year for a .9 FTE Nocturnist. There is the potential to work day or swing shift as well. Option of 7‑day rotation schedule or option of flex scheduling.

Call expectation: Back‑up call during high census times may be requested.

Physician Practice Location: Physician will render the Professional Services at such SCHS Facilities as may be directed by SCMG, and at such other facilities and locations as may be established by SCHS or SCMG from time to time. It is anticipated that the primary work locations will be as follows:

• St. Charles Hospital Bend [2500 NE Neff Road, Bend, OR]
• St. Charles Hospital Redmond [1253 Northwest Canal Boulevard, Redmond, OR]

Essential Functions and Duties: (May perform additional duties of similar complexity within SCHS as required or assigned)

General Duties

• Provide 24‑hour coverage of all Medicine patients on the Bend campus, both in an admitting role as well as a consultative role, in accordance with existing Co‑Management Agreements.
• Provide 24‑hour coverage of all Medicine and Critical Care patients at the Redmond campus, both in an admitting as well as consultative role, in accordance with existing Co‑Management Agreements.
• When requested by the primary service, serve as a consultant for all inpatient psychiatric patients in PES or Sageview.
• If medically complex, serve as a consultant for patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation. Share in equitable distribution of work between all hospitalist physicians on shift.
• Maintain credentialing and privileges to perform critical care procedures, and ability to rotate through the St. Charles‑Redmond hospital on an equitable basis with others in the position.
• May also transfer patients requiring a higher level of medical or sub‑specialist care from the St. Charles‑Redmond hospital to the SCMC‑Bend hospital or another facility at their discretion and that of the accepting physician at the receiving facility.
• Maintain familiarity with the SCMG organization structure, communication systems, billing process, and completing billing and coding documentation within time assigned by SCMG administration.
• Obtain medical knowledge and current skills through regular continuing medical education (CME) activity. Abide by all medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations.
• Share information both when requested and when anticipating someone might have a need.
• Maintain punctual presence for assigned workdays, in compliance with the SCHS policy on attendance.
• Keep medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity. To attest to having obtained 60 hours of Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) relevant to the practitioner’s current medical practice over the prior two‑year period.
• Participation in Rapid Response Supervision may be requested from time to time.

Specific Duties

• Document all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and complete all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
• Be familiar with the SCHS organization structure.
• Participate in SCMG meetings and assist in policy formation for SCMG and Physicians practice.
• Keep medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity. Must attest to having adequate (CME) to meet maintenance of board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges without restriction.
• Keep all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital sufficient to permit performance of job duties.

Behavioral Expectations

• Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests. Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Delivers first‑rate customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, and is timely, efficient and accurate, and courteous.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the health systems corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violations of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all health systems investigations and proceedings.
• Model respect, professionalism and kindness in accordance with the ACTS of Excellence.

Education

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited medical school.
• Successful Completion of an ACGMA Accredited residency program in Internal Medicine.

Preferred:

• N/A

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required:

• Current license as MD / DO.
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine By American Board of Internal Medicine.
• Unrestricted Federal DEA number.
• Unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Current ACLS and PALS certification required.
• Additional certifications may be required based on privileges granted to provider by Medical Staff Services at SCHS Inpatient locations.

Preferred:

• Five years of clinical and progressive leadership in Hospital Medicine.
• Epic EMR software experience.

Experience

Required:

• Experience using EMR (Electronic Medical Records) software.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.
• Experience working in a team environment and proven ability to collaborate, manage facilitation and consensus building among health care professionals and agencies to achieve expected results.

Preferred:

• 2 years of medical practice in Hospital Medicine.
• Epic EMR software experience.

Personal Protective Equipment

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

General

Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent SCHS.

Strong team working and collaborative skills.

Ability to multi‑task and work independently.

Attention to detail.

Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills, particularly in dealing with stressful personal interactions.

Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Electronic Medical Record systems.

Intermediate in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel).

Physical Requirements

• Continually (75% or more): Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.
• Frequently (50%): Sitting, standing, walking, lifting 1‑10 pounds, keyboard operation.
• Occasionally (25%): Bending, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, carrying/pushing or pulling 1‑10 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
• Rarely (10%): Stooping/kneeling/crouching, lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling 11‑25 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle.
• Never (0%): Climbing ladder/step‑stool, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25‑50 pounds, ability to hear whispered speech level.
• Exposure to Elemental Factors: Never (0%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.
• Blood‑Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category: No Risk for Exposure to BBP.