About this role
UCI Health
UC Irvine | Staff Physician | Nocturnist - Hospital Medicine | $332K - $386K
Los Alamitos, CA
$332K–$386K
full-time
Inpatient
UCI Health
Job Highlights
- Area Is Warm Year-Round
- Flexible Schedule
- Less than 1 Hour from a Coastal Beach
The Nocturnist Physician provides Hospital Medicine services for the UCI Health - Los Alamitos Hospital inpatient medicine wards exclusively during overnight hours, with core responsibilities, including supervision of APP staff, centered on after-hours admissions from the ED, cross-coverage of admitted patients, managing acute changes in condition, and patient stabilization. Procedures are not required of the medicine nocturnist. The role requires timely handoff of all overnight events and pending clinical issues to the incoming day Hospitalist team. Qualified candidates must hold an M.D./D.O./ MBBS or equivalent degree, with an unrestricted California state medical license, and board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with relevant clinical experience within two years of hire.
Schedule: 7:00pm - 7:00am, 7-on/7-off or flexible schedule depending on team
Compensation: $332,000 - $386,615
ABOUT UC IRVINE The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
About UCI Health
UCI Health is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare to Orange County and surrounding communities through its world-class physicians, surgeons and clinical staff.
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. UC Irvine Medical Center, the main campus in Orange, California, features Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program, Level I trauma center and Level II pediatric trauma center. It is the primary teaching hospital for UCI School of Medicine.
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Compensation Details
$332K–$386K
- 14 paid holidays per year
- PSLF eligible employer
- $2,500 stipend for professional meetings
- UC Retirement Plan, which includes pension plan option
Posted July 31, 2026