Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas is recruiting a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician to join its dedicated nocturnist team. This 254-bed, award-winning children's hospital is the flagship pediatric facility within the Medical City network and operates one of the region's fastest-growing pediatric emergency programs. Physicians practice alongside an exceptional subspecialty bench — including pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, cardiology, and hematology-oncology — with the full infrastructure of a high-acuity children's hospital behind every shift. The nocturnist model offers enhanced overnight compensation and a focused, predictable schedule for clinicians who prefer nights.
Perks and Benefits
- Enhanced compensation for overnight nocturnist shifts
- Comprehensive benefits package available at full-time status (12–14 shifts per month), including health, dental, and vision coverage
- CME funds provided
- Structured 8–9 hour overnight shifts with a consistent, predictable schedule
Practice Highlights
- Nocturnist role: 8–9 hour overnight shifts; full-time defined as 12–14 shifts per month
- 254-bed, award-winning pediatric hospital — flagship children's facility of the Medical City network
- 37-bed pediatric med-surg unit supported by a dedicated PICU and CVICU with a robust ECMO program
- On-campus subspecialty support spanning pediatric surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, neurology, nephrology, pulmonology, ENT, cardiology, and infectious disease
- Pediatric hematology-oncology program on site
- Dedicated pediatric psychiatric services available through an on-campus psychiatric hospital
- Co-located with Medical City Dallas, which houses a Level IV NICU and full adult hospital — the only DFW campus offering comprehensive care for all ages, including women's and infant services, under one roof
- High-acuity pediatric patient population with a broad regional referral catchment across the DFW metroplex
Qualifications
- Completion of a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) fellowship, or a 4-year dual Emergency Medicine residency
- Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Emergency Medicine or Emergency Medicine
- Active Texas medical license or eligibility to obtain
- Comfort with the full spectrum of high-acuity pediatric emergency presentations, including critically ill and complex subspecialty patients
About the Community
Dallas is one of the most dynamic metros in the country — a major business hub home to numerous Fortune 500 companies, the nation's largest urban arts district, world-class museums, live music venues, and a culinary scene that spans classic Tex-Mex to gourmet fine dining. Professional sports are woven into the city's identity, with the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Dallas Cowboys, FC Dallas, and Texas Motor Speedway all calling the region home. The surrounding suburbs offer highly regarded public schools, low cost of living relative to comparable metros, and abundant family-friendly attractions — making the DFW area a compelling destination for physicians at any stage of their career.