What specialities let you work nights

[NonTradJp]

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If you're a night person, what specialty has those kind of hours?

 

[DrBowtie]

If you're a night person, what specialty has those kind of hours?

ER, Hospitalist/Intensivist, Radiology, Maybe Surg/OB depending on practice size.

 

[Cyberdyne 101]

Neurosurgery

 

[Satire5Texul]

Just food for thought - I am a night person as well.

I just got back from the gym and starting studying up again from 11 pm to 6 am probably. But Recent research shows that night-shift people are twice as likely to develop diabetes and other health problems like cardiovascular risks. Even one in particular, I can go digging or you can google, linked increased exposure to fluorescent light (blue light which is relatively higher energy) for increased cancer risk. It even suggested night-shift people wear protective gear (absurd I know).

Just wanted to share cause I am a night

And I also would like to do night shifts

But to still share my 2 cents, a lot of surgeries happen early. At my hospital they start at 4 am sometimes (pancreatic procedures). Critical-care of course, wound dressings have to be changed sometimes on very frequent-basis (nurse’s job but complications arise that always require a doctor). Emergency Medicine of course.

 

[JPA178]

EM
OBGYN
Internal Med (Hospitalist)
Internal Med or Anesthesia + Pulm/CC (Intensivist)
General Surgery +/- fellowships (Trauma, CT, Vasc, etc)
Neurosurgery
Ortho
Anesthesia - but probably less flexible than the others

 

[NickNaylor]

I think almost anything will if you practice in a hospital setting and want to work nights.

 

[NonTradJp]

That's a lot of different specialties. I didn't know. So then I have to ask. The hospital where I volunteer at, nearly all the night doctors I see are residents. Is that because it's a teaching hospital or just this particular hospital?

For doctors that work in a hospital, could they consistently work at night and only do other hours as needed?

I was wondering about neurosurgery which is listed? I thought those are also done early in the mornings like CT surgeries. For EM, do they rotate one week day, one week night or can they stick with nights?

Just food for thought - I am a night person as well.

I just got back from the gym and starting studying up again from 11 pm to 6 am probably. But Recent research shows that night-shift people are twice as likely to develop diabetes and other health problems like cardiovascular risks. Even one in particular, I can go digging or you can google, linked increased exposure to fluorescent light (blue light which is relatively higher energy) for increased cancer risk. It even suggested night-shift people wear protective gear (absurd I know).

Just wanted to share cause I am a night

And I also would like to do night shifts

But to still share my 2 cents, a lot of surgeries happen early. At my hospital they start at 4 am sometimes (pancreatic procedures). Critical-care of course, wound dressings have to be changed sometimes on very frequent-basis (nurse’s job but complications arise that always require a doctor). Emergency Medicine of course.

Thanks Satire for the info.

Yeah, I also considered the health benefits of working during the day. I mean the majority of humans have been doing that for the majority of our history so there are probably great reasons to even without research. But research is over a populations as opposed to individuals. And individuals very quite a bit. I just feels more comfortable and energetic at night so I want to consider that.

 

[DrBowtie]

That's a lot of different specialties. I didn't know. So then I have to ask. The hospital where I volunteer at, nearly all the night doctors I see are residents. Is that because it's a teaching hospital or just this particular hospital?

For doctors that work in a hospital, could they consistently work at night and only do other hours as needed?

I was wondering about neurosurgery which is listed? I thought those are also done early in the mornings like CT surgeries. For EM, do they rotate one week day, one week night or can they stick with nights?




Thanks Satire for the info.

Yeah, I also considered the health benefits of working during the day. I mean the majority of humans have been doing that for the majority of our history so there are probably great reasons to even without research. But research is over a populations as opposed to individuals. And individuals very quite a bit. I just feels more comfortable and energetic at night so I want to consider that.

If you want exclusively night hours, the surgical sub specialties do not fit in. They do have overnight call and often operate at night but usually aren't working night shifts.

Residents are used for cheap labor and the attendings get to sleep either in house or at home unless needed.

There are varying ER schedules but if you wanted all night shifts, I'm sure there are groups willing to accommodate you.

 

[NonTradJp]

Thanks for the info DrBowtie.

 

[randomdudeoutwest]

I heard (do not know if this is true) that radiology can be done working anytime, anywhere. I read somewhere that people can sign up to be a tele-radiologist and make $300K a year by sitting in Starbucks/on the beach looking at slides on their iPhone or iPad. Who knows how legal that kind of thing is, though. Seems like it'd be hard to get good X-Rays on a computer screen and all that.

I shadowed in EM and I think they're able to work whatever 12-hour shifts they want. Seems like a dream job, if you can get the scores to get EM. One of the attendings I shadowed said they only take like 1% of applicants now given how many people want the position and opportunity.

 

[CircadianRhythm]

A nocturnist is a hot commodity to a group as they improve everyone else's lifestyle. I don't think its a good idea for the health risks a previous poster spoke of and possible personal problems should you want to get married/have children. You would have some leverage for a higher starting salary

 

[DrBowtie]

I heard (do not know if this is true) that radiology can be done working anytime, anywhere. I read somewhere that people can sign up to be a tele-radiologist and make $300K a year by sitting in Starbucks/on the beach looking at slides on their iPhone or iPad. Who knows how legal that kind of thing is, though. Seems like it'd be hard to get good X-Rays on a computer screen and all that.

I shadowed in EM and I think they're able to work whatever 12-hour shifts they want. Seems like a dream job, if you can get the scores to get EM. One of the attendings I shadowed said they only take like 1% of applicants now given how many people want the position and opportunity.

The devil is in the details. Lots of half truth in your post.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I heard (do not know if this is true) that radiology can be done working anytime, anywhere. I read somewhere that people can sign up to be a tele-radiologist and make $300K a year by sitting in Starbucks/on the beach looking at slides on their iPhone or iPad. Who knows how legal that kind of thing is, though. Seems like it'd be hard to get good X-Rays on a computer screen and all that.

I shadowed in EM and I think they're able to work whatever 12-hour shifts they want. Seems like a dream job, if you can get the scores to get EM. One of the attendings I shadowed said they only take like 1% of applicants now given how many people want the position and opportunity.

Radiologists sit in dark rooms with several high resolution monitors, networks with lots of bandwidth, and dictation systems. Yes, tele-radiology is a thing. No, they're not doing it from Starbucks or on a phone.

Nearly everyone that applies for EM gets in somewhere. Shift length varies from 8-24 hours.

 

[Snoopy2006]

Sounds like OP is requesting a field with shift work, where you can choose nights exclusively. If that's the case, hospitalist is your best best. Hospitalist programs are always looking for nocturnists, who generally get paid more as well. The problem with ED is most have a constantly rotating shift schedule. The surgical fields can involve night duties, but scheduled OR procedures take place during the daytime. There's a lot of day fields that can involve night duties, but if you want nights only w/o call, hospital medicine is your best bet.

I shadowed in EM and I think they're able to work whatever 12-hour shifts they want. Seems like a dream job, if you can get the scores to get EM. One of the attendings I shadowed said they only take like 1% of applicants now given how many people want the position and opportunity.

EM is not competitive. Look at Charting the Outcomes for details. It's becoming more competitive than it was in the best, but still not up there. Average board scores are right around the national average. Plus even for lower Step 1 scores, the # of matched applicants far outnumber the # of unmatched.

 

[caffeinemia]

Neurosurgery

They also work days. And holy days. And birth days. And every day. I hear they only get time off for the divorce settlement ruling days.

 

[Cyberdyne 101]

They also work days. And holy days. And birth days. And every day. I hear they only get time off for the divorce settlement ruling days.

I hear that there are part time neurosurgeons who work 60-70 hrs a week.