noun
shift duty; on-call duty
Refers to working a scheduled shift, often overnight or on weekends, commonly used in hospitals, security, and similar fields.
今週は当直勤務が二回あります。
I have shift duty twice this week.
当直勤務の医師が緊急患者に対応した。
The doctor on shift duty handled the emergency patient.
Compound of 当直 (とうちょく, 'on duty') and 勤務 (きんむ, 'work, service'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward combination of these two Sino-Japanese words.