PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine, OB is Optional (0.6-1.0 FTE) - Detroit Lakes, MN
Overview
- Location
- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
- Schedule
- Monday-Friday between 8a-5p · Pediatric call approximately 1:6 weekends, 2-4 weekdays per month, and 1 weekend every 6 weeks; hospitalist service in place
- Employer-listed pay
- $337,224
- Practice
- Clinic with outreach to multiple community clinics · Outpatient clinic
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Essentia Health Detroit Lakes is hiring a Family Medicine Physician for a 0.6-1.0 FTE position with flexible practice focus and optional OB services. The role includes a Monday-Friday day schedule, a pediatric call rotation approximately 1:6 on weekends, average 14-18 patients daily, and comprehensive benefits including salary plus potential bonuses and incentives.
What the posting highlights
- Patient population: General population of Detroit Lakes and surrounding areas
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Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $337,224
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- Loan Repayment Qualifying Site To find out more, visit https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/ COMPENSATION $337,224. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonus
- Observed
- 4 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Base salary with potential additional bonuses, quality incentives OR production-based compensation
- Bonus / incentives
- Additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation may be available
Benefits named in the posting
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- training and tuition reimbursement
- flexible scheduling
- generous time off
- wellness resources
Pay in context
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Employer
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Clinic with outreach to multiple community clinics
- Facility type
- Outpatient clinic
- Patient population
- General population of Detroit Lakes and surrounding areas
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $337,224 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- At 0.6 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Monday-Friday between 8a-5p
- Call burden
- Pediatric call approximately 1:6 weekends, 2-4 weekdays per month, and 1 weekend every 6 weeks; hospitalist service in place
- Patient volume
- 14-18 clinic patients per day
- FTE
- 0.6
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 4 wk ago
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Personalize your own practice setting! Our Detroit Lakes campus is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to join our team in providing exceptional healthcare to an ever-growing community and region. With strong community involvement and a solid sense of teamwork, become a big part of this growing practice setting. Great teamwork, an enhanced newer clinic setting and being early adopters for quality initiatives provides interested candidates with an ideal practice. Choose the FTE you desire, focus areas, etc. and make your practice your own! PRACTICE SPECIFICS Open to a variety of FTE opportunities (example of full-time, 1.0 FTE opportunity = 36 patient contact hours or 32 patient contact hours, if doing OB) Hours: Monday-Friday between 8a-5p Based in Detroit Lakes, MN with potential outreach to Lake Park, Pelican Rapids, Frazee or Mahnomen Clinics Procedures and OB services welcome but not required (20-25 deliveries a year for FM); C-sections are performed by OB/GYN or General Surgery Average Clinic Patients per day 14-18 Pediatric Call is approximately 1:6 weekends (2-4 weekdays a month and 1 weekend every 6 weeks; hospitalist service in place). Onsite Services Include: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, General Surgery/Wound Care, Diabetes Education, Dietitian, Infusion Center, Path/Lab, Radiology/Imaging, Therapy Services, Geriatrics/Eldercare, Dermatology, Optometry, Podiatry, Orthopedic Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Urgent Care Outreach Services Include: Audiology, Oncology, ENT, Cardiology, Nephrology, Urology, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine REQUIREMENTS BC/BE in Family Medicine LOCATION Centrally located in the heart of the Lakes Area 1 hour from Fargo and 3 hours from the Twin Cities Safe neighborhoods, low unemployment, great school systems and an abundance of outdoor activities make this an ideal location. Detroit Lakes population: 8,100 NHSC Loan Repayment Qualifying Site To find out more, visit https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/ COMPENSATION $337,224. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation. For further information, contact Eric Bain, Physician Recruiter Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org Cell: 218-393-9518 St Marys - Detroit Lakes Clinic Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.