PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Spooner, WI
Overview
- Location
- Spooner, Wisconsin
- Schedule
- Outpatient only · Low (1 in 13 light call rotation including clinic and nursing home backup)
- Employer-listed pay
- $345,449
- Practice
- Multi-specialty group · 24-bed Critical Access Hospital with attached clinic
Listed on official posting
Role summary
This outpatient-only Family Medicine physician role in Spooner, WI offers a low call model (1 in 13 backup call for clinic and nursing home patients) at a 24-bed Critical Access Hospital attached to a new clinic within a multi-specialty group. Compensation is salary-based at $345,449 with potential bonuses, located in a small rural community with abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call
- Care setting: Outpatient only with some nursing home coverage, no hospital call
- Patient population: Small town rural, 15,000 service area
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $345,449
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- a! (Hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowmobiling, ATV, etc) COMPENSATION $345,449. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonus
- Observed
- 1 mo ago
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Pay in context
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Employer
Essentia Health Credentialed
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Multi-specialty group
- Facility type
- 24-bed Critical Access Hospital with attached clinic
- Beds
- 24
- Patient population
- Small town rural, 15,000 service area
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $345,449 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- outpatient only
- Call burden
- low (1 in 13 light call rotation including clinic and nursing home backup)
- Inpatient / outpatient
- outpatient only with some nursing home coverage, no hospital call
- Coverage model
- shared call
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
- We are looking for a strong, patient-centered physician that loves small town life!
- This clinic has a robust team environment and a fun collegial culture. Many of the staff choose to live in Spooner for its exceptional outdoor recreation & beauty.
- Brand new, state-of-the-art clinic and hospital
- Enjoy great work-life balance with a “Low Call” model. You will be on a light call rotation of 1 in 13 that includes patients from both the clinic and a local nursing home. However, for much of the nursing home care you are functioning as a back-up, filling in gaps in their coverage.
- No hospital call
- Multi-specialty group that consists of 3 Family Practice Physicians, 5.8 Family Nurse Practitioners and numerous visiting specialties on site weekly
- Admit to Spooner Health System, a 24-bed CAH facility that is attached to the clinic. The Emergency Room is staffed by the hospital.
- EPIC EMR
- No OB
REQUIREMENTS
BC/BE Family Medicine
LOCATION
- Less than two hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – Eau Clare, WI – and Duluth, MN
- Spooner population: 2,561- Service area: 15,000
- Located in prime lake & recreation area! (Hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowmobiling, ATV, etc)
COMPENSATION
- $345,449. 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, Senior Physician Recruiter
Cell: 218-393-9518
Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
Spooner ClinicEmployee 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.