Physician - Nocturnist Orthopedic Surgery - Duluth, MN
Overview
- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota
- Schedule
- Flexible options including two weeks on/two weeks off, one week on/one week off, OR other agreed coverage model · Evening/night call from 4 PM to 7 AM with approximately 180 shifts per year
- Source-listed pay
- $622,000
- Practice
- Hospital-based · Tertiary care hospital
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
The position is for an Orthopedic Surgery Nocturnist at a Level I Trauma Center in Duluth, MN with a guaranteed base salary of $622,000 plus potential bonuses. The job entails evening/night call shifts covering orthopedic trauma without office or rounding duties, supported by a robust orthopedic and APP team, and includes comprehensive benefits and flexible scheduling.
What the posting highlights
- Supported by 4 fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeons and 14 subspecialty orthopedic surgeons; APP group provides 24/7 call support
- Care setting: Call involves admitting orthopedic admissions and high energy trauma patients; hip fractures admitted by hospitalist team
- Patient population: General orthopedic patients including trauma cases; Children's hospital within facility
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $622,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- Level 7 for both our Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities REQUIREMENTS BC/BE Orthopaedics COMPENSATION: $622,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonus
- Observed
- 2 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed base salary of $622,000 plus eligibility for additional bonuses, quality incentives OR production-based compensation
- Bonus / incentives
- Eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation
Benefits named in the posting
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Supplemental insurance options
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions
- Tuition reimbursement
- Training and educational programs
- Flexible scheduling options with generous time off
Employer
Essentia Health
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-based
- Facility type
- Tertiary care hospital
- Beds
- 330
- Trauma level
- Level I Trauma Center
- Patient population
- General orthopedic patients including trauma cases; Children's hospital within facility
- EHR
- EPIC
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $622,000 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?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Flexible options including two weeks on/two weeks off, one week on/one week off, or other agreed coverage model
- Call burden
- Evening/night call from 4 PM to 7 AM with approximately 180 shifts per year
- Shift type
- Evening/Night
- Patient volume
- Anticipated 0-2 orthopedic cases per shift
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Call involves admitting orthopedic admissions and high energy trauma patients; hip fractures admitted by hospitalist team
- Coverage model
- Supported by 4 fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeons and 14 subspecialty orthopedic surgeons; APP group provides 24/7 call support
- Admin burden
- No office/clinic responsibilities, no hospital rounding, no hospital codes response required
- FTE
- 1
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Job Description Licensure/Certification Qualifications Orthopedics - Nocturnist Duluth, MN PRACTICE SPECIFICS Work where other people play. Cover orthopedic evening / night call from 4 PM to 7 AM at level 1 trauma center. Approximately 180 weekday and weekend shifts / year. Flexible scheduling options to include: two weeks on / two weeks off, one week on/one week off, or other agreed upon coverage model. Supported by four fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeons, with 7 days/week who have dedicated day and evening trauma rooms. Supported by 14 subspecialty trained orthopedic surgeons in orthopedic oncology, hand, foot and ankle, shoulder, adult reconstruction and ortho pediatric surgery. Call is supported by APP group who take call 24/7 and answer in-house calls and outside patient calls. No Spine! Spine calls are covered by neurosurgery. No office / clinic responsibility. No hospital rounding required. No requirement to respond to hospital codes. Call can be taken from home. Expectation to see orthopedic admissions and high energy trauma patients per discretion of general surgery trauma team who are in-house 24/7. Hip fractures admitted by hospitalist team. Anticipated case volume 0-2 cases / shift. St. Mary's Medical Center is a 330-bed tertiary care hospital; Level I Trauma Center with 24-bed emergency department and helicopter support. Children's hospital within St. Mary's Medical Center. St. Mary's Medical Center has ranked among America's Top 100 Hospitals and Fracture Care Programs Dedicated EMR/EPIC Service area approximately 500,000 Certified as HIMSS EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) Level 7 for both our Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities REQUIREMENTS BC/BE Orthopaedics COMPENSATION $622,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation. LOCATION Duluth, MN - located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior 150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul Duluth population: 86,000 with surrounding communities approx. 120,000+ For additional information please contact Liz Huesman, Senior Physician Recruiter 701-261-6824 Elizabeth.Huesman@EssentiaHealth.org 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. Job Location: Building F - Duluth Clinic - 3rd Street Shift Rotation: Eve/Night Rotation (United States of America) FTE: 1