PHYSICIAN - Neonatology - Fargo, ND
ENeonatologyFargo, North Dakota2mo ago
$381,153 Listed on official posting
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PHYSICIAN - Neonatology - Fargo, ND
$381,153Listed on official posting
NeonatologyFull-time7-8 shifts per month as part of a 4-person team · 7-8 shifts per month
Overview
The package
AI-structuredFull-time neonatologist position at a Level III, 14-bed NICU in Fargo, ND with a 4-person team working 7-8 shifts per month; base salary of $381,153 with potential bonuses and quality/production incentives.
- $381k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
- 7-8 shifts per month as part of a 4-person team · 7-8 shifts per month
- Academic/Community Hospital NICU · Hospital - Level III NICU · Inpatient (NICU)
Posted pay vs real comps
Posted pay
$334k$395k/$404k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median
The employer-posted range and what 6 physicians report earning (region cohort) are shown side by side below — compared, never blended into one number. Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.
Compensation
- Type
- Listed on official posting
- Job-specific pay
- $381,153
- Evidence
- chool system Young population with average age mid 30’s Three Universities in the FM area COMPENSATION $381,153 Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses
- Observed
- 4 wk ago
- Structure
- hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $0
Pay in context
Fargo, North DakotaEmployer-posted pay shown next to what physicians report earning — compared, never blended, never scored one against the other.
Employer-posted pay
$381k/yr
Midpoint $381,153 · listed on official posting
Physician-reported median
$395k
6 physician reports · region cohort · total comp
Posted pay
$334k$395k/$404k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median
Reported pay is SalaryDr community data — total compensation, shown separately from the employer-posted range, which is often base salary only. We don't score one against the other because they measure different things.
Next steps
Employer
Essentia Health Credentialed
Health system172 open roles
Trust state
Unclaimed profile
EHR
Not provided
Source
Official employer source
Facility & Community
Fargo, North Dakota
Mapped from source coordinates
Facility details
- Practice setting
- Academic/Community Hospital NICU
- Facility type
- Hospital - Level III NICU
- Beds
- 14
- Trauma level
- Level III NICU
- Patient population
- Neonates; young regional population with average age mid-30s; regional service area of 30 clinics and 5 hospitals
Community snapshot
Peer median
$395k
31 reports · national
Active supply
1
1 in Fargo
Transparent pay
1/1
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
4.0/5
1 physician reports
Cost of living
89
below U.S. avg (100) · BEA Regional Price Parities
Schools
+0.3
grade levels vs U.S. avg · NAEP 2024
31 SalaryDr Neonatology reports in national show a $395,000 median.
1 active Neonatology roles in North Dakota, including 1 in Fargo; 1 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.1/5 average job satisfaction.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $381,153 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?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Schedule
- 7-8 shifts per month as part of a 4-person team
- Call burden
- 7-8 shifts per month
- Shift type
- Mixed (includes overnight NNP support)
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient (NICU)
- Coverage model
- 4-person physician team with overnight NNP support
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
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
- 72%
Full description
Neonatologist
Fargo, ND
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
- Level III, 14 bed newly renovated NICU with private suites
- Strong 6-person OB team with growing birth volume
- Full time Maternal Fetal Medicine support
- Pediatric subspecialty support with cardiology, neurology, and virtual hematology
- Relocation and benefit package
- Full time is 7-8 shifts per month as a 4-person team
- Competitive salary and sign on bonus
- Overnight NNP support
- Highly experienced nursing staff
REQUIREMENTS
- BC/BE in Neonatology
LOCATION
- Centrally located on the border of North Dakota & Minnesota
- 3.5 hours northwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Fargo-Moorhead population: 250,000
- Regional Service area consists of 30 clinics & 5 hospitals
- Safe, growing community known for excellent school system
- Young population with average age mid 30’s
- Three Universities in the FM area
COMPENSATION
- $381,153 Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.
Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran Status.
Search or Apply online at EssentiaCareers.org
Laurie Swor, Senior Physician Recruiter
Laurie.Swor@EssentiaHealth.org
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