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PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine & Hospitalist
Overview
The package
AI-structuredEssentia Health is recruiting a Family Medicine physician with a dual clinic/hospitalist role in Grand Rapids and Deer River, MN, offering flexible 0.6–1.0 FTE, a base salary of $323,400, and potential additional compensation through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based pay. Hospitalist coverage is approximately one 3–4 day stretch every 6 weeks at a 20-bed Critical Access Hospital in Deer River, with zero evening clinic phone calls.
- $323k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
- $323,400 signing bonus disclosed
- Flexible, 0.6–1.0 FTE; hospitalist shift is a 3–4 day stretch every 6 weeks · Zero evening clinic phone calls; hospitalist call ~1 week every 6 weeks (3–4 day stretch in Deer River)
- Outpatient clinic (Grand Rapids) + Inpatient hospitalist (Deer River) · Outpatient clinic (new, 24 exam room facility) + Critical Access Hospital (20-bed) · Both inpatient (hospitalist at Deer River Hospital) and outpatient (clinic in Grand Rapids)
Posted pay vs real comps
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Compensation
- Type
- Listed on official posting
- Job-specific pay
- $323,400
- Evidence
- ion = 11,000. Service Area Population = 45,000 (approx.) Over 1,000 lakes in this county! COMPENSATION $323,400. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonus
- Observed
- 4 wk ago
- Structure
- hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $323,400
Pay in context
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Employer
Essentia Health Credentialed
Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Outpatient clinic (Grand Rapids) + Inpatient hospitalist (Deer River)
- Facility type
- Outpatient clinic (new, 24 exam room facility) + Critical Access Hospital (20-bed)
- Beds
- 20
- Trauma level
- Critical Access Hospital (no trauma level explicitly stated)
- Patient population
- General family medicine population; service area ~45,000; Grand Rapids population ~11,000
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $323,400 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $323,400 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- 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?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Schedule
- Flexible, 0.6–1.0 FTE; hospitalist shift is a 3–4 day stretch every 6 weeks
- Call burden
- Zero evening clinic phone calls; hospitalist call ~1 week every 6 weeks (3–4 day stretch in Deer River)
- Shift type
- Mixed: clinic days (outpatient) + 3–4 day hospitalist stretches
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Both inpatient (hospitalist at Deer River Hospital) and outpatient (clinic in Grand Rapids)
- Coverage model
- Physician-led; team of 4 MDs and 4 NPs; hospitalists serve as backup after ER docs; 24/7 ER physician coverage and Nurse Triage at Deer River Hospital
- Admin burden
- Not explicitly described; EPIC EMR used
- FTE
- 0.6
- 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
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
We are building a team of 4 MD’s and 4 Nurse Practitioners to inhabit a new, 24 exam room, state-of-the-art facility.
Our Grand Rapids team works in close collaboration with existing Deer River team (20 minutes away).
Physician led practice
Evening, clinic phone call - ZERO!
Hospitalist Call: Approximately, 1 week, every 6 weeks. Hospitalists serve as backup after ER docs.
Clinic work in Grand Rapids.
Hospitalist work done at Essentia Health, Deer River Hospital; a modern, 20 bed, Critical Access Hospital with 24/7 ER physician coverage and Nurse Triage.
Hospitalist Coverage: 3-4 day stretch, every 6 weeks – done in Deer River.
Additional opportunities include; colposcopies, endoscopies, stress tests and EGD’s.
EPIC electronic medical record
Flexible, 0.6 – 1.0 FTE
REQUIREMENTS
Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine
LOCATION
The City of Grand Rapids, on the banks of the Mississippi River, is located approximately 80 miles northwest of Duluth and 175 miles north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Grand Rapids Population = 11,000. Service Area Population = 45,000 (approx.)
Over 1,000 lakes in this county!
COMPENSATION
$323,400. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.
HOW TO APPLY
Online: Search or apply at www.essentiahealth.org/careers
Contact:
Eric Bain, Senior Physician Recruiter
Cell: 218-393-9518
Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
Essentia Grand Rapids 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.Help us build a better physician job board
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