PHYSICIAN - Maternal Fetal Medicine - Fargo, ND
EObstetrics & GynecologyFargo, North Dakota4mo ago
$617,008 Listed on official posting
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PHYSICIAN - Maternal Fetal Medicine - Fargo, ND
$617,008Listed on official posting
Obstetrics & GynecologyFull-time4–5 days per week; 8 AM to 5 PM · No call requirements
Overview
The package
AI-structuredEssentia Health in Fargo, ND is recruiting one Maternal Fetal Medicine physician for a consultation-based practice embedded in an OB/GYN clinic attached to a hospital with a Level III NICU, offering a stated compensation of $617,008 with potential bonuses and quality/production incentives, a 4-5 day/week schedule with no call requirements.
- $617k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
- 4–5 days per week; 8 AM to 5 PM · No call requirements
- Outpatient clinic embedded within OB/GYN clinic, attached to hospital · Health system (Essentia Health) – clinic attached to hospital with Level III NICU and Birthing Center · Primarily outpatient clinic-based; 5–10 inpatient consults/month; 2–4 procedures/month
Posted pay vs real comps
Posted pay
$378k/$410k/$444k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median
The employer-posted range and what 10 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
- $617,008
- Evidence
- endly environment with an active downtown, great schools and various community activities COMPENSATION $617,008 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
$617k/yr
Midpoint $617,008 · listed on official posting
Physician-reported median
$410k
10 physician reports · region cohort · total comp
Posted pay
$378k/$410k/$444k
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
- Outpatient clinic embedded within OB/GYN clinic, attached to hospital
- Facility type
- Health system (Essentia Health) – clinic attached to hospital with Level III NICU and Birthing Center
- Trauma level
- Level III NICU
- Patient population
- High-risk obstetric population – both maternal and fetal high-risk cases; large referral base
Community snapshot
Peer median
$425k
74 reports · national
Active supply
6
6 in Fargo
Transparent pay
6/6
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
3.7/5
3 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
74 SalaryDr Obstetrics & Gynecology reports in national show a $425,000 median.
6 active Obstetrics & Gynecology roles in North Dakota, including 6 in Fargo; 6 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.0/5 average job satisfaction.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $617,008 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
- 4–5 days per week; 8 AM to 5 PM
- Call burden
- No call requirements
- Shift type
- Day shift
- Patient volume
- 10 office patients/day; 2–4 procedures/month; 5–10 inpatient consults/month; referral base supports >1,200 deliveries/year
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Primarily outpatient clinic-based; 5–10 inpatient consults/month; 2–4 procedures/month
- Coverage model
- Consultation-based; collaborates with 8 OB/GYN physicians, 7 CNMs, 5 NPs, 2 MFM nurses, OB Diabetic Educator, Genetic Counselor, 3 MFM sonographers
- Admin burden
- Not explicitly stated
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 82%
Full description
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Fargo, ND
Due to exciting growth, Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, is looking to recruit one Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician to join a busy Women’s and Children’s division with state-of-the-art remodeled facilities and a collegial and growing team.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
Consultation based practice with primary base in the MFM clinic embedded within the growing OB/GYN Clinic and attached to the hospital with recently remodeled state-of-the art Birthing Center and post-partum rooms
- Established clinicians working alongside 2 MFM nurses, OB Diabetic Educator, Genetic Counselor in addition to 3 MFM sonographers
- Collaborate with the OB/GYN team of 8 physicians, 7 CNMs and 5 NPs
- Large referral base including both maternal and fetal high risk obstetric population
- Essentia Health – Fargo is a Level III NICU with recently built private rooms
- Anticipated weekly work schedule at base location: 4-5 days per week; 8 am to 5 pm; no call requirements
- Anticipated volume of office patients per day at base location: 10
- Anticipated volume of procedures at base location: 2-4/month
- Average inpatient practice volume per month: 5-10 inpatient consults
- Deliveries: Over 1,200/year
REQUIREMENTS
- BC/BE in MFM
- Training required: Prefer ABOG certification
LOCATION
- Centrally located on the border of North Dakota & Minnesota, 4 hours west of Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Fargo-Moorhead population: 250,00 regional Service area consists of 25 clinics & 5 hospitals
- Safe and family-friendly environment with an active downtown, great schools and various community activities
COMPENSATION
- $617,008 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.
Apply online or for more information, contact
Laurie Swor, Senior Physician Recruiter
Email: Laurie.Swor@EssentiaHealth.org
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