PHYSICIAN - General Surgery (0.8 - 1.0 FTE), - Detroit Lakes, MN
EGeneral SurgeryDetroit Lakes, Minnesota4mo ago
$520,000 Listed on official posting
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PHYSICIAN - General Surgery (0.8 - 1.0 FTE), - Detroit Lakes, MN
$520,000Listed on official posting
General SurgeryFull-timeWeekly schedule: clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach (Perham and Fosston, MN); flexibility 0.8–1.0 FTE · 1:2 weekday community call and 1:4 weekend/holiday community call
Overview
The package
AI-structuredGeneral Surgery position (0.8–1.0 FTE) at a Trauma Level III hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN, offering a full spectrum of surgical services including general, colorectal, laparoscopic, wound care, and endoscopy, with a referral base of 40,000+ patients from 5 clinics. Compensation is salary-based at $520,000 with incentive/production bonuses, 6+ weeks vacation, CME allowance, malpractice coverage, and relocation package.
- $520k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
- Weekly schedule: clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach (Perham and Fosston, MN); flexibility 0.8–1.0 FTE · 1:2 weekday community call and 1:4 weekend/holiday community call
- 6 weeks PTO or vacation disclosed
- Mixed (clinic, surgery, endoscopy, outreach) · Hospital (St. Marys Hospital - Detroit Lakes) · Mixed: weekly schedule includes clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach
Posted pay vs real comps
Posted pay
$455k$500k$675k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median
The employer-posted range and what 15 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
- $520,000
- Evidence
- from Minneapolis/St. Paul Detroit Lakes population: 9,200 https://cityofdetroitlakes.com/ Salary $520,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonus
- Observed
- 4 wk ago
- Structure
- hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $0
- PTO
- 6 weeks
Pay in context
Detroit Lakes, MinnesotaEmployer-posted pay shown next to what physicians report earning — compared, never blended, never scored one against the other.
Employer-posted pay
$520k/yr
Midpoint $520,000 · listed on official posting
Physician-reported median
$500k
15 physician reports · region cohort · total comp
Posted pay
$455k$500k$675k
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
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Mapped from source coordinates
Facility details
- Practice setting
- Mixed (clinic, surgery, endoscopy, outreach)
- Facility type
- Hospital (St. Marys Hospital - Detroit Lakes)
- Trauma level
- Level III
- Patient population
- General community population; referral base of 40,000+ from 5 clinics in the Detroit Lakes area
Community snapshot
Peer median
$530k
128 reports · national
Active supply
1
1 in Detroit Lakes
Transparent pay
1/1
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
4.1/5
11 physician reports
Cost of living
98
below U.S. avg (100) · BEA Regional Price Parities
Schools
+0.5
grade levels vs U.S. avg · NAEP 2024
128 SalaryDr General Surgery reports in national show a $530,000 median.
1 active General Surgery roles in Minnesota, including 1 in Detroit Lakes; 1 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.2/5 average job satisfaction.
Questions to ask the employer
- Is $520,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- At 0.8 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Schedule
- Weekly schedule: clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach (Perham and Fosston, MN); flexibility 0.8–1.0 FTE
- Call burden
- 1:2 weekday community call and 1:4 weekend/holiday community call
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed: weekly schedule includes clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach
- Coverage model
- 2 General Surgeons sharing call coverage
- Admin burden
- Not explicitly stated; outreach duties noted (Perham and Fosston, MN)
- FTE
- 0.8
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
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
- 82%
Full description
General SurgeonDetroit Lakes, MNPRACTICE SPECIFICS
- BC/BC General Surgeon to join a practice with a full spectrum of services, including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, orthopedics, behavioral health, obstetrics/gynecology, podiatry, and dermatology.
- Referral base draws from 5 clinics and a population of 40,000 plus.
- Practice includes general, colorectal, laparoscopic, wound care, endoscopy and colonoscopy; practice has growth potential for unique or new services.
- Trauma Level III hospital
- Practice includes 2 General Surgeons
- Flexibility to work 0.8 - 1.0 FTE.
- 1:2 weekday call
- 1:4 weekend/holiday community call
- Weekly schedule consists of clinic, surgery, endoscopy, and daytime outreach which could include Perham and Fosston, MN
- Compensation with incentive-based on experience, 6+ weeks vacation, malpractice coverage, CME allowance, and relocation package.
- BC/BE General Surgery
- ATLS
- Centrally located in the heart of the 412 Lakes Area
- 1 hour from Fargo and 3 ½ hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Detroit Lakes population: 9,200
- https://cityofdetroitlakes.com/
Salary
$520,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation
For more information, contact:
Carri Prudhomme, Senior Physician & Advanced Practice Recruiter
Email: Carri.Prudhomme@EssentiaHealth.org
St Marys Hospital - Detroit LakesEmployee 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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