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  • 25-year-old Hospitalist program with 58 physicians and 17 NP/PAs.
  • Hospitalists cover Essentia Health St. Marys Medical Center and Essentia Health Duluth, located on the same campus and connected via an indoor skywalk system. They provide secondary and tertiary care services to patients from a wide region, including northern Wisconsin and north-central and eastern Minnesota.
  • Essentia Health St. Marys Medical Center is a 350-bed tertiary care hospital, Level I certified Trauma Center, with a top-ranked cardiovascular program and a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center.
  • Essentia Health Duluth is an attached 140-bed multispecialty hospital with acute dialysis, medical-surgical, psychiatry, and outpatient surgery units.
  • Friendly, collegial environment with day teams of hospitalists and advanced practice providers, day and evening admitters, and a dedicated nocturnist team.
  • Team-based collaborative model with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).
  • Typical 7-day on, 7-day off schedule throughout the year; 175 shifts considered full-time. Flexible scheduling.
  • Satisfying balance of attending and consultative responsibilities covering multiple specialties.
  • Target staffing model of 16 patients per day (including admissions, consults, rounding, and discharges) for physician-only teams, or 24-26 for teams including APPs.
  • Procedures not required.
  • Opportunities to participate in hospital-based research, quality, and clinical initiatives.
  • Inpatient teaching service for Duluth Family Medicine residents.
  • Epic Electronic Medical Record system used throughout the entire Essentia Health system.
  • Generous starting bonus for qualified candidates.

Additional positions:

  • Essentia Health Virginia Hospital, an 83-bed Level IV Trauma Center and Stroke Ready facility.
  • Staffing model of 1 Physician and 1 APP on days, plus 1 dedicated physician nocturnist.
  • Average census of 24-28 patients, including admissions.
  • Typical 7-day on, 7-day off schedule; 175 shifts considered full-time. Flexible scheduling.
  • Hospitalist-run ICU; ventilator management required for 24-48 hours.
  • Critical Care consults accessible via phone or telehealth.
  • 1 hour from Duluths Level I tertiary care hospital.
  • Procedures not required.
  • Full laboratory and radiology services, including MRI and CT.
  • Additional inpatient services: General Surgery, ENT, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology.

Job Description

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Hospitalist - Duluth & Virginia, MN

  • 25-year-old Hospitalist program with 58 physicians and 17 NP/PAs.
  • Coverage of Essentia Health facilities, providing secondary and tertiary care across a broad region.
  • Essentia Health St. Marys Medical Center: 350 beds, Level I Trauma, top cardiovascular program, stroke center.
  • Essentia Health Duluth: 140 beds, multispecialty, with various units.
  • Collaborative environment with day teams, APPs, and nocturnists.
  • 7-on, 7-off schedule, flexible, with approximately 175 shifts/year.
  • Open ICU (no ventilator management).
  • Target of 16 patients/day for physician-only teams, or 24-26 with APPs.
  • No procedures required.
  • Research and teaching opportunities.
  • Epic EMR system used system-wide.
  • Starting bonus included.

Virginia, MN

  • 83-bed hospital, Level IV Trauma, Stroke Ready.
  • 1 Physician and 1 APP on days; 1 nocturnist.
  • Average census: 24-28 patients.
  • 7-on, 7-off schedule; 175 shifts/year; flexible.
  • Hospitalist-run ICU; ventilator management for 24-48 hours.
  • Critical Care consults via telehealth.
  • 1 hour from Duluths Level I hospital.
  • No procedures required.
  • Full lab and radiology, including MRI and CT.
  • Additional inpatient services available.

Requirements

  • BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with hospital-based care experience.

Location

  • Duluth, MN: a harbor city at Lake Superiors western tip, 150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, population 90,000, service area 490,000.

Compensation

  • $334,716 - $368,464, with potential bonuses and incentives.

Contact

  • Eric Bain, Physician Recruiter
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Employee Benefits

Includes health coverage, retirement plans, professional development, work-life balance, and wellness programs. Eligibility varies; contact HR for details.

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