PHYSICIAN - Emergency Medicine - Duluth, MN

Essentia Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 280,163 - 399,020; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contributions

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Essentia Health in Duluth, MN is hiring an Emergency Medicine Physician to join a regional team delivering high-quality emergency care. The role includes working in both urban and rural settings, with a focus on teamwork and patient commitment.

Competitive pay of $246.51/hour, plus benefits like medical, dental, and 401(k). Enjoy a flexible schedule with ample opportunities for teaching and professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must work well with the entire ED team, consultants, and patients.
• Strong commitment to caring for patients both in Duluth and regionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care in a supportive, collaborative environment.
• Admit to St. Mary’s Medical Center for comprehensive trauma care.
• Opportunity to teach residents and medical students.

Skills

Excellent team player

Commitment to patient care

Education

Board Certified / Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine

Job description

Emergency Medicine Physician (2028) – Duluth, MN / Regional EDs

Practice Specifics

We are a regional Emergency Medicine team based in beautiful Duluth, MN, which was named by Outdoor Magazine as the best outside town in America, and by Livability as one of the top‑10 remote‑ready cities in the US. Embedded in this incredible harbor city is a thriving medical community. Due to upcoming retirements and exciting expansion, we are seeking new partners to join our team, where excellence in patient care and camaraderie are key. In service to Essentia Health’s mission, our team strives to provide the highest quality emergency care in a mix of urban and rural environments with our hub‑and‑spoke care model. You will enjoy variety in your practice by working roughly half your shifts in Duluth and half at a subset of our six regional EDs, with flexible scheduling among teammates. We offer very competitive compensation and benefits.

Annual ED Volumes

• Duluth, MN – 42K patients/year in a state‑of‑the‑art 40‑bed ED with a large catchment area and a full complement of collaborative specialists and subspecialists (PICU/NICU teams, pediatric sub‑specialists, neuro‑interventional team, STEMI team, etc.).
• Regional sites (Aurora, Virginia, Moose Lake, Sandstone, Deer River, and Superior, WI) – 3.5K‑12K patients/year, all level IV trauma, all admit to own hospitals. Complex patients often transferred to Duluth for admission.

Shift pattern: 8‑ and 9‑hour shifts; double and triple physician coverage with additional APP support, 7 days/week.

Admit to St. Mary’s Medical Center, the region’s tertiary referral center with adult and pediatric subspecialties; 330‑bed hospital and Level I Adult and Level II Peds Trauma Center. Full spectrum of emergency medicine care including pediatrics.

Teaching Opportunities

Opportunity to teach, if interested (FM residents, medical students).

Supportive Environment

Supportive and fun work environment with kind and collaborative consultants. Strong nurses with excellent nurse retention and mixture of experience and new energy. Excellent behavioral health resources including psychiatry consult service in ED, social work, case management, safe rooms, behavioral health techs and nurses.

Schedule

Flexible – all partners work in Duluth, as well as rurally at a subset of the sites – each physician picks a mix of locations that they find fulfilling.

Commute from Duluth: 10 min – 70 min (aside from Deer River, where only a couple of us work). Virginia & Superior: 12‑hour physician shifts, with 12 hours of APP support. Aurora, Moose Lake, Sandstone, & Deer River: single coverage, 12‑hour or optional 24‑hour shifts (no requirement to work 24s).

Telemedicine Support

Stroke, psychiatry, NICU, hospice, cardiology.

Requirements

• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine.
• Excellent team player – must work well with entire ED team, consultants and patients.
• Strong commitment to caring for patients both in Duluth and regionally.

Compensation

$246.51 an hour. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production‑based compensation.

Employee Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, with supplemental options to fit your needs.
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
• Flexible scheduling, generous time off and wellness resources focused on physical, mental, emotional health.

Equal Opportunity

Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Essentia Health does not discriminate in employment because of age, color, creed, culture, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, language, local Human Rights Commission activity, national origin, military service, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or public assistance status. Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of post‑offer screenings.

Screenings include verification of your legal right to work in the United States, a health screening and immunization review, verification of licensure, certifications, education, experience, and background checks including criminal, urine drug screen and MVR where required.