Gastroenterology Physician

Gastroenterologist - Your Track, Your Schedule: Outpatient, Hospitalist, or Hybrid

Position Highlights :

• Work-Life Balance: Full- or part-time. Outpatient runs 3-4 days a week with no nights, weekends or holidays. Hospitalists work 7-on/7-off (or 14-on/14-off)
• Desirable Practice Setting: A 489-bed tertiary referral center with a modern endoscopy unit and an outpatient clinic next to a surgery center.
• Ideal Work Environment: Advanced rooms with fluoroscopy, ERCP and EUS, and a say in choosing new equipment.
• Favorable Call Schedule: No call for outpatient. Hospitalist call is from home, with protected quiet hours overnight.
• Culture & Support: A close-knit team backed by APPs, CRNAs and dedicated endoscopy nurses and techs.
• Professional Growth Opportunities: Teaching and research through a University of Minnesota partnership, plus sabbatical leave after 7 years.

Compensation & Benefits :

• Competitive Compensation: Earning potential of up to $1 million, with full-time base salaries starting at $726,000 (outpatient) and $752,000 (hospitalist or hybrid).
• Generous Performance Bonus: A tiered wRVU model
• Sign-On Bonus: $80,000.
• Relocation Assistance: Up to $15,000.
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance: $20,000 per year, up to $300,000 total.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health insurance options, 20 PTO days plus 6 sick days, and malpractice with tail coverage fully paid.
• Professional Development: CME allowance that grows from $2,000 in year one to as much as $4,750 per year from year three.
• Additional Benefits: Sabbatical leave of up to 90 consecutive days after 7 years.

Qualifications :

• Degree: MD / DO
• Certifications: BC / BE Gastroenterology
• Licensure: MN license (or ability to obtain one)
• Skillset: General GI procedures and consults; comfort with complex cirrhosis and IBD patients is a plus
• Experience: Open to all levels: New grads, fellows and experienced physicians
• Sponsorship: H1 or J1-visas

About the Community

• Top Ranked Location: Named the most affordable place to live in Minnesota by Redfin in 2025.
• Medium-Sized Metro: Central Minnesota's largest city and regional hub, with a metro area of about 200,000 and a young, diverse community (median age around 31).
• Lifestyle & Affordability: Median home prices around $250,000-$295,000, with lake properties nearby and average commutes under 20 minutes.
• Prime Location: Big-city amenities without big-city stress, with Minneapolis-St. Paul pro sports, concerts and shopping about an hour away.
• Education: A major public university and top-ranked private liberal arts colleges nearby, plus public, magnet and private K-12 options.
• Community Attributes: A performing arts center, local breweries and speakeasies, minor-league baseball, college hockey and a children's museum.
• Easy Travel: Direct Interstate 94 access, with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport about an hour away.
• Vibrant Lifestyle: Riverside gardens, miles of Mississippi River trails, swimming quarries and rock climbing, with lakes and cross-country skiing minutes from home.

Job Reference #: GI 26518