Physician Nocturnist - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Location: \n
\nDuluth, MN\n
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\nDuluth, Minnesota is a stunning lakeside city situated at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, offering breathtaking natural scenery and world-class outdoor recreation opportunities year-round. With a vibrant arts scene, excellent dining, and a welcoming community of over 86,000 residents, Duluth provides an exceptional quality of life that truly embodies the phrase "work where other people play."\n
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Facility: \n
\nThis 330-bed tertiary care Level I Trauma Center features a 24-bed emergency department with helicopter support and includes a children's hospital within its walls. Ranked among America's Top 100 Hospitals and Fracture Care Programs, the facility serves a regional population of approximately 500,000 and is certified as HIMSS EMRAM Level 7 for both Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities, with a dedicated EPIC EMR system.\n
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Opportunity: \n
\nBoard Certified/Board Eligible - Orthopedic Surgery\n
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Job Details: \n
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• Cover orthopedic evening and night call from 4 PM to 7 AM at a Level I Trauma Center
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• Approximately 180 weekday and weekend shifts per year with flexible scheduling options including two weeks on/two weeks off, one week on/one week off, or other agreed upon coverage models
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• Supported by four fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons with dedicated day and evening trauma rooms available 7 days per week
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• Supported by 14 subspecialty-trained orthopedic surgeons covering oncology, hand, foot and ankle, shoulder, adult reconstruction, and pediatric orthopedic surgery
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• APP group available 24/7 to support call coverage and handle in-house and outside patient calls
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• No spine coverage required - spine calls are managed by neurosurgery
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• No office or clinic responsibilities
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• No hospital rounding required
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• No requirement to respond to hospital codes
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• Call can be taken from home
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• Expected to see orthopedic admissions and high-energy trauma patients at the discretion of the general surgery trauma team who are in-house 24/7
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• Hip fractures are admitted and managed by the hospitalist team
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• Anticipated case volume of 0-2 cases per shift
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• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Orthopedics required
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Compensation: \n
\nEmployed salary with benefits.\n
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