PHYSICIAN - Hospitalist - Duluth, MN/Virginia, MN

Building Location:

Building B - St Mary's Medical Center

Department:

2901730 HOSPITALIST SERVICES - EH DC

Job Description:

Hospitalist - Duluth & Virginia, MN

Location: Duluth, MN

• 25-year-old Hospitalist program with 58 physicians and 17 NP/PAs.
• Hospitalists cover Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center and Essentia Health Duluth, located on the same campus connected via a skywalk.
• Provision of secondary and tertiary care services to patients from a wide region including northern Wisconsin and north-central and eastern Minnesota.
• Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center is a 350-bed tertiary care hospital, Level I certified Trauma Center with the consistently highest-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 is considered full-time. Flexible scheduling.
• Satisfying balance of attending and consultative responsibilities covering multiple specialties.
• Open ICU (no ventilator management).
• Target staffing model of 16–18 patients per day for physician-only rounding teams; volumes for shared APP and physician teams targeted to 24–28 patient range.
• Procedures not required.
• Opportunities to participate in hospital-based research, quality, and clinical initiatives.
• Inpatient teaching service for the Duluth Family Medicine residents.
• Epic Electronic Medical Record utilized throughout the Essentia Health system.

Location: Virginia, MN

• Essentia Health Virginia Hospital is a 30-bed hospital, Level IV Trauma Center and certified Stroke Ready facility.
• Staffing model of 1 Physician and 1 Advanced Practice Provider (APP) on days and 1 dedicated physician nocturnist.
• Average team census 14–28 patients, includes admissions.
• Typical 7-day on, 7-day off schedule throughout the year; 175 shifts is considered full-time. Flexible scheduling.
• Hospitalist-run ICU requiring ventilator management for 24–48 hours. Critical Care consults easily accessible.
• Additional subspecialty consults easily accessible via phone or telehealth.
• 1 hour away from Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
• Procedures not required.
• Full laboratory; radiology includes MRI and CT services.
• Additional inpatient services: General Surgery, ENT, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology.

Requirements

• BC/BE in Internal Medicine.
• BC/BE in Family Medicine with strong interest and experience in hospital-based care (opportunity for mentorship).

Compensation

• 348,103 - 383,262, depending on shift locations. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

Benefits

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer contributions; tuition reimbursement and educational programs; flexible scheduling; generous time off; and wellness resources. Eligibility may vary; refer to your benefit summary or contact HR.