PHYSICIAN - Otolaryngology - Brainerd, MN 22106BR
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $1.00 - $1,000,000.00
Listing transparency4 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Building Location
Brainerd Clinic
Department
4201300 GENERAL SURGERY - BMC
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- OTOLARYNGOLOGY
- Brainerd, MN
Practice Specifics
- General ENT practice
- Four-day work week
- Annual average volume of office patients: 2800
- Position FTE = 1.0.
- Potential Ownership in Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Work with engaged, talented people in an enjoyable environment
EPIC for EMR
Excellent benefits including Health, Vision, Dental, 401K with match, Malpractice, and more...
Requirements
BE/BC Otolaryngologist
Location
- Live and work in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area
- 125 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Airport in Brainerd, MN
- Regional service area population: 115,000
Area offers fishing, boating, camping, canoeing, skiing, hiking, mountain biking, golfing, hunting, snowmobiling, ATV, etc., and home to the Brainerd International Raceway
Visit www.explorebrainerdlakes.com to find out more!
Compensation
$552,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.
For Information, Contact
- Carri Prudhomme
- Senior Recruiter, Physician & Professional Services
- Essentia Health
- 400 East Third Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- 218-786-3907 - FAX 218-722-9952
- Carri.Prudhomme@essentiahealth.org
FTE
1
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
- Shift Rotation:
- Day/Eve/Night Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time
Shift End Time:
Weekends
- Holidays:
- No
Call Obligation
No
Union
Union Posting Deadline:
Compensation Range
$1.00 - $1,000,000.00
Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs.
We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary.
For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide general otolaryngology services at the Brainerd Clinic with an average annual volume of 2800 office patients. The role involves working in a four-day work week environment with potential ownership opportunities in an ambulatory surgery center.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Otolaryngology - Brainerd, MN 22106BR at Essentia Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Otolaryngology — ranked against 131 active Otolaryngology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Otolaryngology — Physician Career Context
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 132 active listings.
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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- No call
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Living in Brainerd
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k
- Typical market rent
- $982/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.