PHYSICIAN - Internal Medicine - Detroit Lakes, MN
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
St Marys - Detroit Lakes Clinic
Department
3201150 GEN INTERNAL MEDICINE - DL CLIN
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- Internal Medicine
- Detroit Lakes, MN
Practice Specifics
- Join another internist and 6 FP Physicians in a beautiful Lakefront community of 10,000.
- Primarily an office-based practice in space connected to the hospital.
Option to follow and treat patients that are admitted to the hospital or elect to have them treated by a Hospitalist and referred back to you post-discharge.
Anticipated weekly work schedule: 8-5, M-F plus call rotation. Back-up call (by phone only) filtered by ARNP or PA.
Anticipated volume of office patients per day: 15-22/day
Provide IM support to Hospitalist covering an 8-bed ICU and 16-bed M/S unit in the only Hospital in the County.
Average daily census of unit: ICU = 4; MSP = 15
Requirements
BC/BE in Internal Medicine
Location
Centrally located in the heart of the Lakes Area on scenic Detroit Lake.
1 hour from Fargo (international airport/shopping) and 3 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
- Detroit Lakes population: 10,000
- Excellent school system and reasonable home costs.
- Abundant family outdoor recreational activities year-round.
- NHSC Loan Repayment Site
- COMPTENSATION
$352,587. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.
For further information, contact
Eric Bain, Physician Recruiter
- Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
- Cell: 218-393-9518
FTE
1
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
Shift Rotation:
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 office-based internal medicine care and support hospitalist services for an 8-bed ICU and 16-bed medical/surgical unit. Responsibilities include managing patient volume, participating in call rotations, and coordinating care for admitted patients.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Internal Medicine - Detroit Lakes, MN at Essentia Health a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,058 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
Essentia Health ranks #4 of 22 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 182 active listings.
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 10,160 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $53 per wRVU — implying roughly $538k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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- No weekends
Living in Detroit Lakes
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $384k
- Median resident rent
- $954/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 14 min
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.