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Duluth, Minnesota

PHYSICIAN - Pediatric Surgeon - Duluth, MN - 29733BR

SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$721,882

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Building Location

Building F - Duluth Clinic - 3rd Street

Department

2901300 GENERAL SURGERY - EH DC

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Duluth, MN

Practice Specifics

Duluth Children’s is the region’s largest provider of pediatric care. With over 65 pediatric specialists and sub specialists on staff and the region’s only PICU and NICU, we are able to care for the area’s most critically ill infants and children.

We have a full-range practice including pediatric orthopedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, trauma, pulmonary, urology and gastroenterology. We are looking for a pediatric surgeon with the skill, interest and enthusiasm to assist us in growing and developing our program.

Join a team of 65 pediatric specialists, including Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Cardiology and Maternal Fetal Medicine along with 12 general surgeons at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, part of St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 330 bed tertiary Top 100 Hospital

Opportunity to develop the regions first pediatric surgery program with the commitment and support of a nationally recognized health care system

  • Home to the region’s only neonatal and pediatric intensive care units
  • Active transport system serving MN, WI and MI
  • Requirement
  • BC/BE in Pediatric Surgery

Location

  • 150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
  • Regional service area 460,000; city of Duluth population: 86,000

Compensation

$721,882. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

Search or apply online www.essentiahealth.org

Contact: Carri Prudhomme, Senior Physician & Advanced Practice Recruiter - Email: Carri.Pruhdomme@Essentiahealth.org

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 pediatric surgeon will lead the development of the region's first pediatric surgery program at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital. The role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of 65 pediatric specialists to provide care for critically ill infants and children.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Pediatric Surgery. The role requires the skill, interest, and enthusiasm to grow and develop a new surgical program.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipPatient careTrauma surgeryNeonatal intensive care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Pediatric Surgeon - Duluth, MN - 29733BR at Essentia Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 876 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 134 active listings.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
21%
Relocation assistance
10%
Sign-on bonus
7%
Loan repayment
7% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k≈ 0.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo≈ 2% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
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.

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Essentia Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer contributions
Training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs
Flexible scheduling
Generous time off
Wellness resources